Garmin nüvi (nuvi) 350 GPS Review
Garmin nüvi 350 GPS Receiver
System Specifications
Size: 3.87″W x 2.91″H x .87″D (9.83 x 7.39 x 2.21 cm)
Display Size: 2.8″W x 2.1″H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5″ diag (8.9 cm)
Display Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels
Display Type: QVGA Color with white backlight
Weight: 5.1 oz
Battery Life: Up to 8 hours
Maps: Street Maps included, additional maps available for purchase
500 waypoint storage
Accepts SD cards
Some Additional Features
Voice Prompts and Directions
Auto re-route
Flexible routing
FM Traffic (optional)
Entertainment Package (MP3/Audio/Picture viewer/Book Player)
The sleek, portable nuvi 350 is a GPS navigator, traveler’s reference and digital entertainment technique, all in a single. It is your pocket-sized personal travel assistant prepared for adventure. Like the rest of the nuvi 300-series, you’re just a couple of screen taps away from anywhere.
What We Liked
Size – This unit is nice and small, good for those compact cars or crowded situations. Despite the small size, the screen is bright and easy to read.
Screen – Bright, easy to read, and backlit, for 24 hour any light condition use.
Satellite Pickup – Fast and efficient. Our vehicle was located and routes plotted as quick as I have seen on any GPS system.
Voice – The voice directions are easy to understand, at least in English, I cannot comment on other languages.
What Needs Improvement- Garmin nüvi (nuvi) 350 GPS Review
The battery. Ok, great they squeezed out 8 hours of power. Only problem, if there is a problem with the battery, I cant replace it, it needs to go back to Garmin. I am not wild about that feature, but since I really only recommend this for auto use, not a huge issue.
Detour Feature – I found this a little flaky. It gave me routes I knew would not really work well, and one route through a road that has been closed some time.
Our Garmin nüvi (nuvi) 350 GPS Review Conclusion
This really is a great GPS unit. Fast, easy to use (not withstanding the lack of a manual), and mostly effective. The price is pretty good for a mid/high range GPS device, and it has plenty of features. The FM traffic is optional, and I did not part of the test.
4.5/5
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TomTom GO 720 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
The TomTom GO 720 Color GPS Navigation System with Mapshare is one of the newest, and most advanced GPS navigators to date, from one of the most trusted names in vehicle navigation. The GO 720 features a high-quality finish with an extremely elegant and slim design that allows it to not only complement any cars interior, but also fit perfectly and easily in your hand or shirt pocket so it can go anywhere you do. Despite its sleek and portable size, the TomTom GO 720 is packed full of all the functionality you need to easily get where you are going, as well as a ton of features to make your trip as safe and enjoyable as possible.
Features
Simple, Easy Navigation
TomToms GO 720 uses a 4.3-inch, extra-wide, touch-screen LCD display that features anti-glare technology for easy viewing even in direct sunlight. Realistic and clear visual instructions are provided with high-quality 3D graphics, while spoken instructions tell you where you need to go in your own language. Using the latest technology, the 720 provides you with fast and accurate positioning, with fast route calculation and automatic re-calculation so its virtually impossible to get turned around. You can even record your own navigation instructions, for either places you know best, or for planning out trips in advance based on the recommendations of others.
Extras
Extra Features
The GO 720 is full of functionality, such as a tip feature, a customizable status bar, an extensive guided tour, and even a Help me! menu, so it guides you through its usage as much as to your destination. It also features a personalized shortcut menu, current location icon options, and millions of POIs (points of interest) so you can find what you need wherever you are like a lifetime local was riding shotgun. Taking navigation beyond just convenience, the 720 lets you play your music wirelessly over your vehicles stereo system via its built-in MP3 player and FM transmitter. Now you can enjoy your music on the 720, all while seamlessly providing navigation instructions and still handling your hands-free phone calls. This amazing navigation device even provides you with a document viewer and photo viewer, so you can take your work with you or instantly download and enjoy your holiday photos wherever you go.
The TomTom GO 720 is compatible with TomTom Plus services that allow you to check the current weather and road conditions on your route, and get up to five-day forecasts for places your visiting. This feature also allows you to take advantage of buddies functionality, TomTom Plus traffic, and the easy download of additional voices. Whats more, as a new addition to the TomTom line-up, the 720 comes with TomTom MapShare technology. TomTom Map Share technology not only lets you add to, update, and personalize your maps instantly, but also share them with others so all your family and friends know the latest changes in your area. You can also download others changes daily as one of many online services.
Owner Reviews
- Tom Tom is a name by itself. It does not need advertisement. This is my fourth Tom Tom in two years (after some use of them I gave them away to my son, wife, etc). The Model 720 is the best and exciting. It is also the most reliable.
I highly recommend it to whoever needs a GPS and wants peace of mind during either long or shot trips.
