Bring the ultra-cool GPS Garmin nuvi 260 along for the ride, and arrive on time and in style. Similar to GPS Garmin nuvi 250, GPS Garmin nuvi 260 is attractively-priced and simple to use. Plus, this sleek navigator comes with turn-by-turn voice directions that announce the name of streets as you navigate, so you can keep your eyes on the road. With GPS Garmin nuvi 260 you’re just a few screen taps away from anywhere.

GPS Garmin nuvi 260 combines the thin profile and attractive price point of other GPS Garmin nuvi 200-series GPS with directions in real street names. As with all GPS Garmin nuvis, you get Garmin reliability, the fast satellite lock of a high-sensitivity integrated receiver, a slim, pocket-sized navigator with a gorgeous display, detailed NAVTEQ maps that lets you search by name for more than 6 million points of interest like stores, restaurants or hospitals, and an easy, intuitive interface.

The text-to-speech feature of the GPS Garmin nuvi 260 means that device automatically calls out street names (saying "turn right on Main Street" instead of "turn right in 200 feet."). This feature lets drivers keep their eyes on the road while navigating through busy traffic and tricky roadways.

The GPS Garmin nuvi 260 is built with a high-sensitivity GPS receiver for extreme accuracy, as well as an SD card slot for storing your media and additional navigation tools, and a USB interface for loading data. All this is wrapped up in a package that measures 4.8 x 2.9 x 0.8 inches (W x H x D) and weighs just 6.6 ounces. The GPS Garmin nuvi 260 display is touchscreen-enabled, making it a cinch to control the device with your fingertips. A rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to five hours of battery life depending on use.

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The GPS Garmin nuvi 260 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty POI database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and GPS Garmin nuvi 260 takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, the GPS Garmin nuvi 260 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.

GPS Garmin nuvi 260's interface is a key to their success and one of the things that makes their devices such a pleasure to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search for destinations and get data about your trip.

Navigation is just the beginning. The GPS Garmin nuvi 260 features travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map.

GPS Garmin nuvi 260 is compatible with optional content plug-ins available via SD card, such as the Garmin Travel Guides and Garmin SaversGuide provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize GPS Garmin nuvi 260 for your travel needs.

GPS Garmin nuvi 260 has also added the ability for customers to add custom points of interest (POI’s) from third parties such as school zones and safety cameras.

Like all GPS Garmin nuvis, the GPS Garmin nuvi 260 supports configurable vehicle icons. These fun, customized car-shaped icons come in a variety of colors to add a personal touch to your vehicle's position on the map.

With this GPS system on board you'll be prepared to steer clear of traffic with the integrated FM TMC traffic receiver. The GPS Garmin nuvi 260 is designed to receive alerts about traffic tie-ups and road construction that might lie ahead on your route. All you have to do is simply touch the screen to view traffic details and you'll be ready to detour around any problem area. And if you end up missing a turn, or you're forced into a detour that is not relayed through the traffic receiver, the GPS Garmin nuvi 260's sophisticated automatic routing will get you back on track in no time.

GPS Garmin nuvi 260, preloaded City Navigator NT for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, Alaska, and Canada, vehicle suction cup mount, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, and set up and go guide.

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