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MacVroom had a chance to chat with the folks at Garmin and are happy to hear that Mac compatibility will be phased into their entire product line. This includes their GPS sensors for laptops, so we may finally get a decent GPS solution for our Mac’d rides! Both the GPS 10 and GPS 18 Deluxe will come with a Mac compatible version of their nRoute application that provides turn-by-turn directions, voice prompts, points of interest lookup and detailed mapping. By …

It looks like our in-car GPS dreams may finally come true. MacVroom recently spoke with Directions Ltd., creators of the Navigator GPS navigation software, and they are planning on releasing a Macintosh version this fall. Navigator is a robust in-car navigation package with voice guidance, detailed street mapping, and enhanced turn-by-turn directions. The Macintosh version will contain the same functionality as the current PC version and will support NMEA compatible Bluetooth and USB GPS receivers. Navigator currently supports map data …