S. Balcazar
- This is the first GPS unit i have so i dont consider my self an expert but i have to say that this product everything i needed help with, i like all the features, its very accurate specially on the speed limits, as soon as you entere a speed limit change it displays it right away, its very quick calculating route changes.
After i purchased this unit two of my friends have Garmin GPSs and it seems that the Tom Tom ones aquire satellite signal much faster, i belive this should be a common feature regardless of the model.
In general i am very happy with it. -
I am so glad I purchased this item..It has been a lifesaver!! I would recommend this item.
Garmin Forerunner 405CX Review
Garmine 405CX
The Garmin Forerunner 405CX is the latest update to the Garmin Forerunner 405. The new and improved 405 CX boast an improved heart monitor, a better heart rate calorie burn algorithm, which increases the accuracy of calorie counting. The Forerunner 405CX was designed my world class athletes and exercise scientists, the Forerunner 405CX monitors the micro changes in a user’s heart rate and uses that detailed information to calculate the number of calories burned during aerobic activity.
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In addition, the Forerunner 405CX provides 2 wrist bands, including an extra band for smaller wrists. If your primary GPS usage is hiking, exercise, this GPS will fit nicely with an active lifestyle.
Magellan Roadmate 1470 Review
Magellan Roadmate 1470
Magellan Roadmate 1470
Product Description
The Magellan RoadMate 1470 GPS device boasts a unique 4.7-inch color touchscreen and ultra-thin design, delivering powerful navigation in a compact package. This easy-to-use device gives you confidence while on the road with premium features, including AAA TourBook, highway lane assist, spoken street names, multi-destination routing, and pre-loaded maps of North America.
Key Features:
- Ability to personalize OneTouch search icons with your favorite places
- Announces street names and directions at each turn
- Ultra-wide 4.7-inch touchscreen display
- AAA TourBook and Roadside Assistance menu
- Permits multi-destination routing
- Maps of United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico
- 4.7″ Touchscreen
- 6 Million Points of Interest
- Text to Speach
- Live Traffic Info (Optional Upgrade, requires traffic receiver)
- Multi Destination Routing
- Auto Nightview
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Our Magellan Roadmate 1470 Review
The Magellan Roadmate 1470 is definitely a feature packed GPS system, without the extra entertainment features of more expensive models. The first think you notice on power up us the screen. It is unusually large and bright, it looks great. When powering up the first time, make sure you are outside, the sky is clear and your karma is good! It took nearly an hour for our test model to find a satellite and get connected. Luckily, this is a first time thing, as the unit was fairly quick to re-establish connections on further use.
The touch screen is easy to navigate. There are tons of points of interest (6 million) so you will never miss a Starbucks or KFC with this GPS. Trip routing was pretty good. It missed one shortcut on our test trips, but so do most GPS units. The traffic receiver worked sporadically. Sometimes it was great, sometimes it refused to perform correctly, very unreliable. Lane guidance was good, but not perfect. Better then we have seen before in a Magellan, so its moving in the right direction.
Magellan Roadmate 1470 Review: What needs work
Auto zoom- this was horrible. This feature was quickly turned off. It seems that when you are flying down the highway, the Roadmate 1470 zooms in to about 1/4 mile, when you really need a much larger distance. In cities, the auto zoom would zoom so tight, only 2 blocks were showing at a time.
The initial boot was slow, over an hour to find a satellite.
Magellan Roadmate 1470 Review: Overall Recomendation
We really like this GPS. The screen is great, easy to see and use (although it is rather large for a really small car). Maps are great. Lane and traffic guidance were ok, but still some room to improve. If you want a full featured GPS without paying for lots of entertainment toys, I have no problem recommending the Magellan Roadmate 1470.
Rating: 4/5
TomTom unveils map-updating service
On Thursday, TomTom introduced a new plan for delivering map updates to its customers. Dubbed TomTom Map Update Service, the subscription-based service brings quarterly map updates for a one-time fee as low as $39.80 or $9.95 per map release.
The service is available starting today. If you subscribe, you will be alerted to new updates when you connect your GPS devices to your PC and the TomTom Home service (the company’s free desktop software). From there, you’ll be able to download the maps, which reflect all road changes that have been verified by TeleAtlas. The update includes whichever map or map set comes standard on the device.
As with all things, there’s some fine print in terms of pricing. The cost of the update varies depending on TomTom model and the age of the map currently on the device, so it could be more than the advertised $39.80/$9.95 fee. You’ll be given an estimate when you connect your portable navigation device to TomTom Home.
The Map Update Service joins TomTom’s other map-update offering, TomTom Map Share, which allows users to make updates and corrections right on their GPS devices and then share them with the TomTom community. The company also has a 30-day latest-map guarantee, which entitles customers to a one-time free map download if a new map becomes available within 30 days of first use.
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