Garmin is company that is based in Switzerland and has been offering its products since the year 1989. The company develops a number of products including consumer, marine and aviation products. Almost all its products are based on the global positioning system or the GPS technology.

The Garmin eTrex series was launched in the year 1998 and has been quite popular since then. The product is a handheld GPS navigator that can be used by hikers, hunters, bicyclers or anyone who is involved with any kind of outdoor adventure. The product is very light weighing less than five ounces and can be worn easily around the wrist. You can also carry it in your pocket anywhere you go.

The device is extremely user friendly and one can operate it without facing any difficulty. Once put into action, it continuously tracks your position. The device uses twelve different satellites to track you down so is quite efficient too. The screen is big enough to show your ways properly and is also equipped with a backlight that makes using the device easy in low light areas. It also has a track log that enables you to view your last ten tracks. However, you are the one who decides which ten tracks to save.

That is not it. The little eTrex device comes bundled with a few other features too. It also lets you determine your current and average speed. You can also get to know about the sun up or downtime of your area. Using a number of these details, it tells you about the distance to your destination and the time to reach there.
Another, fitness equipment by Garmin is the Garmin Forerunner. It is sports watch. The latest model by the company is the Garmin Forerunner 610 which is the first in the series to feature a touch screen. One needs to swipe on the screen to know about the performance. You can get to know about your speed, calories, pace and GPS location apart from many others. The device also helps to keep a track of running or walking intervals.

The Garmin 610 is available in two variants, one is the wireless heart rate monitor and another is the fitness monitor. One can also get also get a foot pod available separately that can be used to transmit data about your distance and speed without using satellites. There are other accessories as well that can be purchased along with the device.