Fortunately, Garmin has made it easy to interface with the nüvi 350's 700 megabytes of onboard memory, thanks to "plug-and-play" USB mass storage support. Just plug the device into your computer's USB port and you've got instantaneous access to all the audio books, music, photos, supplemental maps and other data on the nüvi 350's internal and SD card memory.
As mentioned, the nüvi 350 comes packed with mapping data for North America, but you can can also load up your custom points of interest. Set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, and more using Garmin's free POI (points of interest) loader program (available from garmin.com).
In addition to the included travel tools, additional software add-ons are available, such as the Garmin Language Guide, with data provided by Oxford University Press. This software suite contains a multilingual word bank, phrase bank, and five bilingual dictionaries. The multilingual word bank and phrase bank supports nine languages and dialects, including American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish. Now you can look up and translate more than 17,000 words or 20,000 phrases per language -- right in the palm of your hand. Through the unit's text-to-speech interface, users can get a spoken pronunciation of each entry in the word bank, along with gender and part of speech information.
Another useful add-on software package, the Garmin Travel Guide, is loaded with information provided by Marco Polo. These guides put in-depth travel information such as reviews and recommendations for restaurants, tourist attractions, and more at your fingertips. The software allows you to navigate to an address or search points of interest-- places like hotels, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions. The nüvi 350 automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way. The unit also audibly announces the name of upcoming streets-- letting you keep your eyes on the road while navigating through busy traffic and tricky roadways. And if you stray off course, the nüvi 350 automatically calculates the quickest way to get back on track.
The nüvi 200 comes preloaded with maps for U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and features an easy-to-use touchscreen and ultra-slim design. |
Configurable vehicle icons let you select car-shaped graphics. |
nüvi 200 accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger. |
Smart, Powerful Design
The nüvi 200 is built with a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data. All this is wrapped up in a package that measures 3.8 x 2.8 x .8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs just 5.2 ounces. The nüvi 200's 3.5-inch (diagonal) display is touchscreen-enabled, making it a cinch to control the device with your fingertips. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to five hours of battery life depending on use.
Navigate with Ease
nüvi 200 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 200 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.
Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 200 features many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards for our line of Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs.
Note: Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
What's in the Box
nüvi 200, preloaded City Navigator NT for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail), vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and set up and go guide.
Customer Reviews:
Would recommend.......2008-01-02
Great product !!!! If these gagets scare you don't be afraid of this one. The Nuvi 200 is very easy to operate and understand.
Garmin Nuvi Review.......2008-01-02
Recently re-located to another state, this handy device has saved us time having to print out mapquest directions to get around. It's many features has made our move to a new area a breeze and we have found many great restaurants and points of interest! Thank You Garmin.
Great Choice for a First GPS.......2008-01-02
My work requires extensive travel in the Western USA. I have had 2 other Garmin GPS units (an old StreetPilot and a Nuvi 350). I prefer the Nuvi 200 overall. It is simple but has the features you need in a GPS. While it doesn't have an MP3 player, etc., that isn't what I bought a GPS for anyway. Also does not say the street name but has voice directions. Also, battery seems to last longer than the 350. It also seems to calculate as fast as the 350. Like all Nuvi it is small and easy to take onto an airplane. My opinion is this is a great value, thus the 5 stars.
Favorite New Toy!.......2008-01-02
I just love my Garmin. I only used it a few times to places I knew because I just got it! IT is so neat. It tells you exactly where to go, and if you take a different route, it recaculates for you. It lets you know your est. arrival times, speed, roads that are approaching. I like the fact that it tells you what's ahead because where I live a lot of our roads don't even have street signs, and it tells you the road and where it is. It is My Favorite New toy. I can't wait to travel with it. With my Garmin, the possibilities are endless! I can go whereever I want!
It works!.......2008-01-01
This GPS works easily and reliably. You punch in the address where you're going -- an easy step. Then it instructs you how to get there. Watching its little map scroll by is fun.
If you miss a turn, or don't like the looks of a particular road it tells you to take, it re-calculates and helps you continue along.
In all, it does just as you'd want it to.
