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SpatialNews.com Press Release
Quest(TM): Garmin's New Pocket-Sized Street Navigator
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OLATHE, Kan., July 12 -- Garmin(R) International
Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced the Quest -- an
ultra-portable, easy-to-use, versatile GPS navigator.
"The Quest combines features from several of our most popular Garmin GPS
navigators into one compact unit," said Gary Kelley, Garmin's director of
marketing. "The Quest is extremely easy to operate -- anyone with a home
computer will find the icon-based menus familiar and easy to understand. From
salespeople to summer vacationers, the Quest is ideal for people who haven't
yet experienced the benefits of GPS and automotive navigation."
The Quest features auto-routable, turn-by-turn, voice-prompted navigation
with fast automatic off-route and detour recalculation. With the brilliant
256-color backlit TFT display, the Quest is easy to read in any light. The
unit has a rechargeable internal lithium-ion battery that provides up to
20 hours of use. Smaller than a standard television remote, the Quest
provides an ample screen viewing area, but it won't demand a lot of room on
the dashboard or in the briefcase. The unique antenna folds flush with the
unit when not in use and users can connect an optional external antenna as
well.
The unit ships with MapSource(R) City Select(R) CDs, which provide full
coverage of the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico -- including
more than five million points of interest like gas stations, ATMs, hotels,
restaurants, and attractions. With 115 MB of internal memory and a fast USB
connection, loading a large amount of detailed map data from a PC is easy.
For weekend warriors who want to use the unit on a camping or fishing
trip, the Quest is waterproof and fully compatible with the entire line of
MapSource outdoor cartography, including U.S. Topo, 24K Topo, Recreational
Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots(R), and BlueChart(R).
Key features of the Quest include:
-- Sunlight-readable display: 2.2" W x 1.5" H, high-resolution 256-color
TFT display
-- Built-in basemap: Coast-to-coast general map showing highways, major
roads, and borders
-- GPS: WAAS-enabled GPS receiver with accuracy of 10 feet (or better) in
North America
-- Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX-7 standards -- submersible in one meter of
water for up to 30 minutes
-- Lightweight and compact: Weighs just 5.5 oz. and measures 4.5" W x
2.2" H x 0.9" D
The Quest is expected to be available in August 2004 at a manufacturer's
suggested retail price of $642.84. The unit ships standard with fully
unlocked MapSource City Select North America maps, PC/USB cable, AC adapter,
external speaker with 12-volt adapter cable and suction mount, owner's manual,
and quick reference guide.
Garmin International Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN)
group of companies, which designs and manufactures navigation, communication
and information devices -- most of which are enabled by GPS technology.
Garmin is a leader in the general aviation and consumer GPS markets and its
products serve aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless and
OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its
principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United
Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at
http://www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at
913-397-8200. GARMIN, MapSource, City Select, and BlueChart are registered
trademarks, and Quest is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc.
Notice on forward-looking statements:
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and
its business. Any statements regarding the company's future product
introductions and expected product availability dates are forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this
release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result
of risk factors affecting Garmin. Information concerning risk factors that
could affect Garmin's actual results is contained in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 27, 2003 filed by Garmin with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of Garmin's
Form 10-K can be downloaded from
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