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Nov 5, 2008 garmin, gps navigation 5 Comments


Garmin today announced that it is offering two new navigation devices to add to the line of BMW Portable Navigation Systems. These Garmin devices are known as the Portable Navigation System Plus and Portable Navigation System Pro, and are already available at BMW dealerships in North America, Europe and other regions of the world.

The new GPS navigation systems which are just really nuvi 880 and nuvi 760, can be fitted with specially-engineered mounts into the BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series and BMW X3 models. The nice thing is of course the hidden wiring and no suction cup to provide a neat, highly integrated experience.

Also the models can work with your BMW’s sound system which will momentarily mute all entertainment audio so that the driver can clearly hear the navigation commands.

Portable Navigation System Pro also has voice recognition (nuvi 880) and comes preloaded with maps of most European countries or North America.

If purchased in North America, Portable Navigation System Plus will include Garmin’s FM traffic receiver with FM real-time traffic. The North American version of the Portable Navigation System Pro will offer MSN Direct’s real-time traffic reports, gas prices, weather, etc…

In the box you’ll find:

  • Preloaded Worldwide basemap and BMW dealer database
  • GTM 12 TMC traffic receiver (traffic version only)
  • BMW custom mount and cover

new tacky Garmin nuvi’s

Sep 10, 2008 garmin, gps navigation 5 Comments


Garmin is trying to get some attention from the opposite sex by covering a few of their nuvi’s with fake diamonds and glitter. Called ‘light rose’ and ‘black diamond’ these two new tacky nuvi’s are offered on nuvi 250 and nuvi 760.

It’s not all that bad though. They also showcased a few different colors which you wouldn’t be ashamed to purchase. These are the new Blue, White, and Red Editions… Read More …

new mount for nuvi 760 for European Fords

Jul 15, 2008 garmin, gps navigation 3 Comments


Garmin just announced a new mounting solution for nuvi 760 for various Ford vehicles in Europe which include Focus, C-Max, Kuga, Fiesta, and Transit.

The new mount makes your nuvi 760 more ‘plug-n-play’ and no longer obstructs your field of vision since it now resides on your left hand side. There’s also a premium version of this mount which includes a traffic receiver to help you avoid traffic congestion.

What’s really cool of course you no longer need to have a charger cable running through your console since it uses power from the vehicle.

Mercedes Benz calls nuvi760 StreetPilot III and custom mounts it

May 29, 2008 garmin, gps navigation 3 Comments


Garmin today announced Mercedes-Benz Accessories will continue its relationship with Garmin by selecting the nüvi 760 as their latest portable after market navigation solution. The nüvi 760 named the ‘StreetPilot III’ by Mercedes-Benz, is customized with a specially designed mount for the new generation A-Class, B-Class and C-Class cars will be available at dealers across Europe May 2008 for about 550 Euros.

The Mercedes-Benz StreetPilot III (nüvi 760) has been designed with a special dashboard mount integrated into the vehicles electronics allowing for easy access to the touch screen controls and a clear view of the maps and navigational instructions. The design of the in-car mount wires it directly into the car’s electronics meaning there are no visible power cables.

The StreetPilot III (nüvi 760) has a large 4.3″ widescreen, includes traffic avoidance, safety camera alerts and hands free calling via a Bluetooth connection. Since the system is integrated into your Benz’ electronics all spoken directions are via the car speakers, muting the radio as the voice guidance speaks the street names as well as directions.

the ultimate nuvi comparison table

Jan 20, 2008 garmin, gps navigation 32 Comments

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There are 25 26 31 32 different nuvi’s out there and it can be slightly confusing to pick one. So we put together THE ULTIMATE NUVI COMPARISON TABLE.

Here are some abbreviations we used to make everything fit:

