GARMIN GPS

The company’s first product was a GPS receiver called the GPS 100, a dash-mounted receiver aimed at the marine market, and sold for $2,500 US dollars. It debuted at the 1990 International Marine Technology Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. The product was an instant hit and generated a backlog of orders for 5,000 units.
Soon after, in January 1991 Kao set off for Taiwan to set up manufacturing facilities in Taipei.
Another early product, a handheld GPS receiver, proved popular with military personnel serving in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during the 1991 Gulf War.
In the early 2000s, Garmin launched a series of personal GPS devices aimed at recreational runners called the Forerunner.
In 2003 Garmin launched the iQue line of integrated PDA-GPS receivers. On Oct 31, 2005 the iQue M4 became the first PDA that does not require a PC to preload the maps. It came with built-in maps of North America.

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