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I’m sure many of you own a GPS, because they have rapidly become very popular.  Now, whether you own a Garmin GPS or not, I’m not sure, but if you do, you’ll be pleased to know that they announced a new map service at CES. 

The announcement in a nutshell is that Garmin made it so that if you paid one payment, you will receive map updates for life.  Dubbed the nüMaps Lifetime Program, you will get new POI’s, streets, and addresses, whenever they are made available which is every quarter.  After you make the initial payment, which I’ll cover in more detail in a moment, you will receive e-mail updates when a new map is available to download.  All maps are provided by NAVTEQ. 

Dan Bartel, Garmin’s VP of Worldwide Sales, had this to say about their nuMaps Lifetime service:

“Having the most current and up-to-date maps help our customers get the most out of their satellite navigation device. With nüMaps Lifetime, access to the latest maps is just a few mouse clicks away. For just one single fee, our customers can be certain they’re traveling with the most current maps.”

Now, the nuMaps Lifetime program is available in three different versions based on where you live:

nüMaps Lifetime is available in three different versions:

  * City Navigator® North America NT ($119.99)
  * City Navigator Europe NT ($139.99)
  * City Navigator Transatlantic ($149.99)

Lastly, as long as your GPS works, you will always receive the map updates, unfortunately, if you sell your GPS, or it breaks, you lose your service.  To get this service, you need a USB cable and a high-speed Internet connection, which I’m sure many of you already have.  The service will be made available on January 21 of this year and if you want to learn more about this or check it out, be sure to hit up their CES booth.

Read [Garmin]
Read [Businesswire]