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Crave: The gadget blog: Garmin communicates with your car via ESP
NaviGadget: Garmin EcoRoutes ESP
Engadget: Garmin EcoRoutes ESP module turns your GPS into car sentinel
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Garmin communicates with your car via ESP
Crave: The gadget blog —
The EcoRoute ESP will connect your Garmin Nuvi to your vehicle's diagnostics port. Originally posted at SEMA show
Garmin EcoRoutes ESP
NaviGadget —
... The new nuvi’s will have the software to let you customize which gauges you want to see and even set alerts for each one. Things you can keep track of are things like check engine light, real-time fuel economy, emissions, intake air temperature, coolant temperature, RPM, throttle position, and more… via ...
Garmin EcoRoutes ESP module turns your GPS into car sentinel
Engadget —
Get ready to tech up your driving experience, as Garmin has unveiled a new accessory for its nuvi line of GPS devices that lets you add a number of customizable gauges and monitoring utilities. The new ESP module tucks into the OBD-II diagnostics port on your car and communicates (via Bluetooth) all-important data like intake air temperatures and the ...
Garmin EcoRoutes ESP Displays Car Diagnostics On Your Nuvi GPS [GPS]
Gizmodo —
... your car's onboard diagnostics (OBD-II) port. The module relays this information to your GPS unit via Bluetooth where you will be able to view a set of customizable gauges that provide details on things like fuel economy, RPMs, throttle position, intake manifold pressure, coolant temperature, intake air temperature, and emissions. Awesome? Yeah, sure. Will it save Garmin from destruction at the hands of a possible Google navigation juggernaut? No, probably not. [Cnet via NaviGadget via Ubergizmo via DVICE]
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Garmin to Add Customizable Gauges to GPS
KickingTires —
... you want displayed on the screen, including things like fuel economy, throttle position, intake manifold pressure, intake air temperature, coolant temperature and emissions.
The iPhone has similar programs available, but the Garmin module looks preferable because of its bigger screen, which makes room for more gauges covering more information. As Gizmodo points out, though, Google Navigation is also on the way and will make the competition in this realm fierce.
Garmin Communicates With Your Car Via ESP (CNET via Gizmodo) ...


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