  • disp: display size
  • batt: battery life
  • T2S: text-to-speech for pronouncing street names
  • NA: North America
  • BT: bluetooth
  • voice comm: voice commands for speech recognition
  • rmt: remote controller
  • FM: FM transmitter for using your car’s audio system
model price disp battery T2S maps BT MP3 rmt voice comm MSN Direct FM memory card slot
nuvi
900T		 $??? 4.3" 4 hrs yes Europe yes yes no no no yes SD
nuvi
880		 $1000 4.3" 4 hrs yes NA yes yes yes yes yes yes microSD
nuvi
860		 600 € 4.3" 4 hrs yes Europe yes yes yes yes yes yes microSD
nuvi
850		 $800 4.3" 4 hrs yes NA no yes yes yes yes yes microSD
nuvi
5000		 $800 5.2" 0 hrs yes NA no yes no no yes yes SD
nuvi
780		 $800 4.3" 5 hrs yes NA yes yes no no yes yes SD
nuvi
770		 $653 4.3" 5 hrs yes NA and Europe yes yes no no yes yes SD
nuvi
760		 $557 4.3" 5 hrs yes NA or Europe yes yes no no yes yes SD
nuvi
750		 $420 4.3" 5 hrs yes NA or Europe no yes no no yes yes SD
nuvi 710 £238 4.3" 5 hrs yes Euro regional yes yes no no yes yes SD
nuvi
680		 $500 4.3" 7 hrs yes NA yes yes no no yes yes SD
nuvi
670		 $570 4.3" 7 hrs yes NA and Europe yes yes no no no yes SD
nuvi
660		 $439 4.3" 7 hrs yes NA or Europe yes yes no no no yes SD
nuvi
650		 $370 4.3" 7 hrs yes NA or Europe no yes no no no no SD
nuvi
610		 £270 4.3" 7 hrs no Euro regional yes yes no no no no SD
nuvi
600		 £180 4.3" 7 hrs no Euro regional no yes no no no no SD
nuvi
370		 $425 3.5" 8 hrs yes NA and Europe yes yes no no no no SD
nuvi
360		 $332 3.5" 8 hrs yes NA or Europe yes yes no no no no SD
nuvi
350		 $282 3.5" 8 hrs yes NA or Europe no yes no no no no SD
nuvi
310		 £127 3.5" 8 hrs no Euro regional yes yes no no no no SD
nuvi
300		 £120 3.5" 8 hrs no Euro regional no yes no no no no SD
nuvi 270 $320 3.5" 5 hrs no NA and Europe no no no no no no SD
nuvi
260W		 $400 4.3" 5 hrs yes NA no no no no no no SD
nuvi
260		 $268 3.5" 5 hrs yes NA no no no no no no SD
nuvi 255W $373 4.3" 4 hrs yes NA or Europe no no no no yes no microSD
nuvi 255 $320 3.5" 4 hrs yes NA or Europe no no no no yes no microSD
nuvi
250W		 $263 4.3" 5 hrs no NA or Europe no no no no no no SD
nuvi
250		 $209 3.5" 5 hrs no NA or Europe no no no no no no SD
nuvi 205W $266 4.3" 4 hrs no NA or Europe no no no no yes no microSD
nuvi 205 $213 3.5" 4 hrs no NA or Europe no no no no yes no microSD
nuvi
200W		 $212 4.3" 5 hrs no USA or Euro regional no no no no no no SD
nuvi 200 $187 3.5" 5 hrs no regional no no no no no no SD

Let us know if you think we got something wrong.

UPDATE: (Jan 23) We had forgot about nuvi 200 which is now added to the bottom.

nuvi 760 now in Volvo’s

Nov 19, 2007 garmin, gps navigation 4 Comments

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Garmin today announced that Volvo will offer nüvi 760 as a customized navigation solution for select Volvo cars, including the new Volvo C30 and Volvo XC70 but it can also be fitted to a some earlier models.

The dealer-fitted accessory kit includes the nüvi 760, a smart mounting bracket on top of the dashboard which Volvo promises is the optimum position for the navigation system. A nice touch is that the bracket is designed to go with the look and feel of the vehicle, and eliminates the need for dangling power cables, adapters, and suction cup mounts. Also the nüvi 760 may also be taken off the mount and moved between different cars.

garmin nuvi 760

Aug 30, 2007 garmin, gps navigation 9 Comments

garmin nuvi 760
The second addition to the new nuvi 700 series is garmin nuvi 760. This one also has a wide 4.3″ screen and the new feature to help you find your car:

…And to help drivers find their car in an unfamiliar spot or crowded parking lot, nuvis 760 automatically marks the position in which it was last removed from the windshield mount

If you have a compatible bluetooth phone nuvi 760 will happily pair with it and help you locate – say a restaurant – , find it’s phone number, and even call to make reservations. Of course you’ll still have to do the talking when the call gets through.

Nuvi 760 also has a built-in FM transmitter to wirelessly transmit turn-by-turn directions and street names, MP3s and audio books through your car’s streo and also has Garmin’s FM traffic receiver to help you stay out of traffic jams. However all you’ll get free is only 3 months to this service, and you’ll have pay for subscription from there on. nuvi 760 also offers customizable maps to let you add speed camera zones and such.