Product Description
Sophisticated, simple navigation at a remarkable price! The most intuitive graphical touch-screen interface, thin stylish industrial design and hundreds of thousands of preprogrammed points of interest add pleasure to worry-free driving and navigation. Rechargeable battery - Navigate while driving without plugging the cigarette lighter adapter in SmartDetour - Customize the settings to automatically route you around sudden slow freeway traffic Auto Re-route - Never miss a turn and quickly get back on track whenever you take a detour Auto night view - Adjusts color and contrast for easy night viewing QuickSpell - Easily enter addresses with unique auto-complete feature that even corrects spelling Complete mobility - Transfer to any vehicle with no installation 750 thousand points of interest (POI) - Easily find gas stations, restaurants, ATMs, airports, parks and more with smart location search by name, category and region Interactive POI icons - Touch an onscreen icon for a nearby destination; see phone number and get an instant route Customizable route method - Shortest time, shortest distance, least use or most use of freeways, avoid toll roads Route exclusion - Select streets and freeways to avoid so you can get there on the streets, roads and highways that you prefer 4 helpful views - Map View, 3D map, TrueView 3D split screen and Maneuver List Address Book - Create and store personal points of interest for easy reoccurring trips Instant locate - One touch shows your location; quickly advise roadside assistance or emergency services Optional AC adaptor Unit Size 4.29 (l) x 1.14 (w) x 3.48 (h); Weight 6.5 oz
Amazon.com Product Description
The Magellan Maestro 3100 Portable Auto GPS System delivers the best navigation experience at an entry-level price point. Pocket-sized, powerful, and re-engineered for easy use, its fresh graphics, intuitive interface, and friendly voice will guide you turn-by-turn as you enjoy the drive. If you don't like reading directions, you'll love the Magellan Maestro 3100. It's simple to use and ready to guide you to virtually any destination in the 48 continental United States. Just turn it on and go. Its thin, sophisticated design and attractive, intuitive touch-screen graphics make driving a pleasure. Enter an address or select from 750,000 preprogrammed points of interest (POIs) with just a few screen touches. SiRFstarIII⢠gives you the fastest GPS position accuracy in the industry.
Additional Product Features
- Turn-by-turn voice and visual guidance: Enter an address or POI and get there quickly and safely
- Graphical interactive maps: Built-in maps and destinations for the continental U.S. mean you'll always know where you are and where you're going
- Rechargeable battery: Navigate when you don't have access to power
- SmartDetourâ¢: Automatically prompts you to route around suddenly slow freeway traffic
- Auto night view: Adjusts color and contrast for easy night viewing
- 750,000 points of interest (POIs): Optimized database to easily find gas stations, restaurants, ATMs, and more, with smart location search by name, category, and region
- TrueView®: Pop-up visual of upcoming turn
- Map View: 3D bird's-eye and standard map views
- Reception: Integrated antenna for clear GPS signal
What's in the Box
Magellan Maestro 3100 Portable Auto GPS System, flexible windshield mount, dash mounting adhesive disk, cigarette lighter power adapter (12-24 watts), quick reference guide, reference manual CD, and USB cable.
Customer Reviews:
Gift.......2007-12-31
I purchased this item as a Christmas gift for my husband. We recently moved to a new state and my husband was getting a little turned around. He loves the Magellan Maestro. He told me that it was easy to install and easy to use. He also told me that he would never be lost again.
Road trip down Route 66.......2007-12-31
My daughter received this for Christmas. She moved from Chicago to Las Vegas. This product guided us all the way. Was a blesing, great thing to have when moving to another area.
Exceeds expectations.......2007-12-30
First of all, map and firmware updates ARE available via the Magellan website - other reviewers have gotten this wrong. The 3100 is ready to go right out of the box, has a sensitive receiver, and ALL of its menus and features are intuitive. The display and maps are simple, yet clear, easy to work with quickly, and purposeful. There is no mess and using the unit doesn't require much toil and handling. Reroutes are fast, and instructions and tones are kept to a peaceful minimum.
One negative is that the unit comes with a car charger only, and does not charge via the USB port.
Great for the price.......2007-12-30
My wife caught this for a very good price. Even at the price tage of 150 bucks you can't go wrong. Download the update as soon as you get it and your set. I saw some people say it was short on the POI's and the update takes forever. It took less than an hour to get it from computer to gps. The added POI's and added items are fantastic. I don't think there is a better bang for the buck than this lil gem.
Just the basics.......2007-12-30
This is my first GPS. It seems to be OK so far, but I need to do the estimated 11 hour update. There are many POI that are not showing (ie gas stations and resturants). The price was great, but I hope I didn't sacrafice information just to save some money.
