| Sam Wormley 2008-01-17, 4:34 am |
| Garmin Expanding Suite of Mac Software
http://lbs.gpsworld.com/gpslbs/cont...p.jsp?id=484970
Jan 16, 2008
GPS World
Garmin Ltd. has expanded its suite of Apple Macintosh-compatible
applications to include waypoint, track, and route management, the
company said Tuesday.
The timing of the announcement isn't random; the annual Macworld Expo
and Conference is under way this week in San Francisco, California.
The new trip-planning application is compatible with Mac OS X on
Intel- and IBM PPC-based Macs, may be used in conjunction with all
Garmin USB devices, and works like other Garmin software, according
to Garmin. Users can search for points of interest and send the
locations to their Garmin GPS via a USB cable, for example. Users can
also save and view all of their favorite waypoints or tracks on the
computer, rather than their GPS unit.
This new Mac trip-planning application is being debuted as a
pre-release version in time for the Macworld Conference and Expo.
Garmin plans to add additional features to this application by the
end of 2008, such as route editing and a "find by address" function,
the company said. Currently it has released MapInstall, POI Loader,
Training Center, WebUpdater, Garmin Communicator, and Retail Map
Update for the Mac. In addition, Garmin released a utility called
MapConverter which can convert PC-based Garmin map products to Mac
format.
Garmin will distribute a complimentary copy of its current suite of
applications at the Macworld Conference. It is also freely available
for download at Garmin's Website.
http://www.garmin.com/macosx
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