Garmin Monterra And Virb Coming This Year?
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Interesting.
http://gpstracklog.com/2013/04/garmin-monterra-virb.html/com...
UPDATE: There is an Amazon page for the Monterra that lists it as a 4″ unit with WiFi, 1080p video, and an Android OS with the ability to use Android apps — opening the door to app developers creating ”new outdoor-centric apps.” The MSRP is shown as $699.99.
Here’s a couple of new Garmin trademark filings that may interest our audience. The Garmin Monterra (a possible Montana successor?) is billed as a…
GPS device incorporating altimeters, compasses, accelerometers, gyroscope, GLONASS navigation system, video and still image cameras, FM and weather radio receivers, sensors for determination of sun burning portion of the UV spectrum, and a wireless communication device featuring data and image transmission.
This makes a lot of sense in terms of adding new features for a flagship handheld.
Meanwhile, the Garmin Virb filing seems to put the company in the standalone camera business:
Cameras incorporating GPS data, altimeter, barometer, accelerometer, GPS tracking device, and transceiver to allow communication with other electronic devices; camera mounts and supports; camera cases.
This one is more questionable. Sure, GPS cameras are hot among the professional and prosumer camera crowd, but will those buyers really choose a first-generation Garmin camera over a Nikon or Canon? On the other hand, what if it is a camera that incorporates a fully functional GPS navigator? That might make a bit more sense in terms of being able to tap into Garmin’s existing markets.
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$700 seems pretty steep when you can get something like this for $400
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=330901252448&...
Sound like a premium price
Sound like a premium price for another gadget from Garmin. I'm gonna have to pass.
too rich for my taste
My camera has a built in gps and takes great, fast, and low light pictures. My garmin can find the way but pictures are better done with a non garmin.
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Monterra model has a lot of the features I had on Garmin 295w
The Monterra model has a lot of the features that I had on my Garmin Nuvi 295W Wi-Fi and GPS tagged photo capable camera model that I had paid about $70 new for on Amazon.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=73079
The biggest difference is the ability to run android apps and that would be nice but for $700 not so much.
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.....you can get something like this for $400.....
Or this!
http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/27/caterpillar-cat-b15-rugge...
http://emea.catphones.com/
An upscaled (Montana sized) gadget box of sensors ....
... that will be dependent on perhaps "someone" developing a cache of stable & compelling android apps? What a disappointment! Garmin can't get ...
No wait, this is not intended to be a general "consumer device" at all. That's why it's listed price will be irrelevant to Garmin's targeted end user...
Catching Up With Apple
With Apple coming out with Mac OS based mapping for managing navigation capability on the iPhone, that clearly puts the Mac OS and iOS pairing squarely in the GPS market. With Mac OS based mapping competing with BaseCamp, Apple will take that market right away from the GPSr manufacturers. It makes sense that Android and Garmin would work together, for by themselves they can't match the complete package that Apple will do.
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