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Garmin Colorado images and specs

Early last month, we let the cat out of the bag on the Garmin Colorado handheld series. I'm expecting the official announcement no later than tomorrow, but here's a sneak preview for you, replete with specs and lots of eye candy for you geocachers and other outdoor enthusiasts out there. Unless there is a lot of additional info that warrants another post, I'll come back and add links here as they become available. I'll have more to say next week after meeting with Garmin at CES.

Garmin International is pleased to announce the Colorado, the newest member of the premium handheld line.' This rugged unit with a high-sensitivity receiver offers innovative features such as a new Rock ‘n Roller™ wheel for one hand operation as well as the ability to exchange waypoints, tracks, routes and geocaches wirelessly between units.' In addition, you can customize your Colorado with five different user profiles: automotive, marine, recreation, fitness or geocache.' The SD card slot on the bottom of the unit makes it simple to load optional maps for different types of adventures.' The Colorado has a rugged, metal-look and a sleek, slim profile.' The Colorado’s detailed mapping and high-resolution color display enhance any outdoor adventure, whether on land or water.

The Colorado is offered in four different variations:' Colorado 300, 400t, 400i and 400c.

The Colorado 300 features a built-in worldwide basemap with shaded relief for incredibly enhanced map presentation on the unit.' Optional detailed maps can also be loaded using the SD card slot or the 384 megabytes of internal memory built into the Colorado 300.

With the state-of-the-art 3D elevation perspective and preloaded topographic map data of the U.S., the rugged Colorado 400t is the perfect companion for your outdoor adventures.' It gives you all the tools you need for serious climbing, hiking or hunting.

The Colorado 400i is your all-purpose guide to outdoor fun.' Built-in U.S. Inland Lakes and navigable river maps provide boaters and anglers with shoreline details, depth contours, boat ramps and mile markers for thousand of lakes.

Saltwater mariners will love the built-in detailed BlueChart g2 coverage for the coastal U.S. and the Bahamas in the 400c.' The chart detail includes shoreline, depth contours, navaids and port plans.