Nuvi 760 will come preinstalled with maps of U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico and will cost you a whopping $800!

which Nuvi to buy

May 26, 2007 garmin, gps navigation 4 Comments

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If you are on the market for a Garmin Nuvi you may be a little confused. So we put together this table that should help you make a quick decision. For example if you are going to use this in North America only you can eliminate 4 models (300, 310, 600, and 610) right off the bat since those are only offered in Europe. Or if you want maps for both continents you’ll see easily that you only have three options: 270, 370 or 670.

model display battery T2S* maps bluetooth MP3 player LTC* price
nuvi
200		 3.5" 5 hours no 48 states or Euro regional no no no $275
nuvi
200W		 4.3" 5 hours no USA or Euro regional no no no $352
nuvi
250		 3.5" 5 hours no NA or Europe no no no $310
nuvi
250W		 4.3" 5 hours no NA or Europe no no no $392
nuvi
260		 3.5" 5 hours yes NA no no no $450
nuvi
270		 3.5" 5 hours no NA and Europe no no no $420
nuvi
300		 3.5" 8 hours no Euro regional no yes yes £151
nuvi
310		 3.5" 8 hours no Euro regional yes yes yes £160
nuvi
350		 3.5" 8 hours yes NA or Europe no yes yes $370
nuvi
360		 3.5" 8 hours yes NA or Europe yes yes yes $447
nuvi
370		 3.5" 8 hours yes NA and Europe yes yes yes $452
nuvi
600		 4.3" 7 hours no Euro regional no yes yes £231
nuvi
610		 4.3" 7 hours no Euro regional yes yes yes £240
nuvi
650		 4.3" 7 hours yes NA or Europe no yes yes $470
nuvi
660		 4.3" 7 hours yes NA or Europe yes yes yes $580
nuvi
670		 4.3" 7 hours yes NA and Europe yes yes yes $737
nuvi
680		 4.3" 7 hours yes NA or Europe yes yes yes $670
nuvi 710 4.3" 5 hours yes Euro regional yes yes yes €399
nuvi 750 4.3" 5 hours yes NA or Europe no yes yes $600
nuvi 760 4.3" 5 hours yes NA or Europe yes yes yes $800
nuvi 770 4.3" 5 hours yes NA and Europe yes yes yes $1071
  • T2S: text to speech
  • LTC: live traffic compatible
  • Only Nuvi 680 does MSN Direct

All prices are from Amazon. Let us know if we’ve missed any models or you think we should add another column.

garmin nüvi 660 not even FCC cleared but it is for sale?

Aug 22, 2006 garmin, gps navigation Leave a comment

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Earlier today we talked about the nüvi 660 and said that it was seen on FCC site. Well, somehow multiple sites are offering (current status is “Temporarily Sold Out” or “Out of Stock”) the garmin nüvi 660 for prices ranging between $760 to $1000.

Features

  • High sensitivity integrated GPS receiver
  • WAAS enabled with flip-up antenna
  • Built-in travel kit menu includes sample language guide, MP3 player with sample MP3s, audible book player with sample audio books, picture viewer, world clock, currency & measurement converters & calculator
  • Handsfree Bluetooth® wireless technology interface
  • Integrated microphone & speaker
  • Simply tap the screen to answer calls & speak directly into the unit’s built-in microphone
  • Personalized phone book with phone call history log
  • 3D mapping perspective or 2D overhead view
  • Preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT maps containing detailed road maps throughout the entire United States, Canada & Puerto Rico
  • Features nearly 6 million points of interests including hotels, restaurants, stores, gas stations, ATMs & attractions
  • Map data provided by Navteq
  • 700 MBs of internal memory for storage of supplemental maps, MP3s & audio books
  • SD memory card expansion slot
  • Text to speech unit
  • Audible & visual navigation instructions & warnings
  • Includes 12V power adapter cable & suction cup mount with external microphone jack
  • 4.3″ WQVGA LCD screen
  • 480 x 272 pixels
  • Bundled traffic receiver includes GTM 20 or GTM 21
  • Built-in FM transmitter
  • Pre-installed European safety camera database for speed tracking
  • Suction cup mount has an 18-pin connector for
  • Dim: 4.9″W x 2.9″H x .9″D
  • Weight: 5.8 oz