The GPSMAP 78sc, GPSMAP 78 and GPSMAP 78s are 3 brand-new 2nd generation GPS handhelds from Garmin. These latest marine-friendly and rugged handhelds come in new contemporary industrial design along with rubber side grips, which is suitable for amazing outdoors navigation.
The model GPSMAP 78sc boasts of hi-end attributes; such as a 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass, transferring data wirelessly between preloaded cartography and well-suited units for the coastal US.
Each unit in the GPSMAP 78 series is easy to read and use in all conditions and all this is made possible owing to its highly-transflective, bright 65K color LCD display backlight. These new handhelds, similar to previous GPSMAP generations, also have the very same overall user-friendly and sleek designing with a watertight and rugged floating housing as well as soft-key user interface.
Extra main upgrading to the GPSMAP 78sc and GPSMAP 78s are included with a 3-axis tilt-compensated electronic compass and user-defined profiles. The brand-new GPSMAP 78s and 78sc also tout to be attuned with wireless swapping of waypoints, routes tracks, geocaches alongside attuned Oregon, Dakota, Foretrex and Colorado devices.
The latest GPSMAP 78 models, weighing 7.7 ounces and in-built with two AA batteries, offer 20 hrs of lasting time. The built-in hi-sensitivity GPS receiver in each device along with HotFixTM makes automatic calculating and storing of satellite info.
As the review, the latest GPSMAP 78 models are also built-in with an internal memory of 1.7 GB and a microSDTM card slot, which helps users include additional BlueChart g2 marine charts, CityNavigator data and topographic maps for routing turn-by-turn on roads.
Each new 78 series handheld come integrated with globally shaded relief basemap, while the GPSMAP 78sc touts to take in BlueChart g2 cartography for the coastal U.S. Besides, the GPSMAP 78 series provides support for Garmin Custom Maps, which is capable of transforming electronic maps and paper into up-loadable maps for your functional device, delivering labels, details and landmarks for your current electronic map or paper to your device.
The suggested prices of these rough and tough handhelds are as follow: GPSMAP 78sc at $549.99, GPSMAP 78s at $449.99, and GPSMAP 78 at $349.99. The 78 series will be available for grabs in May 2010. All the devices are not only suitably featured, but priced as well.
