SOUTHAMPTON, England, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --     Global leader in personal satellite navigation (PND) Garmin is proud to
be the headline sponsor of the 2008 Garmin T3 Gadget Awards.

The awards, which celebrate the hottest gadgets and coolest technologies,
have been open for public voting via the T3 website. With many winners chosen
through a reader vote, these awards separate the year's highlights from the
hype.

The winners of the technology 'Oscars' will be crowned on the 9th October
at London's Intercontinental, Park Lane amidst the backdrop of gadgets,
celebrities, T3 cover girls and the Great British media.

Anthony Chmarny, Head of Public Relations at Garmin said: "Garmin has
linked up with T3 to honour top gadgets and people in the industry. The 2008
awards will look at some of the best gadgets on the market, and the fact the
award winners are chosen by the public make them even more prestigious."

Garmin's association with T3 continues a fantastic year for the sat-nav
giant including associations with Middlesbrough Football Club, Garmin
Chipotle Cycling team, the Garmin Hamble Winter Series yacht races and Cancer
Research Run 10K.

The Garmin brand is bigger than ever been before, forging new paths into
consumer electronics with its links to sport, health and fitness and
technology all helping to make it world number one in the field of personal
navigation devices.

Chmarny continued: "The T3 awards are well respected both by the British
public and the technology industry alike and with 15 categories in this
year's awards there is a great opportunity for advances in technology and
design to be recognised."

Nial Ferguson, Publisher of T3 magazine, said: "It's great to be working
with Garmin. Their brand has been at the forefront of innovation, imagination
and dedication to their customers, and these are the qualities we will be
rewarding at the 2nd Annual Garmin T3 Gadget Awards."

The 2008 Garmin T3 Gadget Awards comprise of 15 categories which
encourage the celebration of the best of technical innovation, design and
pure unadulterated fun. Categories for voting include:

- Innovation of the year

- Gadget of the year

- Best new media innovation

- Toy of the year

- Gadget you can't live without

- Retailer of the year

Last year's awards received widespread acclaim, with software supremo
Apple scooping six prizes. This year the technology crown is well and truly
up for grabs, with offerings from Sony and Nintendo providing some strong
competition - both Apple and Sony will go head to head in 7 award categories,
meaning that this year, the awards look to be more exciting than ever.

To vote for your favourite gadget and to have your say on this year's
gadget must-haves, visit http://awards.t3.com. For more information on Garmin
and its range of PNDs, sat-navs and guides visit www.garmin.co.uk.

About Garmin

The global leader in satellite navigation, Garmin Ltd. and its
subsidiaries have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation,
communication and information devices and applications since 1989 - most of
which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin's products serve automotive,
mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications.
Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal
subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.
For more information visit Garmin's media centre at
www.garmin.co.uk/mediacentre. Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin Ltd.
or its subsidiaries. All other brands, product names, company names,
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About the Garmin T3 Gadget Awards

The 2008 Garmin T3 Gadget Awards are organised by the special-interest
media group Future - who publish magazines, websites and organise live events
from its offices in the UK, US and Australia.

GARMIN CONTACT:

    Lori Rosset

    Garmin Europe Ltd.
    Phone - +442380524056
    E-Mail - lori.rosset@garmin.com