Garmin gets into business of fitness and wearable devices

SAN JOSE, California - Garmin. Remember them?

Chances are that if you had a dashboard GPS mapping unit in your car a few years ago, it had the Garmin name on it. The company has not disappeared - it still makes GPS technology devices for everything from cars and boats, to planes and your wrist.

Yes, that is right. Garmin does make fitness devices and wearables. But with all the noise made by the likes of Apple, with its Apple Watch, and Fitbit, with everything that it puts out, one could be forgiven for not putting Garmin into the smartwatch conversation.