Average customer rating:
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- Nuvi 360 is GREAT
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Product Features:
- Bluetooth wireless technology, built-in microphone, and speaker for hands-free calls with compatible phones
- MP3 player with pre-loaded sample songs and audio books, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, and currency converters
- 2D or 3D views; pre-loaded with most recent Navteq-driven maps for United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Canada
- Turn-by-turn directions with actual street names; real-time traffic and weather info
- Super-bright 2.8 x 2.1-inch sunlight-readable color screen
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Garmin nüvi 360 GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant is a GPS navigator, personal translator, multi-media entertainer and tour guide all wrapped into one. In addition to all the advanced features of the Garmin nüvi 350 -- including automatic routing, turn-by-turn voice directions, an MP3 player and audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, and much more -- this pocket-sized personal travel assistant comes with hands-free Bluetooth wireless technology, making it the hands-down go-anywhere travel companion.
The nüvi 360 comes with hands-free bluetooth wireles technology. See side view.
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Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer. |
The device sports a handy MP3 player, letting you play songs stored on SD memory cards. |
Make Hands-Free Calls
The nüvi 360 integrates wireless technology with a microphone and speaker that lets you make hands-free mobile phone calls using your compatible Bluetooth-enabled phone. Simply dial numbers with the nüvi's touch screen keypad to place a call, and to answer calls, just tap the screen and speak directly into its built-in microphone.
In addition, you can easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone's call history log. Don't know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from nüvi's database of more than six million points of interest -- including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions.
Navigation and Entertainment with Ease
For starters, the nüvi 360 includes a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver that offers exceptional performance and reception. The unit's flip-up antenna includes an MCX-type connector for optional external GPS antenna connection. Preloaded software features maps of Europe or North America, and it includes automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective, turn-by-turn voice directions that speak street names, and a fingertip touch screen interface -- making navigation as easy as it gets.
But navigation is just the beginning. Like the nüvi 350, the nüvi 360 also includes many entertainment and travel tools including an MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, and currency converters.
The nüvi 360 features a bright, 2.8 x 2.1-inch TFT display with white backlight for easy readability. At 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87-inches (WxHxD) and just 5.1 ounces, the unit is small enough to be placed on the dashboard with the included suction mount, or into your pocket for easy transportability. The unit also features Garmin Lock -- an advanced anti-theft feature that disables the unit from performing any functions until you type in a specific four-digit PIN or take the unit to a predetermined location. A built-in lithium ion battery will give you up to eight hours of power, and an included 12/24 volt adapter cable will let you run the navigator off your vehicle's power. An AC battery charger is also included.
A built-in Travel Kit that includes sample MP3s and audio books will get you started with entertainment, and with the unit's SD memory card expansion slot you can add optional software, such as language and travel guides. A USB port is also included for loading and updating data.
What's in the Box
Gamin nüvi 360, Preloaded City Navigator NT North America or Europe (full coverage), vehicle suction cup mount, AC charger, 12/24 volt adapter cable, dashboard disk, USB interface cable, carrying case, owner's manual, and quick reference guide.
Customer Reviews:
Garmin nuvi 360.......2008-01-02
We really like the Garmin nuvi 360. It's a great tool and takes the stress and hassle out of finding routes around delays or just finding your way to a new place.
Garmin 360 nuvi.......2008-01-02
Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
this product is awesome
love the voice prompts
having some issues with the bluetooth, but other than that no complaints
very intelligent in guessing where you want to go
the function to select nearby businesses is great, very thorough
Almost perfect.......2008-01-02
The Nuvi 360 is as close to perfect as any product I have ever bought. It has guided me to my destination without fail many times since I acquired it. Sometimes, it takes me on an unexpected route to a known destination that proves to be quicker -- go figure!! My only beef is the alphabetic keyboard -- I would greatly appreciate the option of selecting a QWERTY keyboard.
Nuvi 360 is GREAT.......2008-01-01
I purchased this item for my husband for Christmas. I did about 10 hours of research on the different brands and definitely chose the right one. My husband said this is the best present he ever received. We took it on the plane with us and it was really cool to see our speed, altitude, and where we were while flying. Amazon (TigerDirect) also had the best price to be found.
Garmin nuvi 360.......2008-01-01
Better than expected. Opened the box and was all ready to go. Very easy to navigate. I am usually challenged by todays electronics but this was not the case with the Garmin. I can't imagine myself ever getting lost again. I love the bluetooth phone hook up too. Works very well. I also saved between $50 and $80 by using Amazon. Very happy about that.
Amazon.com Product Description
Wider screen lets you see more of what's around.
