How Garmin started
Thu, 12/06/2007 - 9:39pm
   16 years
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Found this in the NY Times: Gary Burrell and Min Kao putting their first names together to form Garmin. The link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/technology/techspecial2/05...
Kids
Wonder if they have kids named NUbia and VIolet? (was a struggle finding a NU name)
Garmin Etrex Vista, Streetpilot 2610, GPSMap 60Csx, Nüvi 750, Colorado 400t, Nüvi 3790t
:-)
Wonder if they have kids named NUbia and VIolet? (was a struggle finding a NU name)
Very cute!
--- GPSmap 60CS, Nuvi 650 & Nuvi 1490T---
I was working at Allied-Signal
Found this in the NY Times: Gary Burrell and Min Kao putting their first names together to form Garmin. The link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/technology/techspecial2/05garmin.html
I was working at Allied-Signal at the time (in sister division) when the decision was made not to peruse the market. Just think, as a retiree, I could be getting an employees discount.
Gary is retired & Min is CEO, both true gentlemen.
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. - Pablo Picasso (Bob - Garmin c530, eTrex Vista HCx)
Nüvi comes from the
Nüvi comes from the combination of new and navigation. "Newvigation" got shortened to Nüvi. A Garmin tech told me that.
Newest to oldest... Nüvi 660, Street Pilot 2720, Magellan SporTrak Pro, Lowrance Global Map 100
Now that was bad
Wonder if they have kids named NUbia and VIolet? (was a struggle finding a NU name)
Funny, but sad that you even thought about that...lol.
Charley - Nuvi 350 - Bel STI Driver - Cobra 29 w/ wilson 1000 - AIM: asianfire -