The Garmin Handheld GPS 60 for everyday use.


By: LaZinnia Manley

If you are bitten by the wanderlust bug, then there is no doubt that you love traveling. If you love traveling and visiting new places, then there is no doubt that you must have lost your way somewhere at some point in time. For most people losing their way in a foreign land is scary. Where do you go and whom do you ask specially if you don’t know the language. Then you either struggle with guidebooks or ask wary locals or worse get duped by unscrupulous people who pretend to help you and actually end up robbing you! (it happens almost everywhere these days). If you don’t want to go through these experiences then all you need to do is to invest in a Garmin handheld GPS 60.

This Garmin hand held receiver is the best companion to have on your sojourns abroad.  It’s economical, sturdy and has some great features. In fact the features of Garmin GPS 60 resemble those of 60-series color navigators but it comes cheaper and more in your budget. Hence here are features of Garmin GPS 60 in detail:

Waterproof and robust: Whether you want to go hiking or water rafting you don’t have to worry about the Garmin GPS60. It’s sturdy and waterproof and takes in some real rough handling.

Large display with LED backlight: Whether its sun light or moonlight, your Garmin GPS 60 is adept at showing you the way home with its large four level greyscale display and bright LED back light display. So whether it’s dark or light, you will never face a problem in finding your way out!

Wide Area Augmentation system (WAAS) enabled: Your Garmin handheld GPS 60 is WAAS enabled which means that anytime you get lost or want to find out the place where you are, you can get the exact location of the place which is more precise than the GPS system as well. This means you can get the accuracy of your position which is 95%. Moreover, using this service does not entail any additional fees or services.

Longer battery life: The Garmin GPS 60 has a long battery life of up to 28 hours at a stretch. Hence, its battery can last for 28 hours so you don’t have to worry about it often

USB and serial connection: You can connect your Garmin GPS 60 both via serial and USB connection to your computer and download all the maps and the places of interest. You can even download maps and scenic routes on to your GPS 60 from the Garmin website.

Your Garmin handheld GPS 60 receiver comes equipped with 1 MB of memory which can be used for storing all kinds of destinations and has a preloaded database of world wide city point. It has games, alarm clock, and weather and moon phases’ information as well. So next time you want to go anywhere, just tell your Garmin60 handheld GPS receiver and set out on an adventure!

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