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nüvi 200W accepts custom points of interest (POIs). View larger. |
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The widescreen version of Garmin's nüvi 200 offers a large, easy-to-read screen (4.3 inches diagonally to the nüvi 200s 3.5 inches) at an attractive price point. Like its smaller sibling, the 200W comes with preloaded maps for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. If you want maps for all of North America, check out the nüvi 250W. If you want maps for Europe, you'll need to go with the smaller nüvi 270, or you can purchase a set of European maps on SD Card or CD-Rom. While it doesn't have some of the more sophisticated features of higher-end nüvis, it does, like all nüvi 200-series members, offer a rock-solid navigation experience with an easy-to-use colorful touchscreen, 6 million points of interest (POI)s, and an ultra-slim design.
See More of What's Around
The widescreen format gives you 70% more actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen. Primarily this translates into a better view of the area through which you are driving. This is especially useful in showing you what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations, etc. are nearby, or in letting you know whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the device itself is larger, meaning controls on the screen are more widely spaced and somewhat easier to push.
Smart, Powerful Design
The nüvi 200W is built with a high-sensitivity WAAS-enabled GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data. All this is wrapped up in a package that measures 4.8 x 2.9 x 0.8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs just 6.6 ounces. The nüvi 200's 4.3-inch (diagonal) display is touchscreen-enabled, making it a cinch to control the device with your fingertips. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to five hours of battery life depending on use.
Navigate with Ease
nüvi 200W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 200W accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.
Garmin's interface is a key to their success and one of the things that makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip.
Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 200W features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards for our line of Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize nüvi for your travel needs.
Note: Like most USB Mass Storage Devices, the nüvi is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
What's in the Box
nüvi 200W, preloaded City Navigator NT for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada detail), vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and set up and go guide.
Customer Reviews:
Very Pleased with Holiday purchase.......2008-01-02
I purchased this GPS as a holiday gift for my husband. We spent lots of time researching different units and decided on this one. The purchase price was less expensive then any where else we looked. The shipping took no time and my husband has used it every day since it's arrival.
Garmin Nuvi 200w.......2008-01-02
This was a Christmas gift, so it has not been used a lot. Each time we have used it, we found it to be easy to operate and right on target, as to arrival time, etc. We really like it. Don't know what took us so long to get one.
Garmin 200W GPS.......2008-01-02
This is a great GPS for the price ($220).
Pros: widescreen - the bigger the screen the better
turn by turn voice (but no street names)
Garmin - emerging as the leader in GPS units
Cons: no cover included
no AC charger included (must charge off of car input)
no street name annunciation
Bottom line - the best unit for your $$ from an industry leader
Garmin nuvi 200W is really cool!!!!.......2008-01-02
Garmin nuvi 200W is really cool!!!!
I did all my online research and red all the positive reviews of this machine.
The features and value cannot be touched by TomTom or Magellan at the same price range.
I love it, go buy it :)
Trouble Aquiring Satellites.......2008-01-02
I picked this up as a second basic GPS at Dillards of all places for $150 today.
It is very slow at acquiring satellites. Takes a long time. My other unit that I own which is a TomTom acquires them immediately, even when inside buildings.
It is very basic unit. No frills at all.
Many of the POI's are incorrect and many missing. The POI database is very frustrating to use because of the inaccuracies and there is no way to make edits or updates to the existing POI's on the unit like I can do on my TomTom. You can also not create custom POI's on the fly on this unit like my TomTom allows. No MapShare feature like TomTom has, so you are stuck with inaccuracies in the map and POI's until Garmin releases a new map in a year or two and then you have to pay $69 to buy it.
Map detail is quite basic on this unit. My TomTom shows much greater detail with color shading of terrain and building footprints in many areas. This unit also only includes the continental USA, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. If you want full coverage including Canada and Alaska, you should buy the Garmin nuvi 250W for just a few bucks more. Routing is slow and you must have patience. I have no idea what speed and type of processor this thing has and the Garmin Website specifications tell you nothing about the real specs like this including how much memory it has. It must be a pretty slow processor based on the performance. Map drawing is slow too.
The form factor is pretty nice. Fairly slim and trim. The unit is kinda of slippery and it would be easy to drop. Garmin gives you no case, that is $20 more ! You better buy one before your new toy goes sliding across the concrete sometime and really gets messed up. The SD card slot is handy to put some photos of the rugrats on or for those extra maps you might buy that are not included.
If you want a basic GPS and you have to have Garmin I would recommend spending the few extra bucks and going for the Garmin Nuvi 250W with better map coverage.
I think I will play with this a couple of weeks and return it ( I have 30 days ) as I can tell right away even at the low price I paid it disappoints me since I have gotten spoiled by my TomTom.
Not recommended.
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