Sunday, July 8, 2007

Garmin nuvi 670 Widescreen

Garmin nuvi 670 Widescreen

Garmin nuvi 670 Widescreen

Go from North America to Europe without loading more maps with the transatlantic nüvi® 670. This pocket sized Personal Travel Assistant™ comes with built-in street maps for both continents, making traveling abroad so easy. Similar to the 660, nüvi 670 includes a colorful widescreen, hands-free calling, traffic alerts and FM transmitter, then takes it to the next level with even more maps.

Navigate with Ease

nüvi 670 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps for both North America and Europe, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the sunlight-readable color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. In addition, nüvi 670 accepts custom POIs, such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. It also supports configurable vehicle icons — fun, customized car-shaped icons in a variety of colors that show your position on the map.

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Garmin nuvi 670 Widescreen features a super-bright 4.3" widescreen display for improved map viewing, POI lookup and MP3/audio book playback. This landscape display has white backlight and a touch screen for easy use.

Make Hands-free Calls

Talk about worry-free driving. nüvi 670 integrates Bluetooth® wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker, so you can pair it with your compatible Bluetooth® phone. Then talk hands-free through the 670 while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with nüvi's touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap nüvi's screen and speak directly into its built-in microphone. You can also easily look up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone’s call history log. With 1-touch dialing for points of interest (POIs), you can conveniently call ahead for reservations or information.

Avoid Traffic Tie-Ups

Steer clear of traffic with nüvi 670's integrated FM TMC traffic receiver. Receive alerts about traffic tie-ups and road construction that lie ahead on your route. Then simply touch nuvi's screen to view traffic details or detour around the problem area.

Go Beyond Navigation

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 670 includes many “must have” entertainment and travel tools including an MP3 player, audio book player (subscription to Audible.com required), JPEG picture viewer, currency converters and more. With nüvi 670's wireless FM transmitter, you can hear audio, including voice prompts, MP3s and audio books, through your vehicle's stereo. Optional software on plug-and-play SD cards for language translation, detailed travel guide and savings programs allow you to customize your nüvi for your travel needs.

Garmin nuvi 670 Widescreen: It's a whole nü way to travel.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Garmin StreetPilot 7200 GPS

Garmin StreetPilot 7200 GPS
Garmin StreetPilot 7200
The StreetPilot 7200's huge 7-inch touch-screen display means you'll always see where you're going from anywhere in the vehicle. Designed for larger vehicles such as RVs, semi-trucks, and buses, our 7000-series are premium automotive units that come preloaded with City Navigator NT detailed maps and display navigation, entertainment, traffic and weather on a grand sunlight-readable display.

Traffic

Monitor traffic tie-ups with the addition of an optional FM TMC traffic receiver or GXM 30 smart antenna. By adding traffic services and a receiver/antenna to your SteetPilot 7200, it notifies you of accidents, road construction, and weather-related traffic delays before they are encountered, and then offers an alternate route. Simply touch the screen icon to calculate a new route.

Weather

View real-time weather conditions with the optional GXM 30 Smart Antenna and a XM NavTraffic subscription. Find out the local forecast for your route or campsite down the road. Available weather information includes current conditions, city forecasts, and warnings for tornados, thunderstorms, and floods.

Entertainment

The StreetPilot 7200 and 7500 also include a host of features to keep you entertained during your travels, including an internal MP3 player, XM radio, and audio books. The built-in MP3 player lets users browse music by artist, album, song, or genre. Music can be loaded onto an SD card and is drag-and-drop easy no special software is required. The XM Radio (with the optional GXM 30 Smart Antenna and XM Satellite Radio subscription) features 150-plus channels of commercial-free music, sports, news, talk, and entertainment. The StreetPilot 7200 and 7500 are also compatible with www.audible.com, a subscription-based audio book service. All music or speech files can be emitted over the vehicles existing speakers, through the StreetPilots built-in FM wireless transmitter or via the units headphone/line-out jack. The entertainment audio is muted when navigation instructions are given.

Street Navigator

The StreetPilot 7000 series contains all of the features you've come to know and love in a Garmin, including intuitive navigation with automatic route calculation; voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions; 2D or 3D map view; and automatic rerouting if a motorist strays off course. The unit speaks street names, so users will know to turn right on Main Street. Enter a series of destinations, and the unit will automatically sort them to provide an efficient route. With its POI Loader software, Garmin has also made it possible for customers to augment pre-loaded maps with custom POIs such as school zones and safety cameras.

The face of the StreetPilot 7200 and 7500 only has one button an on/off switch. The side and back of the unit houses integrated internal speaker, mini USB port, AV input, SD card slot and 3.5 mm audio jack. A wireless infrared alphanumeric remote control that allows easy operation of the device from a distance is standard equipment.

StreetPilot 7200 Features:

  • WAAS enabled; 12 parallel channel GPS
  • Antenna: Built-in GPS patch-style antenna; MCX-type connector for external GPS antenna
  • Unit Dimensions: 7.5W x 4.5H x 2.2D
  • Display: 7 (16:9) WQVGA, 480 x 234 pixel, color TFT with automatic dimming backlight and touch screen
  • Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • SD card slot and internal memory provides storage for MP3, audio books and additional MapSource products
  • Built-in speaker for radio and navigation instructions
  • Composite video input for external analog source such as backup camera
  • Send audio to the car stereo through the integrated FM wireless transmitter or 3.5 mm stereo headphone/line-out plug
  • User-selectable languages for voice and text
Included Accessories/Parts:
  • Manual
  • Power Cable
  • Quick Reference Guide
  • PC/USB Cable
Package Includes:
  • StreetPilot® 7200
  • Alphanumeric remote control
  • 12-volt adapter cable
  • USB interface cable
  • A/C power adapter
  • Quick-release dash mount
  • Quick reference guide
  • Owner's manual
  • Americas Autoroute basemap
  • City Navigator™ North America NT preprogrammed
  • MapSource® City Navigator North America NT DVD