Garmin® Debuts nüvi® 2400 Series: Large Format Navigators

Garmin, the global leader in satellite navigation*, announced today the nüvi 2400 series of personal navigation devices, featuring a large five-inch display and a new range of optional features like voice-activated  navigation, lifetime traffic and map updates, and advanced route planning and calculation with Garmin’s nüRoute technology.  The nüvi 2400 series will be showcased in the Garmin booth (South Hall #35831) at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

“The nüvi 2400 series offers drivers some of the most sophisticated and sought-after features available on the market today,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales.  “The large five-inch diagonal display is easy on the eyes, and options like voice activation, traffic alerts, and enhanced route calculation make travelling across town or cross-country easier than ever.  And never before have these features been available at such an economical price.”

There are two nüvi 2400 series models available in the UK: the nüvi 2440 and the nüvi 2460LT. The nüvi 2460LT which features voice activated navigation lets users control nüvi by voice, so they can keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. Simply wake up nüvi with a customizable voice command and begin speaking menu options that are displayed on the screen.  Bluetooth connectivity lets users make and receive phone calls when paired with a compatible Bluetooth-enabled phone.  Being lifetime traffic-enabled it helps notify drivers of traffic delays and road construction and suggest detours around them. 

Both models feature nüRoute with trafficTrends™ and myTrends™ predictive routing.  With trafficTrends, nüvi automatically learns traffic flow trends to improve route calculation and better predict the estimated time of arrival based on time of day and day of week.  With myTrends, nüvi will, over time, begin to anticipate a route to favourite destinations as soon as the device is powered up.

The nüvi 2400 series lets consumers customize their unit in new ways as well.  Users can give a one- to five-star rating to any point of interest.  When the unit is connected to a myGarmin account, they can submit their ratings and receive an updated community database of ratings from other users.  Owners can also customize their device’s main menu to display their most-used icons for quick navigation.

The nüvi 2440 has an RRP of £179.99 and the nüvi 2460LT has an RRP of £219.99. They are expected to be available in the first quarter of 2011. 

Since its inception in 1989, Garmin has delivered 72 million GPS enabled devices – far more than any other navigation provider.  Garmin’s market breadth in the GPS industry is second to none, having developed innovative products and established a leadership position in each of the markets it serves, including automotive, aviation, marine, fitness, outdoor recreation, tracking, and wireless applications.

*According to Canalys report for sat nav sales made in 2009

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The global leader in satellite navigation, Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications since 1989 – 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 Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information visit Garmin's media centre at http://garmin.blogs.com/ukpr. Garmin is a registered trademark and GHP, GHC and GWS are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.  All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
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