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thedevicetoitscustomersintheUnitedStates.ThiswasfollowedbythefirstwesternEuropeancarrierlaunchof
thenüvifoneG60withSunriseinSwitzerland.Garminalsoannouncedin2009thatseveralothernüvifonemodels
areunderdevelopmentfor2010,includingdeviceswiththeAndroidoperatingsystem.Inaddition,in2009Garmin
introducedthezūmo®660,whichisanewmotorcycledevicethatintegratestheslimandsleekdesignofthenüvi
withspecificfeaturesmadeexclusivelyformotorcyclists.
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GarminintroducednüMapsLifetime™inJanuary2009,whichisasinglefeeprogramthat,subjecttothe
program’stermsandconditions,enablescustomerstodownloadthelatestmapandpointofinterestinformation
everyquarterfortheusefullifeoftheirPND.
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Outdoor/FitnessProductIntroductions
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GarminexpandeditsForerunner®lineofproductsforthefitnessmarketin2009withtheForerunner
310XT,whichisaGPS‐enabledtrainerthatiswater‐resistantto50m,tracksbikeandrundataandsendsit
wirelesslytoyourcomputer.Thismulti‐sportdevicehasupto20hoursofbatterylife,andgoesfromwristtobike
inseconds.InApril2009GarminalsointroducedtheForerunner405CX,whichaddsheart‐ratebasedcalorie
computationandimprovedcomforttothenumerousfeaturesavailableontheForerunner405.
GarminalsoexpandeditsEdge®lineofcyclingGPSproductsin2009withtheEdge500,whichweighsonly
twoounces,featuresahigh‐sensitivityGPSreceiver,requiresnocalibration,canbeswitchedquicklyandeasily
betweenbicyclesandconnectswirelesslywithANT+™compatiblethird‐partypowermeters.
Tohelppromoteitsfulllineoffitnessproducts,inOctober2009Garminextendedforanadditionalthree
yearsitstitlesponsorshipofTeamGarmin‐Transitions,aProTourcyclingteam.
InJune2009GarminintroducedtheDakota™seriesofhandheldGPSdevices,whicharecompact,
waterproofdeviceswithupto20hoursofbatterylifethatincludeahighsensitivityGPSreceiver,worldwide
basemapandcolortouchscreendisplay.GarminalsoexpandeditsOregon™seriesoftouchscreenhandheldGPS
devicesbyintroducingtheOregon550and550t,whichintegratea3.2megapixeldigitalcamerathatcreates
geotaggedimagesanda3‐axiscompassintotheOregonseriesofdevices,aswellastheOregon450and450t.
GarminalsoupdatedtheeTrex®seriesofvalue‐pricedhandheldGPSdevicesin2009byintroducingthe
eTrexLegendHandtheeTrexVistaH,whichincludeahighsensitivityGPSreceiver,aUSBinterface,and24
megabytesofinternalmemoryforloadingdetailedtopographicmaps.TheeTrexVistaHalsoincludesan
electroniccompassandbarometricaltimeter.
GarminalsointroducedtheApproach™G5inJanuary2009,whichisitsfirsttouchscreenhandheldGPS
productdesignedexclusivelyforthegolfcourse.TheApproachG5isarugged,waterproof,touchscreengolfGPS
packedwiththousandsofpreloadedgolfcoursemaps.Itusesahigh‐sensitivityGPSreceiverto,amongmanyother
features,measureindividualshotdistancesandshowtheexactyardagetofairways,hazardsandgreens.
MarineProductIntroductions
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In2009GarminintroducedtheGPS72H,whichisavalue‐pricedlightweight,waterproofhandheldGPSthat
floats,featuresahigh‐sensitivityGPS,aUSBconnectionandalargescreen.GarminalsointroducedHomePort™,an
applicationthatallowsmarinerstoplanandmanagetrips,routes,tracksandwaypointsandtransferthembetweena
personalcomputerandapplicableGarminchartplotter.InJuly2009GarminintroducedtheVHF300,whichisahigh‐
endmarineradiowithpremiumfeaturessuchasmulti‐stationsupport,aspace‐savingblackboxconfiguration,and
optionssuchasanintegrateddual‐bandAISreceiver.
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InJuly2009Garminintroduceditsnextgenerationofopen‐arraydigitalradarscanners–theGMR™
1204/1206xHDandtheGMR604xHD,whichprovideuptoeighttimesmoresamplingdatathatGarmin’scurrent
open‐arraydigitalradarscannerproducts.InNovember2009GarminintroducedtheGPSMAP®6000andGPSMAP
7000seriesoflarge‐formatmulti‐functiondisplayswithGMotion™technology.
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