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Now Showing on the Big Screen: Garmin's StreetPilot 7200 and 7500.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 31-OCT-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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OLATHE, Kan., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced the StreetPilot 7200 and StreetPilot 7500, a new family of high-end automotive units that displays navigation, entertainment, traffic and weather information on a large, seven- inch touchscreen.

"The 7000-series was designed for larger vehicles -- such as RVs, conversion vans, semi-trucks, and buses -- because of its seven-inch screen, automotive and entertainment features, and portability," said Gary Kelley, Garmin's vice president, marketing. "When designing this new StreetPilot family, we considered possible events that could impede a driver's progress and then created ways to avoid those delays. By seeing traffic and weather delays in advance, a driver can save time by following a route around the delay."

The StreetPilot 7200 and 7500 offer optional traffic management systems that make driving with GPS essential, even if the driver is familiar with the route. The unit notifies the driver of accidents, road construction, and weather-related traffic delays before they are encountered, and then offers an alternative route to avoid the traffic or road hazard. In the United States,...

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