An alle Garmin und Apple Macintosh Besitzer......

[jebi]

.... ein Lösung ist in sicht.

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January 10, 2006

Garmin Announces GPS Product Support for Mac OS X

MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO/January 10, 2006/PR Newswire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), today announced that it will immediately begin to make its line of GPS and mobile electronics devices compatible with Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger." This makes Garmin the first major GPS designer and manufacturer to announce direct support for Mac OS X.

“We are very excited to be supporting the many tech-savvy Garmin users who are also Mac devotees,” said Min Kao, Garmin Ltd.’s chairman and CEO. “Mac users have been encouraging us to make our GPS units Mac compatible, and we’ve listened. We hope this brings the many benefits of GPS to current Mac users and invites future Apple customers to the Garmin fold.”

"The popularity of Mac OS X is attracting many first time developers to the Mac and driving astonishing innovation," said Ron Okamoto, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. “We're thrilled to welcome Garmin to the platform and look forward to exciting new applications that take advantage of its GPS-based products and Mac OS X."

Beginning in spring 2006, Garmin will offer a Mac version of its popular Training Center software. Used with Garmin’s line of Forerunner and Edge series of fitness products, the Training Center software lets users plan and analyze workouts. Fitness enthusiasts can create their own workouts or use workout templates that can be downloaded into the unit for any level of personal training. The software also offers interactive analysis tools that will now allow Mac users to chart their performance information like speed, heart rate, cadence, elevation, and pace.

Also in spring 2006, Garmin will make the http://www.MotionBased.com upload interface Mac compatible. MotionBased.com translates GPS data into performance analysis, online mapping, and route sharing for endurance and outdoor athletes. Data collected by a Garmin GPS device is uploaded to MotionBased.com where time, distance, speed, elevation, cadence, grade, and heart rate analysis is displayed through charts, illustrations, and reports. This activity data can also be displayed as a route and replayed on street, photo, topographic, and elevation maps as well as the popular Google Earth service. Members can also use the TrailNetwork database to seek out and download new activities in their region, to find popular routes while traveling, or to engage in "virtual races" with other MotionBased users.

By the end of 2006, Garmin intends to have made all its popular hardware and software applications Mac OS X compatible. This includes the ability to load MapSource map data to Garmin units via a Mac, as well as waypoint and trip planning applications. Additionally, the Garmin nRoute application will allow Powerbook and iBook users to turn their laptop into a powerful street navigation tool with Garmin’s GPS 10 or GPS 18 sensors.

About Garmin International Inc.
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, Forerunner, and MapSource are registered trademarks, and Edge, Training Center, MotionBased, TrailNetwork. and nRoute are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Anticipated product availability dates are based on management's current expectations and are not guaranteed.

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 and expected product availability dates 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 25, 2004 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/invRe ... ports.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.

[Rheincowboy]

...na dann warten wir mal den Herbst ab und schauen mal ob Garmin es schafft auf G4, G5 und Intel Mac lauffähig zu sein.

Die Kaasköppe haben ihre Mac-Unterstützung für den TomTom Rider auch schon wieder eingeschränkt bzw. ganz aufgegeben!


Gruss Jochen

der seinen Apple und die Nackten (K1200R + HP2) liebt

[jebi]

.

Die Kaasköppe haben ihre Mac-Unterstützung für den TomTom Rider auch schon wieder eingeschränkt bzw. ganz aufgegeben!


Gruss Jochen

der seinen Apple und die Nackten (K1200R + HP2) liebt

Wieso denn? Auf der Packung vom TomTom Rider steht doch das es mit Mac OS X läuft?
Oder habe ich da was nicht verstanden

[Rheincowboy]

Hallo Jebi,

das neue Kartenmaterial, das von TT seit kurzer Zeit angeboten wird, lässt sich leider nur noch mit Windoofs installieren und freischalten! Die Grundausstattung, die mit dem RIDER kam lief unter OSX.

Die mit Route 66 Pro geplanten Routen lassen sich bisher noch nicht in init.-Dateien für den RIDER umsetzen! ...oder hast Du schon etwas passendes gefunden?


Gruss Jochen

der seinen Apple und die Nackten (K1200R + HP2) liebt

[jebi]

Die mit Route 66 Pro geplanten Routen lassen sich bisher noch nicht in init.-Dateien für den RIDER umsetzen! ...oder hast Du schon etwas passendes gefunden?


Gruss Jochen

der seinen Apple und die Nackten (K1200R + HP2) liebt

Hi Jochen,

leider nein - da ich mit dem Thema TTRider nicht anfreunden kann.
Denn aussage vom MM soll das TT System nicht mit den neuen GPS System/Europa
kompatibel sein was aber Garmin kann/soll.

[Thomas_Ziegler]

Was bin ich froh, daß mir dieses Thema am A.... vorbeigeht .

Gruß

Thomas

[Ralph]

Was bin ich froh, daß mir dieses Thema am A.... vorbeigeht .

Gruß

Thomas

Hätte mich echt gewundert, wenn du da nicht 'nen Kommentar zu gehabt hättest.

P.S.: Als Neu-Appler bin ich da auch mal auf die kommenden Dinge gespannt.

[Michael]

ich würde es toll finden, denn ich müsste mir nicht immer den Laptop meiner Freundin ausborgen

[jebi]

ich würde es toll finden, denn ich müsste mir nicht immer den Laptop meiner Freundin ausborgen

genau- oder Apple bekommt es mit den neuen Intel Rechner hin das man wahlweise
entscheiden kann ob nun mit Mac OS X oder XP starten kann

[jebi]

Hätte mich echt gewundert, wenn du da nicht 'nen Kommentar zu gehabt hättest.

Genau Ralph