Sunday, May 6, 2012

Garmin nüvi 1450T 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

Garmin nüvi 1450T 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Review



Garmin nüvi 1450T 5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator Feature

  • Bright 5" diagonal color display
  • Sleek, ultra-thin design
  • Lane assist with junction view
  • "Where am I?" feature
  • Multiple point routing with route planner
The ultra-thin nüvi 1450T has a large 5-inch screen and offers multiple-point routing, spoken street names, lane assist with junction view to guide you through busy highway interchanges, pedestrian routing options, and ecoRoute to find the most fuel-efficient route. Plus, it comes an included Traffic Receiver


Junction view guides you to the correct lane for your upcoming turn or exit


Announces the names of exits and streets so you can keep your eyes on the road


5-inch widescreen display with vibrant color

See Even More
It's easy to see where you're going on nüvi 1450's 5-inch touchscreen display. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. With its big, bold display, you won't miss a thing.

Know the Lane before It’s Too Late
No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.

Plan Ahead
nüvi 1450 includes advanced navigation features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 1450's large screen. In addition, nüvi 1450 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. A trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you've been on the map.

Get Turn-by-Turn Directions
The intuitive interface greets you with two simple questions: "Where To?" and "View Map." Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator NT street maps, nearly 6 million points of interest (POIs), 2-D or 3-D maps and the speed limit for most major roads. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. With the 1450's enhanced user interface, you can slide your finger to conveniently scroll between screens. You can also upload custom points of interest (POIs). And with HotFix satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

NAVTEQ Traffic Receiver Included
The included traffic receiver provides North America traffic information to your 1450T. Using this data, your device alerts you to local traffic tie-ups and displays current traffic levels. The receiver also acts as an in-vehicle power charger. Traffic provided by NAVTEQ Traffic. Watch informational video

  • Comprehensive, reliable nationwide coverage
  • Accurate traffic flow speeds
  • Unplanned incidents such as accidents and stalled vehicles
  • Planned incidents such as road construction and closures
  • Information about special and sports events and holidays that may affect traffic

Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 1450 saves you gas and money with ecoRoute — a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. The 1450 includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and navigate to them. Take advantage of the nüvi 1450’s traffic compatibility and navigate away from traffic. The nüvi 1450 is compatible with both the GTM 25, FM traffic receiver with lifetime subscription and the GDB 55, MSN Direct receiver (device receiver purchase required for either option). With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. The 1450 features Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom voices and vehicles.

What’s in the Box
nüvi 1450, preloaded City Navigator NT for North America, FM traffic receiver/vehicle power cable, vehicle suction cup mount, USB cable, dashboard disc, and quick start manual.

The ultra-thin nüvi 1450T has a large 5-inch screen and offers multiple-point routing, spoken street names, lane assist with junction view to guide you through busy highway interchanges, pedestrian routing options, and ecoRoute to find the most fuel-efficient route. Plus, it comes an included Traffic Receiver.


Thursday, May 3, 2012

Garmin nüvi 3590LMT 5-Inch Portable Bluetooth GPS Navigator with Lifetime Map and Traffic Updates

Garmin nüvi 3590LMT 5-Inch Portable Bluetooth GPS Navigator with Lifetime Map and Traffic Updates Review



Garmin nüvi 3590LMT 5-Inch Portable Bluetooth GPS Navigator with Lifetime Map and Traffic Updates Feature

  • Dual-orientation 5.0" color touchscreen
  • Subscription-Free Garmin 3D Digital Traffic2 updates as often as every 30 seconds3
  • Multi-touch glass display with pinch to zoom
  • Hands-free calling compatible
  • Safe texting capable, reads text messages to you
Our thinnest 5” touchscreen navigator with free Lifetime Map updates1 represents the next generation in personal navigation with our most advanced mapping and navigation features available.  Equipped with new Garmin Guidance 3.0 to deliver the fastest route and exclusive Garmin photoReal junction view2 to ensure you navigate with ease. Includes enhanced exit services and along route search capabilities. It also offers 3-D landmarks and terrain to help you better know your surroundings.  Automatic dual-orientation screen is perfect when walking or driving. 

