Email from Garmin (Reimagined. Redesigned.)

Got the the same email. It could be a new product(PND, tablet, phone), a new website or something to do with the Navigon purchase.

Got the email too...

Web site re-design? Navigon integration??

I guess we'll have to wait & see

What does the From Line say as far as the sender is concerned. If it's not just Garmin.com it may provide some clue as to what it's about or where it actually came from.

A Deep look at raw message headers contains paths back to ip addresses & servers that are all in Garmin's netblock.

I'm gonna guess new software apps or downloads to give current units more options and or feature upgrades.

I have absolutely ZERO knowledge of this - just a very active imagination - so here goes a W-A-G:

In North America, all Navigon products will become Garmin's - since Navigon isn't as well known here...

OK... have fun with your own W-A-Gs.

But I guess we'll know in about six days>

Garmin (email..at..email...garmin...com
First email I have ever received from Garmin that I did not email them first.

They must be using the email addresses of the ones who signed up for the automatic map update.

Don't know but I see in the email that it has a link to Facebook and Twitter, neigher of which I do. I guess I should get in the 21st century and join!!!

another crappy product?

If anyone that didn' get the e-mail would like to see it, check out:

http://view.email.garmin.com/?j=fe571674746601747c1c&m=fefb1...

Hopefully it is something innovative that can add enough value for me to consider upgrading from my 760.

maybe they are going to fix the "not enough memory" problems in the 1490 range.

On their Facebook page.

Causing all this suspense... it better be something worthwhile

...I'll do what I usually do. Wait until all the gotta-haves go out and get it to see how bad it sucks, then not buy one anyway!

I'm hoping they will announce that purchasers of Garmin Units will be placed on the Garmin payroll as official Beta testers.

Or maybe a commitment to write the software correctly the first time around.

But I'm placing a bet on free lifetime map updates for all units going forward.

Garmin Support has been trying to convince Management that they need to straighten out their issues as Users are beating on them.

Maybe this is the "Change We Are All Waiting For".

surprises! I have so many Nuvi's, and doubt seriously if I will, depending on the news from Garmin, sprint to my nearest Fry's and add another. The present Nuvi's do what I want them to do...get me there...much, much better than the Thomas Brothers map bibles, or at least, if not better, easier to read!! Take heart, the pre-news from Garmin is having the effect they hoped it would...

I'm just Soooo... excited! I just don't know why!

Showing a smartphone taking an 'unexpected exit' while talking about a mount...

Hmmm.... some sort of solution to hold your phone while it's running an all new PND app - maybe the map will have some tactical advantages existing mounting solutions don't have... Hmmm...

All Car Tech's article on the campaign, and their speculations: http://www.allcartech.com/news/1065202_garmin-launches-crypt...

I believe Garmin is finally releasing their Android app. The question is, will it be a port of Streetpilot with on demand downloads of maps, one of their two offline mapping solutions, or something else entirely?

Are no better (or worse...) than what we've got going on here

I'm leaning towards "smart mount" hardware coupled with "new" app -- incorporating Navigon. The "smart mount" isn't unheard of - TomTom does such a thing for iOS devices.

Could it be something as mundane as an Android application for smartphones? Something like "Garmin StreetPilot For Android" perhaps?

But then where's the fun in that? All this speculation is fun

I think Google is going to buy Garmin ... kiss your lifetime map subscriptions good bye. Maybe the new product will be called the Gargle

I think Garmin is going to team up with HP to make a webOS based gps device!! LMAO

I LOVE Google maps and it is free for your Android phone

This is from October 2010:

http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2010/10/garmin-and-asus-announce-...

Schaffhausen, Switzerland and Taipei, Taiwan/October 26, 2010/Business Wire — Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN) and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TAIEX: 2357) today announced a strategic decision to alter their current co-branded business model for location-centric mobile handsets. The two companies will not introduce any new co-branded handset models going forward, but will continue to sell and support models that have already been introduced to the market. ASUS will design and manufacture new models of ASUS-branded mobile phones, some of which will include preloaded Garmin navigation and Location Based Service (LBS) applications. Garmin will expand its mobile handset application development and plans to offer navigation and other applications through certain consumer application stores.

