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Garmin's nüvi 700 series brings two exciting
new features -- multi-destination routing
and, "Where am I?/Where's my car?" -- to its
popular pocket-sized GPS navigator lineup.
As with all nüvis, you get Garmin
reliability, the fast satellite lock of an
integrated high-sensitivity receiver, a
slim, pocket-sized design with a gorgeous
display, an easy, intuitive interface, and
detailed NAVTEQ maps for the United States,
Canada and Puerto Rico with more than 6
million name-searchable points of interest.
All of the 700-series navigators also
feature a rich array of features including
spoken directions in real street names, MP3
player and photo viewer, and an FM
transmitter that will play voice prompts,
MP3s, audio books, and more, directly
through your vehicle's stereo system. The
nüvi 760 and 770 add integrated traffic
receivers and Bluetooth capability for
hands-free calling. The nüvi 770 adds maps
for Europe. The nüvi 780 adds enhanced MSN
direct content capability.
New Features -- Where Am I? Where's My Car?
The nüvi 700 series is the first to answer
two common questions: "Where am I?" and
"Where’s my car?"
At any time, with a single tap of the
screen, drivers can display their exact
latitude and longitude coordinates, the
nearest address and intersection, and the
closest hospitals, police stations and gas
stations. And to help drivers find their car
in an unfamiliar spot or vast parking lot,
all nüvi 700s automatically mark the
position in which they were last removed
from the mount.
New Features -- Multi-Destination Routing
This lets you enter several spots into the
device (day care - supermarket-cleaners -
office - day care, for example) and it will
plot the fastest route. And once you've
found the best router, the "Route Planning"
feature lets you save up to 10 different
routes, Garmin touts the feature for
providing, "the most efficient route for
errands, deliveries and sales calls." The
feature also makes this an instant essential
accessory for anyone who shops garage sales
(you know what we're talking about).
A trip log provides an electronic bread
crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you
can see where you've been on the map.
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Wider screen lets you
see more of what's
around.
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See Better, See
More
The super-bright, 4.3-inch (diagonal)
touchscreen display gives is anti-glare for
ease of viewing during the day and
automatically changes its color profile for
easy viewing at night or in dim light. It
offers 2d or 3D perspective views.
The widescreen format gives you 70% more
actual screen area than a 3.5-inch screen.
Primarily this translates into a better view
of the area through which you are driving.
This is especially useful in showing you
what parks, restaurants, ATM, gas stations,
etc. are nearby, or in letting you know
whether a detour is a good idea. Also, the
device itself is larger, meaning controls on
the screen are more widely spaced and
somewhat easier to push.
First Rate Map
Data
All nüvi 700s come preloaded with highly
detailed City Navigator NT road maps for the
entire United States, Canada, and Puerto
Rico. This map database features nearly six
million points of interest (POIs), including
hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs, and
attractions. Garmin gets its map data from
NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality
mapping.
Important note about map updates:
Due to our high volume of sales, almost
every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by
Amazon.com will come with the most recent
map version. If you ever do need a map
update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com
at our Garmin Store.
Garmin Lock
Garmin's patent pending theft prevention
system that disables the unit from
performing any functions until the user
types in a specific 4-digit PIN or takes the
unit to a predetermined secure location
Easy To Use Interface
Garmin'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.
Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. All nüvi
700s feature travel tools including JPEG
picture viewer, MP3 player, world travel
clock with time zones, currency converter,
measurement converter, calculator and more.
They are also 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 your nüvi for all your travel
needs.
Garmin 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.
Trick Your GPS Ride
All nüvis support 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.
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