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Garmin founders win Economist’s Innovation Award for Consumer Products
In 1989, Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao stood around a card table with a couple fellow engineers, discussing how a constellation of satellites could benefit people's lives. This week, the founders of Garmin were honored with the Economist Group 2012 Innovation Award for Consumer Products for Garmin’s portable navigation devices. Earlier this month, Gary and Min were inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall... -
Gone Fishin’: Introducing Garmin’s New Line of Standalone Chartplotter and Fishfinder Combo Units
Today, we're happy to introduce two new series to our marine portfolio: the new GPSMAP 500 and 700 series chartplotter combo units and the echoMAP 50s and 70s, our newest combination fishfinder and chartplotter. With a sleek new design, vibrant touchscreen and unsurpassed positioning technology, these brand new models offer boaters and anglers the features they demand. Both the GPSMAP and echoMAP offer models with... -
Fort Lauderdale Boat Show – Day 2 Recap
Smartphones and laptops were constantly checking the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show’s website on Day 2. Vendors and attendees alike were unsure of the status of the day’s activities and whether or not they would be cancelled. Fortunately, the threat and uncertainty of Hurricane Sandy came and went, but not without first drenching everyone in attendance [...] The post Fort Lauderdale Boat Show – Day...
