Is this Garmin's CES 2008 lineup?

We'd recommend taking all this with a grain of salt for now, but we're starting to hear rumors that Garmin will be loosing a slew of new navigators at CES. Up first is four new Colorado models, which will likely look a whole lot like these. Moving onward, we're told to expect a widescreen version of the nüvi 260 along with the nüvi 780 (essentially a revamped nüvi 760 with MSN Direct 2). Last but certainly not least, we've received a laundry list of specifications for a nüvi 860, 880 (both of which boast "voice recognition," supposedly pictured above) and 5000, the latter of which will purportedly boast a 5.2-inch 800 x 480 resolution screen and no battery, suggesting that it'll likely remain seated within your vehicle. For even more specs and an alleged shot of the 5000, be sure to take a look beyond the break.

Rumored specifications for the nüvi 5000:

• FM transmitter
• Where Am I?" feature: find the closest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates
• Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route)
• Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation)
• Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road)
• Route planning with via points
• Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls, etc.)
• Custom avoids (roads and areas)
• Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)
• Digital Elevation Maps (DEM)
• Configurable vehicle icons
• Picture viewer: supports JPEG, L View Pro Image, PNG, BMP, GIF
• Audio player (MP3, OGG and FLAC)
• Audio book player
• Games
• My Data: allows users to change home location, delete favorites, delete routes, import GPX routes and clear trip log
• Web drop: create favorites in a PC browser and send to nuvi via USB (.gps files)
• User data import (.gpx files)
• Track log
• Garmin lock (anti-theft feature)
• Embedded Linux (OS)
• SD card slot
• Auto-dimming backlight
• 500 waypoints, 10 routes
• TTS, Speaks street names
• 3D map view
• Bright 5.2" WVGA TFT landscape display with white back-light & touch screen, 800 x 480 resolution
• Dual speakers (stereo)
• Compatible with Garmin traffic receivers: MSN Direct receiver (supports v2), GTM 20, GTM 21 (Euro)
• High-sensitivity GPS receiver
• WAAS/EGNOS support
• No-flip, Integrated GPS antenna
• USB 2.0, high speed connectivity and mass storage
• Unit size: 5.65"W x 3.71"H x.80"D (14.35 x 9.42 x 2.03 cm)
• Unit weight: 9.29 ounces (263.3 grams)
• MCX connector (external antenna)
• Composite video in, backup camera compatible
• Headphone jack
• Battery: none
• Not waterproof
• List price: $857

Rumored specifications for the nüvi 800 series:

• Text-to-speech
• Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) capability (screen control)
• Bluetooth wireless technology (pair with phone or headset)
• FM transmitter
• Picture viewer: supports JPEG, L View Pro Image, PNG, BMP, GIF
• Picture navigation: routing to a geocoded point in JPEG files
• Audio player (MP3, OGG and FLAC)
• Audio book player
• Included traffic receiver: MSN Direct receiver (nuvi 880, NA); GTM 20 (nuvi 870/860, NA); GTM 21 (nuvi 870/860,Euro)
• Alarm clock
• "Where Am I?" feature: find the closest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates
• My Data: allows users to change home location, delete favorites, delete routes, import GPX routes and clear trip log
• Last position: unit automatically marks your position when you remove it from the windshield mount, so you can navigate with nüvi on foot and find your way back to your vehicle
• Location and Text messages
• Instant on
• Web drop: create favorites in a PC browser and send to nuvi via USB (.gps files)
• User data import (.gpx files)
• Route planning with via points
• Track log
• High-sensitivity GPS receiver
• USB 2.0, high speed connectivity and mass storage
• SD card slot
• MCX connector (external antenna)
• Digital Elevation Maps (DEM)
• Custom POIs
• WAAS/EGNOS support
• Integrated GPS antenna
• Bright WQVGA TFT landscape display with white back-light & touch screen, 480 x 272 resolution
• High quality, dual speakers (stereo)
• Embedded Linux (OS)
• Replaceable battery, high capacity Lithium-ion (up to 5 hours use)
• Headphone jack
• Unit size: 4.9W" x 3.1H" x 1.05D"
• Not waterproof
• 880 - List price: $1,178
• 860 - List price: $1,071

[maveric101 Posted Jan 2nd 2008 10:40PM]

expensive much?

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 3rd 2008 1:06AM]

List price on the Nuvi 350 was $1099 less than 18 months ago and now they can be purchased for $249. List prices don't mean much for GPS units.

[Tangible Posted Jan 2nd 2008 11:07PM]

Probably speech recognition, not "voice recognition". The former understands what you say; the latter knows who you are.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 2nd 2008 11:08PM]

Dude... The map on display is like 15 minutes from my house.... haha...

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 2nd 2008 11:36PM]

interesting

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 3rd 2008 12:29AM]

Hmm... The 800 sounds interesting. What I really want, though, is something like the 700-series (big touch screen), but waterproof and with better battery life. That's the sort of unit I want to carry on the street, rather than the GPSMAP 60CSx or Vista HCx. I want something really easy to use and easy to read. I'd use it on my bicycle too.

Oh, and another feature all these things really need is... The POI database from the mapping companies should be regularly updatable online -- the same way Symantec et al update their virus signature databases. Restaurants, gas stations, banks -- they're changing all the time. A map update every year or two is not enough. In fact, these updates should really happen directly, and wirelessly.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 3rd 2008 12:58AM]

I'm in the category of bring out something more up to date for the Garmin 3XX series. I want as small as possible because I don't want anything to stand out whether it's needing to take it with you when parked for security reasons or easy to carry about as a pedestrian for those where the hell am I moments. The 4.3 inch screens and larger GPS models have their place, but I've got enough electronic items ( Ipod, PDA , Cell phone, Nokia N810) that I need to remove from my car each time because in this day in age people will mug you for the Ipod earbuds, never mind the IPOD. The smaller the GPS system I have to deal with, the easier it makes my life.............come to think of it with all this e-crap, I think I need to seriously simplify my life if I don't want to be an electronic bullseye!!

[bushi Posted Jan 3rd 2008 2:41AM]

I was hopping to hear something along the lines of free traffic updates. There is one company offering as a differentiator and I was hoping the flood gates would start to crack.

[Garst Posted Jan 4th 2008 3:23AM]

Time to start saving up

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 4th 2008 8:06AM]

Only thing that would be worth spending $1k+ on a GPS device is if I could navigate all of its menus via speech. Other than that, you can get a nice iPod Touch with the SDK this spring for way less than $750 to do all the stuff that it lists

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 4th 2008 1:21PM]

Other than some (marginally?) updated software, text-to-speach, and thinner form factor, why would anyone want to blow $1k+ when they can get so many other Garmins for less than half that?
Frankly, even the improvements mentioned above wouldn't draw me to spend even $150-200 more over my C330, and it's pretty much the entry level model.
I don't get it!

[Wwhat Posted Jan 5th 2008 12:28PM]

Nice features, but with a matching price ouch.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 7:36PM]

I work right underneath the head of the arrow in the map on display in Detroit.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 8th 2008 7:37PM]

Woops didn't mean to reply to this comment.

[Wwhat Posted Jan 9th 2008 7:25AM]

Well my avatar is arrow themed, it must have thrown you :)