Garmin Foretrex 401 and Foretrex 301 Wearable Navigation Devices

Posted by Sierra Monica B. in Technology on 06 16th, 2009 | no responses

Nowadays, not only military professionals have access to high-end navigation devices, but also active people who enjoy hiking, skiing, or perform other intensive activities.
Garmin provides 2 new wearable navigation devices that you can wear on your wrist in different harsh environments, without worrying about damaging the gadget.

Foretrex 401 and Foretrex 301 are the new GPS navigators featuring built-in receiver with support for the Wide Area Augmentation System, USB connectivity, as well as waterproof capability.
Even if both come in small, compact designs, they are powerful enough to keep the same level of satellite reception in any condition, so you to be able to find your way easily.

Among the features brought by Foretrex 301 and Foretrex 401 there is TracBack, a tool that helps you in retracing routes, the LCD display on which you can check the data fields, breadcrumb trail and compass screen to find the way back to a specific location, support for multiple formats for visualizing the current location such as the latitude and longitude, and, not at last, the trip computer and information on sunrise/sunset, fishing and hunting.
You can connect the navigation devices to either PCs or Macs with no problems.

Specific features of the Garmin Foretrex 401 include the electronic compass, the barometric altimeter, and wireless sharing of routes, tracks and waypoints between compatible devices.

Both models power from 2 AAA batteries and provide up to 18 hours (Foretrex 301) and 17 hours (Foretrex 401) of continuous operating time.
You can find them at prices of $199.99 and $249.99 respectively.