Gps Systems Reviews

• Bluetooth wireless technology, fitted microphone, and speaker for hands free calls with matched 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 last Navteq driven maps for United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Canada
• Turn by turn directions with real street names, real time traffic and weather info
• Super bright 2.8 x 2.1 inch sunlight readable color screen

The Garmin nüvi 360 GPS Navigator and Personal Travel helper is a GPS navigator, personal translator, multi media entertainer and tour guide all wrapped into one. Also to all the advanced features of the Garmin nüvi 350 as well as auto routing, turn by turn voice directions, an MP3 player and audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, and more this pocket sized personal travel helper comes with hands free Bluetooth wireless technology, making it the hands down go anywhere travel friend.

Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a fast, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators

The nüvi 360 comes with hands free bluetooth wireles technology. See side view.

Browse your stored pictures with an easy to use JPEG viewer.

The device sports a useful 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 allows you to make hands free mobile phone calls using your matched 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 fitted microphone.

Also, you may be able to easily look up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone’s call history log. Do not know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from nüvi’s database of more than six million points of interest as well as hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions.

Navigation and Entertainment with Ease
For starters, the nüvi 360 will include a high sensitivity integrated GPS receiver that offers exceptional performance and reception. The unit’s flip up antenna will include an MCX type connector for optional external GPS antenna connection. Preloaded software features maps of Europe or North America, and it will include auto 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 will include many entertainment and travel tools as well as 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 includes Garmin Lock an advanced anti theft feature that disables the unit from performing any functions till you type in a particular four digit PIN or take the unit to a preset place. A fitted 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 included.

A fitted Travel Kit that will include sample MP3s and audio books will get you started with entertainment, and with the unit’s SD memory card expansion slot you may be able to add optional software, like language and travel guides. A USB port is included for loading and updating data.

What’s in the Box
Gamin nüvi 360, Preloaded City Navigator NT North America or Europe full coverage, car suction cup mount, AC charger, 12/24 volt adapter cable, dashboard disk, USB interface cable, carrying case, owner’s manual, and fast reference guide.

Which nüvi is Best for You?

Screen Size Inches W x h

Included Maps

POIs

Directions in Real Street Names

Traffic

Bluetooth

Media

FM Transmitter Audio through Car stereo System

Multi Point Routing

Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico

AK and Canada

Europe

Capable

Included

Nüvi 200

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos

Nüvi 200w

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos

Nüvi 250

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos

Nüvi 250w

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos

Nüvi 260

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos

Nüvi 270

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos

Nüvi 350

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 360

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 370

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 650

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 660

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 670

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 680

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 750

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 760

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

Nüvi 770

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

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