Garmin has now announced the replacement of the Forerunner 201 and 301 series with the new Forerunner series 205 and 305.
As we did indicate in our post from Nov. 22nd the looks are confirmed and will include an improved antenna design and new GPS chip set technology from SiRF.
An interesting additional note is that the Forerunner 305 (with heart rate strap) will have an option to add a cadence sensor. This is a great option for cyclists and we believe many will choose this one instead of the new Edge 305 which is not suited for e.g. running/skiing.
The Forerunner 305 will become the most multifunctional GPS we have ever seen!
We congratulate Garmin with this new lead development as they set new standards into 2006 that will be full of new stuff on hardware and software for active GPS users.
Forerunner 205/305 looks very promising regarding improved accuracy for running in forests. See test run here: http://mobileanalystwatch.blogspot.com/2006/03/day-4-garmin-forerunner-205-solo-run_04.html
Posted by: Jan Kocbach | March 14, 2006 at 05:20 AM