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Garmin International, Inc. recently announced BlueChart g3 and LakeVü g3, a new line of cartography products for coastal and inland boating that blend the best of both Garmin and Navionics content together for the first time to deliver unparalleled coverage and detail. The new BlueChart g3 charts and LakeVü g3 maps will also be the first preloaded cartography to offer ...

Garmin International, Inc. and KVH Industries, Inc. announced an arrangement to offer two marine satellite TV antenna systems made by KVH as part of a Garmin marine network package. The two dome products—the GTV5 powered by KVH and the GTV6 powered by KVH—will be offered by Garmin to select recreational boat builders and select high-end installing leisure marine electronics dealers. ...

Garmin International, Inc. announced Sportsman Boats has selected Garmin to be the exclusive electronics supplier to outfit its full line of center console and bay boats ranging from 20 to 31-feet, beginning model year 2019. Sportsman builds a growing line of family-friendly center console boats and will offer Garmin electronics standard on each of its 17 models, including the Open ...

Garmin International, Inc. announced the GMR FantomTM 54/56 and Fantom 124/126 – the next evolution in its solid-state pulse compression radar series with MotionScope Doppler technology, offering 50W and 120W of power output respectively. Garmin Fantom radars were the first to allow mariners to see targets moving instantaneously thanks to MotionScope technology. Now, with more than double the power output ...

Garmin International, Inc. has introduced a live scanning sonar that provides higher resolution  images of structure, bait and fish swimming below and around the boat. Panoptix LiveScope delivers live sonar images in real-time – forwards, backwards, sideways and below the boat – even while stationary. Anglers can see images and movement so clear and precise that it’s even possible to ...

Garmin International, Inc. announced that is has been selected as the exclusive marine electronics supplier for the Independent Boat Builders, Inc. (IBBI), the industry’s largest purchasing cooperative comprised of a 19-member network of leading boat brands. Collectively, IBBI members build 20 percent of all boats sold in the U.S., and beginning Model Year 2019, the agreement will give members direct ...

Garmin International has announced a series of fishfinder, mobile app, and dive computer products designed for several boating and marine markets. The Echomap Plus series chartplotter and sonar combination has features for both saltwater and inland anglers and boaters. The Plus series features a sunlight-readable 4-inch, 6-inch, 7-inch or 9-inch display. The 6-inch units are new to the Echomap series ...

Garmin Ltd. has acquired Navionics S.p.A., a privately-held worldwide provider of electronic navigational charts and mobile applications for the marine industry. Navionics is headquartered in Viareggio, Italy, and employs more than 350 associates globally, who will be retained. Financial terms of the acquisition will not be released. “Navionics has long been known as a leading supplier of highly accurate navigational ...

Johnson Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ:JOUT) and Garmin International, Inc., a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) announced Friday the companies have reached agreement on a settlement which resolves litigation involving Johnson Outdoors’ patented side scan sonar technology. The announcement follows the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) rulings in the matter affirming infringement by Garmin of one Johnson Outdoors patent and non-infringement of two ...

RACINE, Wis. – Johnson Outdoors (Nasdaq:JOUT) today confirmed that an Administrative Law Judge at the International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that Garmin International, Inc. violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by importing and selling SideVu sonars, which the judge found infringe a Johnson Outdoors Inc. side scan sonar patent used in certain Humminbird fishfinders. The ruling is ...