Garmin GPS 60 and GPSMAP 60 Offer Rugged, Low-Priced Navigation

OLATHE, Kan., Jan. 5, 2005 -- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today unveiled the GPS 60 and GPSMAP(R) 60 -- two feature-packed handheld GPS navigators with large, high-resolution monochrome displays. The products made their debut at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show and will be displayed at the company's booth (#31250).

"The new GPS 60 and GPSMAP 60 have many of the same features as our newer color units, yet they're priced within the reach of a larger audience," said Gary Kelley, Garmin's director of marketing. "We expect these handheld units to be popular with anyone needing a reliable, rugged, and easy-to-use handheld GPS receiver -- for recreational or professional applications."

The GPS 60 and GPSMAP 60 both feature an ample 160 x 240 4-level grayscale display and a bright LED backlight. Battery life is among the best in the industry -- offering 28 hours (typical use) on just two AA batteries. For fast and versatile data transfer, the units offer both USB and serial connections.

The GPSMAP 60 has a routable North and South American basemap and 24 MB of internal memory for use with Garmin's extensive line of MapSource(R) cartography, including City Select(R), U.S. Topo 24K(TM), U.S. Topo, Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots(R), Minnesota LakeMaster, and BlueChart(R). Using MapSource City Select, the GPSMAP 60 offers automatic turn-by-turn route calculation with tone prompts to addresses or points of interest -- a feature normally found in higher-priced GPS navigators. The GPS 60 is a non-mapping unit that comes pre-loaded with a 1 MB city point database, and the unit is compatible with the MapSource Points of Interest CD.

Both the GPS 60 and the GPSMAP 60 can store up to 500 waypoints, 50 routes, and 10,000 track points. The units also offer a dedicated geocaching mode, indoor/outdoor GPS games, an alarm clock, sunrise/sunset and moon phase tables, and optimal hunting and fishing times.

  Other features of the GPS 60/GPSMAP 60 units:
  -- Dedicated buttons: Mark, Enter, Quit, Menu, Find, Zoom Out/In with
     eight-position rocker pad
  -- Antenna: Quad-helix with external antenna capabilities; WAAS GPS
     receiver with accuracy of 10 feet (or better) in North America
  -- Crisp display: High resolution, high contrast, four-level grayscale
     display (1.5 x 2.2 inches; 2.6 inches diagonally)
  -- Long battery life: 28 hours (typical use) on two AA batteries
  -- Multi-platform navigation (GPSMAP 60 only): On-road or off-road
     navigation; accepts data from Garmin's MapSource products (City Select
     for driving, and U.S. Topo and 24K Topo for hiking, Recreational Lakes
     for freshwater and BlueChart for saltwater applications)
  -- Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX-7 standards - can be submerged in one meter
     of water for up to 30 minutes
  -- Lightweight: 5.4 oz.
  -- Alarms: Proximity, anchor drag, and off-course alarms; built-in alarm
     clock that wakes up the unit

The GPS 60 and GPSMAP 60 are expected to be available in January 2005 at an MSRP of $192.85 and $321.42, respectively. Both units will ship standard with a lanyard, belt clip, USB interface cable, owner's manual and quick-start guide.

Garmin International Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. 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, GPSMAP, MapSource, City Select and BlueChart are registered trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries, and U.S. Topo 24K is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc.