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The nuvi 1200 (3.5″ touchscreen) and 1300 series (4.3″ touchscreen) feature a new, thinner design (approximately 25% thinner than previous nuvis), and offer advanced features like text-to-speech, free lifetime traffic and lane assist at an affordable price. All the 1200 and 1300 models also feature a new “Enhanced Pedestrian Mode”, and something called “Public Transit Mode”.
The new nuvi 1200 and 1300 series are the first nuvi devices to offer enhanced pedestrian navigation capabilities. Enabled through Garmin’s new CityXplorer, an optional download that provides location and destination information for select tourist destinations in North America and Europe, CityXplorer varies in cost ($9.99 - $14.99 depending on the city) and provides bus, train and/or metro train routing options and times, as well as distances associated with them.
Garmin continues to expand it’s popular nüvi product line, adding four new 7×5 series models to choose from. The 755T, 765T, 775T, and 785T all include text-to-speech, a 4.3-inch widescreen display, preloaded maps of the US and Canada, 3-D buildings view, 3-D lane guidance, photo navigation, faster screen redraws, advanced route planning, and Garmin Locate.
The nüvi 755T which priced at $499.99 is a major upgrade from the older 750, and introduces free lifetime traffic, 3-D lane assist, 3-D building view, faster screen redraws, route planning, and host of other new enhancements. Take a look at GPS magazine review this device for us.
The nüvi 885T is the real flagship here, offering speech recognition, lane assist junction view and MSN Direct traffic info and other cloud-based services. The unit centers on a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 touchscreen, and offers up Bluetooth for hands-free calling and an FM transmitter. Priced at $800 and $700 for MSN and Bluetoothless version.
The zūmo 660 is built for motorcycle types, with a 4.3-inch glove and sunlight-friendly touchscreen display. Bluetooth are available for your helmet headset, and more of that lane assist goodness, but the $800 price tag might quell your enthusiasm.
It’s no secret that Garmin makes some of the best GPS units around. But with 27 different nüvi models to choose from, figuring out which one is right for you can be difficult. Want text-to-speech but don’t care about Bluetooth? Want a wide screen but not text-to-speech? Traffic? Lane Guidance? Choice, choices, choices!
Don’t worry, GPS Magazine already made a decision tree (diagram) to helps you choose the right nüvi. Two thumbs from me to the author.
Garmin’s nüvi 265WT improves the nüvi 200-series by adding free lifetime traffic, Bluetooth for hands-free calling, GPS HotFix for faster position acquisition, terrain maps, and an improved map screen.
The nüvi 265WT’s 4.3-inch WQVGA (480 x 272 Pixels) is framed by a thin black case. A microphone is located to the right of the display. Except for the on/off slider on the top of the device, there are no physical controls on the nüvi 265WT. All controls are performed via the touchscreen interface.
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Nuvi 510 contains regional maps, one for Benelux, one for Italy and Greece, and another for Spain and Portugal. Its equivalent here would be the Nuvi 500 which costs $500 in States. Expect to pay about 300 € in Europe. Currently made only for European market.
Nuvi 510 has a 3.5″ touch screen, and a battery that can last upto 8 hours (manufacture said). It accepts microSD cards, can store 1000 locations, and is FM traffic compatible. Sadly, no bluetooth, mp3 or text-to-speech.
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The nüvi 785T introduces 3-D lane assist, 3-D building view, faster screen redraws, route planning, and host of other new enhancements to Garmin’s already top-notch nüvi product line. A few grievances aside, the new 7×5T series is a major update from previous nüvi models, and ups the ante in GPS navigation.
Garmin continues to expand it’s popular nüvi product line, adding four new 7×5 series models to choose from. The 755T, 765T, 775T, and 785T all include text-to-speech, preloaded maps of the US and Canada, 3-D buildings, 3-D lane guidance, photo navigation, faster screen redraws, route planning, and Garmin Locate.