Garmin Digital 3D traffic

Subscription-free, extensive, traffic service that combines trafficTrends, current traffic and predictive traffic to provide re-route options, identify impending traffic backups, and incidents. Digital 3D traffic, when delivered over the rapid HD Radio System, updates traffic as often as 30 seconds

 

Lane assist with Garmin photoReal junction view- guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit and displays digitized, high quality photos (more than 58 thousand images) of the actual upcoming junction in incredible detail and even down to trees and pylons!

Garmin Guidance 3.0– the most advanced Garmin navigation engine, includes all the features of Guidance 2.0 plus myTrends and the world’s best traffic avoidance system to make everyday driving easier.

  • Faster routing and map displays
  •  Faster, more intuitive destination searches (POIs)
  •  ~Now improved~ Voice-activated navigation – speak complete addresses, points of interest and more to your nüvi keeping your eyes on the road
  • Exit services – know what you’ll find when you exit the highway
  •  See and select businesses on the map (no need to page through menus)
  • Garmin Locate automatically marks your position when you remove it from the windshield mount, so you can find your way back to your vehicle
  • Automatic volume control – automatically adjusts volume for spoken directions and hands-free calling
  • Speed limit indicator – unit displays speed limits for most major roads
  • myTrends anticipates your destination based on your driving habits
  • Safe Text reader – receive and hear text messages without taking your eyes off the road
Innovative design– take advantage of nüvi’s market leading design boasting a 5”, high-resolution, smooth glass display
  • Dual-orientation display automatically transitions from portrait to landscape
  • Multi-touch display allows users to quickly make map screen adjustments such as zoom-in and zoom-out, change from 2-D to 3-D and rotate the map 360 degrees
  • Screen lock – simply tap the power button, slide nüvi into your pocket and go
  • Customizable wallpaper

All the features you already love and more

  • Access over 8 million points of interest and see branded icons on the map as you navigate
  • Bluetooth® wireless technology – enables hands-free calling and Smartphone Link with a compatible phone
  • Voice prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination  – “Turn right on Main Street”
  • 3-D terrain – navigate while viewing map contours, available at new low zoom levels
  • 3-D buildings and landmarks – see 3-D buildings and landmarks on the map as you drive for enhanced situational awareness
  • Route planner – plan and save routes with multiple via points, automatically sort your destinations for the most efficient route
  • “Where Am I?” feature – find the closest hospitals, police stations, gas stations, nearest address, intersection and coordinates
  • Auto time zone – nüvi will automatically adjust your time zone while navigating
  • microSD™ card slot for optional plug-in mapping and map updates
  • Unit dimensions: 5.4”W x 3.4”H x 0.5”D; Weight: 7.2 ounces
  • Quick release powered suction cup mount with speaker – easily adjust or remove nüvi and hear directions through a high-quality secondary speaker
  • Includes preloaded street maps for the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, and Jamaica.
  • ~NEW~ Garmin Live Services via Smartphone Link– Do you have an Android Smartphone? Download Smartphone Link app from the Android market to integrate live connected services to your nüvi 3590LMT.It creates a seamless navigation experience between your nüvi and your Smartphone, enabling them to share information via Bluetooth®. Garmin Live Services provide the most up-to-date, “live” information to your Garmin GPS. Some services are included free when you connect to Smartphone Link. Others are available through subscriptions that offer premium content and enhanced features.

Free services

  • Allows your nüvi and Smartphone to share saved and recently found locations
  • Weather
  • myGarmin messaging
  • Smartphone Link can help you walk from your parking spot to your destination and back again

What's in the Box:

  • nüvi 3590LM (the "T" in "LMT" model name refers to the traffic cable included in the package)
  • Preloaded City Navigator® NT North America (U.S., Canada and Mexico)
  • Lifetime maps¹ and traffic² (indicated by “LMT” after model number on the box)
  • Digital 3D traffic receiver with vehicle power cable
  • Quick release powered mount³
  • USB cable
  • Quick start manual

1Free Lifetime Map Updates entitle you to receive up to four (4) map data updates per year, when and as such updates are made available on the Garmin website, for this specific Garmin product only until this product’s useful life expires or Garmin no longer receives map data from its third party supplier, whichever is shorter. The updates you receive will be updates to the same geographic map data originally included with your Garmin product when originally purchased. Garmin may terminate your Lifetime Map Updates at any time if you violate any of the terms of the End User License Agreement accompanying your nüvi product.

2Not available for all interchanges/intersections in all areas.