A touchscreen GPS navigator that works in the wilderness and that you can wear on your wrist? That’s a neat idea, but not one that Garmin’s been able to realize with this new Epix. Allow me to explain. Looking for a powerful fitness tracker? Let’s go ahead and spoil this review by saying that the Garmin Fenix 3 has all deep fitness tracking capabilities as the Epix, in a slimmer, more affordable, nicer looking package. Corey also put together a great, in-depth review of those capabilities . In this review of the Epix, I’m going to focus on what it attempts to do over that Fenix 3; namely its mapping and navigation functions. Advertisement What Is It? Garmin states: “Epix is the first-of-its-kind, high-resolution, color, touchscreen GPS/GLONASS mapping watch with worldwide, shaded relief basemap and 1-year BirdsEye Satellite Imagery subscription. Some models also feature preloaded TOPO 100K maps. Eight GB of built-in memory supports additional mapping, including BirdsEye Satellite Imagery and regional TOPO U.S. 24K maps. The revolutionary, stainless steel EXO antenna combined with GPS and GLONASS reception mean better signal strength and quicker position fixes.” “The epix touchscreen display gives you fingertip pan/swipe access to vivid, detailed maps, including… Read full this story
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