Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., announced Jan. 10 that it would immediately begin to make its line of GPS and mobile electronics devices compatible with Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger. This makes Garmin the first major GPS designer and manufacturer to announce direct support for Mac OS X.

In separate news, Garmin announced that rental car company Enterprise Rent-A-Car would begin offering a customized version of Garmin’s Streetpilot c340 automotive navigator to its customers at selected airport rental locations.

Garmin’s portable automotive navigation units will be rolled out in January at 45 Enterprise airport locations across the United States. By the end of March, Garmin’s StreetPilot navigators will be available at Enterprise’s top 100 airport locations. Enterprise plans to offer the units for $7.95 per day.