Garmin Dakota 10 and 20 outdoors GPS receivers with touch screen and maps / 02.07.2009 05:02
Thanks to new affordable touch screen technologies, also outdoors GPS receivers are being built with touch-sensitive displays. Outdoors conditions, however, can be anything from sunshine to pouring rain or snow, making it challenging to find the right technology for all situations. For instance, in freezing temperatures it would be nice to be able to tap the screen while wearing gloves. Garmin has introduced Dakota product line that is targeted at outdoors use, but the products can be used on the road as well.
The Garmin Dakota 10 is a compact outdoors GPS receiver with color maps. Its 2.6-inch touch screen can be accessed with gloves on. The unit is waterproof. 850MB of internal memory space is good enough for about 1000 waypoints, 50 routes and 200 full tracks. There's no memory card slot, but new maps (also road maps with navigation instructions) may be added to the Dakota 10 via USB connection from a PC. Two AA-size batteries provide energy for the device for up to 20 hours. The manufacturer expects the retail price for the Dakota 10 to be around USD 300.
The Garmin Dakota 20 has 2.6-inch touch screen, making it a compact outdoors GPS device. The unit is water- and dustproof. In addition to GPS receiver, the Dakota 20 comes with barometric altimeter, 3-axis electronic compass and microSD memory card slot. USB port allows transferring new maps to the unit, but the Dakota 20 also has wireless connectivity for sharing information with other wireless Garmin devices. The retail price for the Dakota 20 is expected to be around USD 350.
Josephat vuluku 04.07.2009 02:48
Garmin dokota 10 and 20 outdooers receiver with touch and screen and map
Garmin Dakota 10 and 20 outdoors GPS receivers with touch screen and maps / 02.07.2009 05:02
Thanks to new affordable touch screen technologies, also outdoors GPS receivers are being built with touch-sensitive displays. Outdoors conditions, however, can be anything from sunshine to pouring rain or snow, making it challenging to find the right technology for all situations. For instance, in freezing temperatures it would be nice to be able to tap the screen while wearing gloves. Garmin has introduced Dakota product line that is targeted at outdoors use, but the products can be used on the road as well.
The Garmin Dakota 10 is a compact outdoors GPS receiver with color maps. Its 2.6-inch touch screen can be accessed with gloves on. The unit is waterproof. 850MB of internal memory space is good enough for about 1000 waypoints, 50 routes and 200 full tracks. There's no memory card slot, but new maps (also road maps with navigation instructions) may be added to the Dakota 10 via USB connection from a PC. Two AA-size batteries provide energy for the device for up to 20 hours. The manufacturer expects the retail price for the Dakota 10 to be around USD 300.
The Garmin Dakota 20 has 2.6-inch touch screen, making it a compact outdoors GPS device. The unit is water- and dustproof. In addition to GPS receiver, the Dakota 20 comes with barometric altimeter, 3-axis electronic compass and microSD memory card slot. USB port allows transferring new maps to the unit, but the Dakota 20 also has wireless connectivity for sharing information with other wireless Garmin devices. The retail price for the Dakota 20 is expected to be around USD 350.
Josephat vuluku 04.07.2009 02:48
Garmin dokota 10 and 20 outdooers receiver with touch and screen and map