Backwater Eddy
07-15-2008, 06:22 AM
Nothing in the sporting gadget world has impressed and excited me more than the marine sonars and GPS units rolling out from the Garmin labs over the past few years.
Admittedly in the past I was the first to say..."Look at the Meroons" when I seen folks standing in line a block long, or bivouacked in tents the week before Thanksgivings Black Friday shopping spree to get new release gadgets like Playstations, games, or phones, yet looking at the new toys Garmin has in store for us this fall...Um...I kinda starting to get it.
So getting with the spirit I now have identified my new "Red Ryder B-B Gun" type obsession for the pending holiday season, the new Garmin Oregon™ 400i hand held GPS. Although I'll have to wait tell the 3rd Quarter of 2008 to start leaving my runny nose smears on the display glass case's, that's kinda a bummer. But that gives me plenty of time to drop...hints.
So whats all the Hub-Bub...Bub? Ok... the new Garmin Oregon™ 400i is redefining "Kewl", no doubt about that. This next-generation handheld features a large rugged touchscreen display along with preloaded U.S. Inland Lakes, a high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, microSD™ card slot, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. And the Oregon 400i...comes with built-in U.S. Inland Lakes and a worldwide basemap with imagery nifty for all your outdoor pursuits. Map detail includes shoreline details, depth contours, boat ramps and mile markers for thousands of lakes in the continental U.S.
If that ain't "Kewl" enough, than add select topographic maps to take advantage of Oregon’s 3-D map view which gives you a better perspective of your elevation. With BlueChart® g2 Vision (Very KEWL!), you’ll get everything you need for a great day on the water including depth contours, navaids and harbors. To upgrade you road mads simply add a micro SD for mapping for detailed roads,and you all set.
Kewl is only good if a guy can figure the stuff out right, and that is where the new Garmin lines really impress me. They have went the extra mile in recent years to make Kewl stuff easy for folks to use....imagine that Eh. Each new generation is easier to use than the previous one. If you do not go out of your way to confuse yourself, it's a no-brain'r. You have to love that, in anything.
The complete list of Kewl tools packed in the Oregon series is way too long to list here, but you get my point. We have plenty of time to look them all over and compare the 5 different models offered in the new Oregon line. Garmin offers a excellent web site to peruse and compare all their products so finding the right fit is easy. I recommend snooping around it and see what Kewl gadgets trip your trigger and become your new "Red Ryder B-B Gun".
Here is a link to my new obsession if you wish to check it out.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=&pID=14906
Ed "Backwater Eddy" Carlson
"ED on the RED"
><,sUMo,>
"I would rather go fishing and think of GOD, Then go to church, and think of FISHING"
*Grandpa Art Carlson*
Admittedly in the past I was the first to say..."Look at the Meroons" when I seen folks standing in line a block long, or bivouacked in tents the week before Thanksgivings Black Friday shopping spree to get new release gadgets like Playstations, games, or phones, yet looking at the new toys Garmin has in store for us this fall...Um...I kinda starting to get it.
So getting with the spirit I now have identified my new "Red Ryder B-B Gun" type obsession for the pending holiday season, the new Garmin Oregon™ 400i hand held GPS. Although I'll have to wait tell the 3rd Quarter of 2008 to start leaving my runny nose smears on the display glass case's, that's kinda a bummer. But that gives me plenty of time to drop...hints.
So whats all the Hub-Bub...Bub? Ok... the new Garmin Oregon™ 400i is redefining "Kewl", no doubt about that. This next-generation handheld features a large rugged touchscreen display along with preloaded U.S. Inland Lakes, a high-sensitivity receiver, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, microSD™ card slot, picture viewer and more. Even exchange tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches wirelessly between similar units. And the Oregon 400i...comes with built-in U.S. Inland Lakes and a worldwide basemap with imagery nifty for all your outdoor pursuits. Map detail includes shoreline details, depth contours, boat ramps and mile markers for thousands of lakes in the continental U.S.
If that ain't "Kewl" enough, than add select topographic maps to take advantage of Oregon’s 3-D map view which gives you a better perspective of your elevation. With BlueChart® g2 Vision (Very KEWL!), you’ll get everything you need for a great day on the water including depth contours, navaids and harbors. To upgrade you road mads simply add a micro SD for mapping for detailed roads,and you all set.
Kewl is only good if a guy can figure the stuff out right, and that is where the new Garmin lines really impress me. They have went the extra mile in recent years to make Kewl stuff easy for folks to use....imagine that Eh. Each new generation is easier to use than the previous one. If you do not go out of your way to confuse yourself, it's a no-brain'r. You have to love that, in anything.
The complete list of Kewl tools packed in the Oregon series is way too long to list here, but you get my point. We have plenty of time to look them all over and compare the 5 different models offered in the new Oregon line. Garmin offers a excellent web site to peruse and compare all their products so finding the right fit is easy. I recommend snooping around it and see what Kewl gadgets trip your trigger and become your new "Red Ryder B-B Gun".
Here is a link to my new obsession if you wish to check it out.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=&pID=14906
Ed "Backwater Eddy" Carlson
"ED on the RED"
><,sUMo,>
"I would rather go fishing and think of GOD, Then go to church, and think of FISHING"
*Grandpa Art Carlson*