Garmin's vivofit fitness band is the latest entrant into the rather packed fitness-centric wearables market. The company says its vivofit is the only fitness band that has an automatic daily personalized goal greeting, and that it offers other things like a prod when it is time to get exercising and the ability track one's progress. Despite its size, the fitness has a small curved display that is always on.The Garmin vivofit has user-replaceable batteries that are said to run for over a year before needing replaced. There's water resistance to a depth of 50 meters and compatibility with ANT+ heart rate monitors. The device works by learning the wearer's activity levels, using this to form the daily personalized goals. Once a milestone is hit, the goal is then adjusted to a new one for the following day.
There's a sleep mode that is activity when the wearer goes to bed, during which it will then monitor the quality of one's sleep. There's wireless one-touch syncing to Garmin's Connect, the company online fitness community which was recently overhauled with a redesign. Reports and such are provided for easily tracking progress and activities over time, as well as the number of hours one spent sleeping. SlashGear
Among Garmin's various navigation-related products introduced here at CES 2014, the company has rolled out the red carpet for its new Garmin Dash Cam, a dashboard camera for cars that offers, among other things, automatic incidence detection. The camera has a variety of functionality for drivers who want a constant recording of their driving activities, and as such provides an extra layer of security in the unfortunate event of a collision or other incident.The camera has wide-angle recording and can record in either WVGA, 720p, and 1080p HD. The camera comes with an included 4GB micro SD card, but the feature supporting up to 32GB. There's a G-Sensor that allows the car to detect hard braking and other scenarios and save the recordings during, proceeding, and right after the detected incident.
The recording video is timestamped and stamped with the location where it was recorded, so there's no doubt about when and exactly where something took place. There's a 2.3-inch display for reviewing video, as well as a suction cup mount and a power cable. The camera can also be manually handled and used to take snapshots, such as in the case of a car accident one wants to document. The camera will retail for $220 USB without GPS, and $250 USD with GPS.SlashGear
As with the vast number of products we've seen today and over the weekend, among them being a host of devices from Lenovo and LaCie, Garmin has introduce a batch of navigation-related devices. The HUD+ has been debuted, along with a new smartphone app, as well as the first nuvi navigators with 6-inch displays and the first nuvi that comes with a wireless backup camera.
Starting with the nuvi devices, the nuvi 2798LMT has a 7-inch display with a wireless backup camera for spotting items that are behind the car, as well as assisting in tight parking scenarios. Garmin promises the backup camera is rugged, able to hold its own against harsh weather conditions and avoidant of bumper collisions by being mounted in the rear windshield. The device will be sold for $399.99 USD.
The new 6-inch nuvi models, meanwhile, will range in price from $130 to $210 USD, and bring with them their own features. Called the 2014 Essential Series, these nuvi navigators offer spoken turn-by-turn directions, as well as features previously only available in the Advanced Series. There's lifetime traffic avoidance on certain models, School Zone Warnings, quick search, and points of interest.
Rounding out the new navigation products is the HUD+ with app, as we mentioned above. The HUD+ is a combination of Garmin's previously known head-up display along with the new mobile app, hence the "+" part of it. The HUD+ projects onto a windshield transparent film or a reflector lens, driver's choice. Instructions come via Bluetooth connectivity to a smartphone with the HUD app, available for Windows Phone, iOS, and Android. The device will sell for $179.99 USD.
Said Garmin's Vice President of Worldwide Sales Dan Bartel, "With our new lineup of navigation products, we offer our customers even more choices to upgrade their vehicle with premium Garmin navigation. From new nüvi models to a head-up display with free companion app, Garmin’s latest navigation devices help drivers avoid delays, headaches, and potentially dangerous situations on the road."SlashGear
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