LinuxDevices has uncovered an impressive fact about Garmin’s Nuvi (8xx and 5xxx series) GPS devices:

They’re running Linux.

A quick look at the Nuvi 8xx source code indicates that the devices run a 2.6.17.7 Linux kernel on a Marvell “Monahans” processor, likely either the Marvell

… Source:The Open Road

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