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Garmin Mobile(TM) for BlackBerry(R) Introduces a Lifetime of Navigation
Thursday, May 15, 2008
OLATHE, Kan., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin International Inc.,
a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite
navigation, announced today a one-time-purchase plan for Garmin Mobile for
BlackBerry. This one-time, $99.99 purchase is only available in North America
and will give customers who own BlackBerry devices unlimited use of Garmin
Mobile's turn-by-turn, voice prompted directions for the life of their
specific BlackBerry. Users will also have unlimited access to Garmin Mobile's
dynamic content such as traffic, weather conditions and forecasts, fuel prices
and more. The one-time purchase Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry is designed to
meet the navigation needs of customers who prefer a one-time purchase rather
than continuous monthly payments.
"Garmin is one of the first to offer a one-time purchase navigation
package for BlackBerry devices," said Charles Morse, Garmin's director of
mobile and online marketing. "Having turn-by-turn directions on a BlackBerry
is essential to mobile professionals because it takes the stress out of
navigating to that important business meeting or child's soccer game. It helps
people arrive at their destination every time, while taking into consideration
uncontrollable variables like traffic."
Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry is easy to use and offers users extreme
utility especially when traveling in unfamiliar areas. Users can navigate to
addresses in North America, or search millions of points of interest (POI's)
-- places like hotels, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions. Once a
destination is selected, Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry automatically calculates
the fastest route to the destination, and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn
directions along the way. If a turn is missed en route, Garmin Mobile
automatically recalculates the route based on the user's current location. Map
data is provided by NAVTEQ -- a world leader in premium-quality mapping.
Since Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry's mapping data is stored online and not
on the BlackBerry device itself, customers have the advantage of the most
up-to-date mapping information available directly from Garmin. In order to
access Garmin's network with the mapping data, the BlackBerry device must have
a data plan.
BlackBerry customers will also have access to real-time traffic, fuel, and
weather information. The real-time traffic service identifies accidents, road
construction, or other incidents affecting traffic, and routes users around
the congestion. The fuel feature displays helpful fuel information such as the
filling station's name, fuel price, type of fuel, and distance to the station.
Real-time weather information lets users see weather conditions and forecasts
at their current location or anywhere in North America.
Those customers using a BlackBerry without embedded GPS may need to pair
their BlackBerry with the GPS 10x(TM), a highly sensitive, portable GPS sensor
that receives location data from the GPS and transmits that information to the
BlackBerry via Bluetooth wireless technology. The GPS 10x is not included in
the $99.99 one-time purchase.
Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry's $99.99 one-time purchase is available
directly from Garmin at http://www.garmin.com/mobilephones. The one-time
purchase plan for Garmin Mobile for BlackBerry is not transferable between
BlackBerry devices.
About Garmin International Inc.
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN),
the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies
has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and
information devices and applications -- 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 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 is a registered
trademark, and Garmin Mobile is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its
subsidiaries.
BlackBerry is a registered trademark of Research in Motion 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. All statements regarding the company's future product
introductions are forward-looking statements. 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
29, 2007, 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 at http://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.
SOURCE Garmin International Inc.
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