Garmin Updates iPhone Navigation Apps with Bluetooth Audio Support and Wikipedia Integration

Today, we released a free update for our NAVIGON and StreetPilot
Onboard
navigation apps, adding new features, such as Bluetooth® audio support and
Wikipedia integration. In an effort to further align the feature set of both
apps, we also adapted the popular map manager function from the NAVIGON app for
the Garmin StreetPilot Onboard app. You’ll now be able to download maps for
individual regions, helping you to save phone storage.

Get Audio Directions Through Your Car’s Speakers

Our latest update provides a better in-car integration by adding
Bluetooth audio support. This allows you to hear directions through your car’s
speakers when your smartphone is connected to your stereo via Bluetooth. If
you’re listening to music from your iPhone through your car’s speakers, the app
will automatically detect the Bluetooth connection and turn down the music when
the app provides audio prompts.

Wikipedia Integration and Social Enhancements

Garmin’s navigation apps now integrate Wikipedia, allowing you to
search points of interest and look up detailed information. Wikipedia icons are
displayed on the map and clicking on them will reveal detailed information,
such as the identity and history of an interesting building or landmark. You
can also search the Wikipedia database to look up this information.

The update also brings enhancements to some of the existing social
features, such as foursquare and Glympse. For example, you can now view
foursquare locations around a specific location, such as your destination, in
the map view, making it easier to find places. The Glympse feature now also
allows you to add or delete contacts or change the expiration time while a
Glympse is active.

Download Maps by Region

The NAVIGON app was the first iPhone onboard navigation app that
allowed users to download maps by region. We’re now excited to adapt this
popular feature for the StreetPilot Onboard app. Users who, for example, own
the USA version, can pick the region they want (US Northeast, US Northwest, US Southeast
or US Southwest) and download additional regions at a later time[1]. This ability saves internal phone storage, since
you only download the maps you really need. A new myTrends feature
automatically remembers frequent and favorite route destinations based on
driving habits.  It predicts destinations at certain days and times
without the user needing to enter an address. 

Available at a Reduced Price for a Limited Time

Just in time for the upcoming spring travel season, we’re reducing the
prices of our navigation apps by up to 25 percent until April 8, 2013. Here’s
an overview of the reduced prices:

Garmin Apps

StreetPilot
Onboard iPhone USA: $39.99 instead of $49.99

StreetPilot
Onboard iPhone North America: $44.99 instead of $59.99

NAVIGON
iOS USA:
$39.99 instead of $49.99

NAVIGON
iOS North America: $44.99 instead of $59.99

NAVIGON
iOS MyRegion: $22.99 instead of $29.99

NAVIGON
Android USA: $39.95 instead of $49.95

NAVIGON
Android North America: $44.95 instead of $59.95 

Garmin In Apps

Traffic Live: $12.99 instead of $19.99

[1] Map
downloads require an internet connection.

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