Swiss satellite navigation major Garmin is betting big on the Indian personal navigation device (PND) market. Last week, it expanded its product portfolio and operations in the country by launching three new devices?nuvi 55LM, nuvi 65LM, and nuvi 2567LM, priced at R10,990, R14,990, and R17,990 respectively?targeting the affordable market segment. The company has also tied up with Zomato.com, a website that deals with extensive information on recreational facilities, to help the customers get more information about the restaurants. The newly launched devices will have broadcast in Hindi, English and nine other Indian regional languages.
Tony An, sales and marketing director, Garmin says, ?The newly launched devices are the perfect starting point for any journey with accurate turn-by-turn directions, high-quality off-board maps, and premium features. Planning trips is easy with the convenient multi-stop route planner that lets users add multiple destinations to a trip by means of below mentioned devices.?
The nuvi 55 LM is an easy-to-use dedicated GPS navigator that features a bright, 12.7 cm dual-orientation display, for use horizontally or vertically. It enables you to keep your device up-to-date with the latest maps that Garmin has to offer, with no fees and has Lane Assist with junction view that displays upcoming junctions and uses brightly coloured arrows to indicate your proper lane. The device now accentuates Up Head feature, you can easily find places you want?like restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and shops?without leaving the map.
The nuvi 65 LM comes with a bright 15.24 cm dual-orientation display. The device is compatible for tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), helps in monitoring air pressure and real time tire pressure. TPMS sensor detects the tire status every 3.7 seconds and sends out the information every 15 seconds. Besides the Up Head feature, there is Lane Assist feature, which guides a user to the proper lane for navigation, Advanced Highway Mode telling you approaching exist on highway, New House Search Algorithm for easier search, text-to-speech speaking street names in English, voice guidance available both in Hindi and English, among others.
The nuvi 2567 LM is part of Garmin?s Advanced Series, equipped with new navigation assist features. Some of these include One Search Bar?search by POI and addresses, Quick Search List?easy searching method, by categories, saved & recent searching record, Map Tools?select information to show on map, Bluetooth, hands-free calls?showing who is calling while not blocking all your Map view and Smartphone Link?a simple way to get live information.
Additionally, to enhance the experience of travellers to historical monuments and tourist spots, Garmin has added a feature in the devices that will provide details of the places user is visiting. In just one click, a user will know everything about the historical place or the tourist spot and will help him/her in getting an informed tour of the place.
Globally, Garmin has sold around 120 million products by 2013.