Garmin Mobile(TM) Adds More Features, Content to Cell Phones

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OLATHE, Kan., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. , today announced new features and content for select mobile phones equipped with Garmin Mobile -- a subscription-based, feature-rich application delivering maps, directions and turn-by-turn navigation on mobile phones. The new services are available now at no additional cost to customers.
Adding Garmin Mobile to cell phones transforms the phone into a high-end personal navigation device," said Charles Morse, Garmin's director of mobile and PND marketing. "Customers who have experienced Garmin Mobile know that it simplifies travel at home and afar. Plus, it's one of the most affordable ways to enjoy the benefits of GPS navigation with real-time traffic info, fuel prices, weather forecasts and hotel prices."Hotel information and discounted room rates are the newest content additions to Garmin Mobile. From the smallest inns to the world's largest resorts, Garmin Mobile customers can use their phone to search and access information for over 70,000 hotels. Hotel information is provided by Hotels.com and includes the hotel's discounted room rate, ranking, description, amenities and location. Once a customer selects a hotel on the phone, they can immediately call Hotels.com who makes the reservation at the reduced room rate. Garmin Mobile users can then receive turn-by-turn directions to the property with a few keystrokes. In addition, Garmin Mobile still provides numerous other dynamic content features -- weather conditions and forecasts, real-time fuel prices and traffic at no additional cost to the subscriber.
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Garmin Mobile also offers several new customizable options such as 3D mapping, "find along route" and route preferences. The 3D navigation perspective allows a user to choose between a 3D map representation that displays an uncluttered view of the road ahead or the more traditional "birds eye" view. The "find along route" option is a timesaving feature that makes it easy to find destinations along the current route such as restaurants, hotels, ATMs, and gas stations. For additional customization and route optimization, users can select how they are traveling -- car, bicycle, taxi, foot and more -- and Garmin Mobile will calculate the most efficient route based upon the mode of transportation.Garmin Mobile includes highly detailed street maps of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. The database features nearly six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. Map data is provided by NAVTEQ(TM) -- a world leader in premium-quality mapping. Garmin Mobile maps are server-based and give consumers the most recent mapping available.Customers have unlimited access to all Garmin Mobile content -- which includes fuel prices, weather conditions and forecasts, traffic content and hotel information -- for just $9.99 per month. Garmin Mobile is currently available on select Sprint and Nextel mobile phones. Some Garmin Mobile features may vary based on the phone's capabilities. For more information on Garmin Mobile, visit http://mobile.garmin.com/.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 is a registered trademark and Garmin Mobile is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. Anticipated product availability dates are based on management's current expectations and are not guaranteed.All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.Notice on forward-looking statements:This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. All statements regarding the company's future product introductions and expected product availability dates are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2006 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 000-31983). A copy of Garmin's Form 10-K can be downloaded at http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061026/CGTH082LOGOAP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.comGarmin International Inc.CONTACT: Ted Gartner or Jessica Myers, both of Garmin InternationalInc., +1-913-397-8200, media.relations@garmin.comWeb site: http://www.garmin.com/