Since the announcement of the Garmin-Asus strategic alliance in February 2009, the companies have developed and marketed six devices. These products are available through carrier and retail channels in a large number of countries. Customer support continues to be of utmost importance to Garmin and ASUS, and Garmin-Asus smartphone customers will continue to receive product support, software updates and/or downloads from either Garmin or Asus, depending upon the region.

Additional details about ASUS and Garmin’s future product roadmaps will be discussed during their independent third quarter earnings calls on October 28, 2010, and November 3, 2010, respectively.

About Garmin-Asus
Garmin-Asus is a co-branded strategic alliance that enables Garmin Ltd. and ASUSTeK Computer Inc. to combine their complementary resources to develop world class LBS-centric mobile phones.

About Garmin Ltd.
The global leader in satellite navigation, Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications since 1989 – most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200.

About ASUS
ASUS is a leading company in the new digital era. With a global staff of more than ten thousand and a world-class R&D design team, the company’s revenue for 2008 was 8.1 billion U.S. dollars. ASUS ranks among the top 10 IT companies in BusinessWeek’s “InfoTech 100”, and has been on the listing for 11 consecutive years. ASUS was also selected by the Wall Street Journal Asia as No.1 in quality and service.

ASUS is a registered trademark of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin Ltd. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Notice on Forward-Looking Statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on management’s current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 26, 2010, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-Q is available at www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

What relevance does that article have to this thread?

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150258169292666...

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150258169292666&oid=8329645705&comments#!/video/video.php?v=10150288035413431

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Can't wait

i hope in future Google makes their GPS devices and I will say GOODBYE to GARMIN for good....

and i think Goomin (go in minutes) will work too

Gargle. Very clever! I like it.
I hope they will release something really good though. I remain opmistic and ready to upgrade.

The thought of it kind of makes you want to spit!

They can call it -> Garggle

Isn't it for the new protective cover that deploys the air bag to prevent damage on free fall. Operates on bluetooth and accelermeter based on Gps location.

How effective is this type of marketing? It definitely has some of us interested right now. If the suspense is worth the result, was it effective? What if it is an underwhelming product? Will that erode your confidence of Garmin?

Really got us going, it'll cost way too much, there goes next months pay

http://www8.garmin.com/buzz/

http://www.garminasus.com/en_US/garminfone/index.html

The garminfone has gone the way that HP's webOS devices are going - on the scrap-heap of tech history on the Isle of Misfit Toys.

Didn't pay attention to the date when I copied & paste

It's looking like a smartphone app - with Maps loaded in full to the device, rather than "in the cloud"...

And the phone in today's video appears to be some sort of Android device...

Two more days of teasing before we know

Just wait until they post the next teaser tomorrow!

The teaser today seems to slam smartphones. I hope they are not assuming that this new product will save you money. I can't imagine anyone canceling their smartphone subscription because a fancy new GPS.

If it's slamming anything - it's slamming data plans and data caps resulting in overage charges - and in that, they do have a point.

It's looking more and more like an app with full maps on the phone... an maybe some kind of phone mounting solution with charging???

So I doubt that is what all this hype is about.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2391336,00.asp

Maybe it's the same thing in an Android app

Or, a hard-launch of Navigon under the Garmin umbrella... if that's all this turns out to be, I'll be underwhelmed

So far all the teasers show a smartphone. This one talks specifically about data caps. My GPS is certainly not even close to being the main user of data so I don't see the point. Email, phone, text, internet all exceed GPS usage. I am all for a dedicated GPS. If it is a new product for some reason, if it isn't affordable, people will continue to use their smartphones because it's easy.

...very true. My current plan does not. But people do have them - and today's teaser seems to indicate the launched product will minimally impact any data cap.

And about the showing of phones... garmin & asus already tried to sell a 'garminfone' and it failed miserably... Garmin will not get into the phone hardware business again after that... the Navigon acquisition should be a clue that one of the futures they are pursuing in a big way is what Navigon does - software for phones, and OEM installed devices.

I just question the sensitivity of smartphone GPS receivers when compared to dedicated units. Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a really nice GPS app for my iPhone. However even with a dedicated unit, I have trouble in major cities. I can only imagine that using a smartphone as a primary GPS might just exacerbate the issue. Perhaps a device that would interface with a smartphone? Best of both worlds?