Edge 705/605: Power up, prepare to share

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Cyclists, you spoke up and we listened. You wanted color, you got color. Mapping and more navigation? Check. What about being able to monitor power output on the same device? Impossible? Hardly. And try this on for something completely new: Wireless, unit-to-unit data transfer. No, we're not pulling your chain. We proudly present the Edge 705 and the Edge 605.

The Edge 705 represents several breakthroughs in cycling technology, including power compatibility and wireless unit-to-unit connectivity. Through collaborative efforts with SRM, Quarq and other experts in mobile power diagnostics for bicycles, Garmin for the first time gives cyclists the opportunity to monitor GPS position, power, heart rate, speed, cadence, altitude and gradient on the same display. And Edge 705 users will be able to share their information – including saved rides, waypoints and workouts – with each other through ANT+Sport™ wireless technology. (Click on the jump to read more)

The Edge 705 and Edge 605 provide mapping capabilities, street navigation and a 2.2’ color display in addition to tracking vertical profiles, climb and descent, altitude, speed, distance, and time. And that's just the beginning.

Also today, we told the world that Garmin Connect, our new online training community, will be ready for action by the end of the year. The first version of Garmin Connect is scheduled to launch in October to support the Forerunner 50. The second release of Garmin Connect is set for December, adding GPS support for use with other Garmin products and inheriting the MotionBased customer and activity database, which currently stores more than 1.5 million public activities and is growing at a rate of 3,500 per day.

Find more details in our online pressroom, and look for Garmin Connect, the Edge 705 and the Edge 605 in December. Until then, keep coming up with new challenges for us. We're on a roll.

(Via Garmin Blog.)