Garmin (GRMN) ARM Unveils Dog Tracking Device Astro 430
Zacks Investment Research | Jun 20, 2016 08:24AM ET
Worldwide provider of navigation, communications and information devices Garmin Ltd’s (NASDAQ:GRMN) unit Garmin International Inc. has added a new product, Garmin Astro 430, to its GPS dog tracking system.
The new dog tracking handheld will be on sale in July starting at $449, with an additional cost for each dog’s tracker.
Astro 430 comes with new and enhanced capabilities. This new device can now track up to 20 dogs at a range of up to nine miles, while the previous ones could only track up to nine dogs. It also updates their location every 2.5 seconds. The tracker can be used in conjunction with the new DriveTrack 70 LMT, a seven-inch touchscreen dashboard navigator that tracks dogs from inside a vehicle.
Moreover, the new tracker is compatible with other Garmin products, including its fenix 3 GPS watch. When afield, important information like a dog’s distance, direction and other vibration alerts can be viewed on any Garmin fenix 3 GPS watch using Astro 430. This tracking functionality is also available for existing Alpha 100 handhelds as well.
Additionally, the Astro 430 comes pre-loaded with TOPO U.S. 100K mapping and a free one-year subscription to BirdsEye Satellite Imagery. The device includes many features, including 1:24K scale TOPO mapping, pre-loaded BirdsEye, public/private land ownership boundaries and data, food/fuel locations and more. Astro 430 also provides important Hunt Metrics like distance traveled, time afield and an automatic accounting of how many times a dog has treed or pointed game.
With all these features combined, Garmin Astro 430 is capable of providing valuable statistics in evaluating a dog’s performance, thereby increasing the adoption rate of Garmin’s dog tracking products.
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