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Garmin nuvi 360 Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator

Category : GPS & Navigation Tags: GPS & Navigation

Garmin nuvi 360 Feature :

GPS navigator, personal translator, multi-media entertainer and tour guide all wrapped into one
Bluetooth wireless technology, built-in microphone, and speaker for hands-free calls with compatible 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 most recent Navteq-driven maps for United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Canada
Turn-by-turn directions with actual street names; real-time traffic and weather info
Super-bright 2.8 x 2.1-inch sunlight-readable color screen

Garmin nuvi 360 Specification :

Physical & Performance
Unit dimensions, WxHxD	3.87"W x 2.91"H x .87"D (9.83 x 7.39 x 2.21 cm)
Display size, WxH	2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5" diag (8.9 cm)
Display resolution, WxH	320 x 240 pixels
Display type	QVGA color antiglare TFT with white backlight
Weight	5.1 ounces (144.6 g)
Battery	rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life	up to 8 hours
Waterproof	no
High-sensitivity receiver	yes
RoHS version available	yes
Maps & Memory
Basemap	yes
Preloaded maps	yes
Ability to add maps	yes
Built-in memory	internal solid state
Accepts data cards	SD card (not included)
Waypoints/favorites/locations	500
Routes	0
Features
Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."):	yes (internal speaker)
Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.") :	yes
Speech recognition (navigate with voice commands):	no
3D map view:	yes
Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route):	no
Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation):	yes
Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road):	yes
Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.):	yes
Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest):	yes
Hands-free calling with Bluetooth® wireless technology:	yes
FM traffic compatible:	yes
XM® Navtraffic (includes basic weather) & Radio for U.S. compatible:	no
MSN® Direct for U.S. compatible:	no
Where Am I? feature (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection):	no
Car locator feature (marks position when removed from windshield mount):	no
MP3 player:	yes
Audio book player:	yes
Picture viewer:	yes
Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation):	yes
World travel clock, currency & measurement converter, calculator:	yes
Touchscreen	yes
Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout):	no
Remote control:	no
FM transmitter:	no
Headphone jack/audio line-out:	yes
Dead reckoning:	no
Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature):	yes
Motorcycle-friendly:	no
Additional:	This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® 2000 or later and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.
In The Box	nüvi 360 Preloaded City Navigator® NT for North America or Europe (full coverage) Vehicle suction cup mount AC charger Vehicle power cable Dashboard disc USB cable Carrying case Quick reference guide Owner’s manual on CD-ROM

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On 2-7-2009 at 06:21:11, Rico Says :

Some advantages of the nüvi:
- Small, light, compact, fits in shirt pocket
- Easy to use, without prior study possible manual, quick guide suffice; operation on the screen and only one button
- Clearly legible display, clear display
- Displaymodi for day and night (automatic switching)
- Touch screen operated largely without problems, even when a protective screen
- Many options for map display (zoom, details …)
- Clear instructions for navigating
- Route simulation possible (when folded antenna proposed)
- Many ways to target selection (address, favorites, “Home”, places of special interest (gas stations, restaurants, lodging, intersections, landmarks, parking, entertainment, recreation, sightseeing, local authorities, car service, train stations / airports, hospitals, GPS Coordinates input, etc.)
- Different modes of route guidance (car, pedestrian, bicycle, truck ..)
- System mode change suggests that if it is in the pedestrian mode, and then again with the car
- Statistics on the route can be show (max speed, distance, time …)
- Nice extras such as picture viewer, MP3 player, audio book mode, calculator, unit calculator, world clock, optional splash screen and icons for position display, voice and Guides retrofittable
- Bluetooth
- Built-in handsfree for mobile phones, SMS on the mobile phone to read, send, receive
- Easy Web Update (via USB cable and software)
- Relatively large number of maps included; wide range of maps for retrofitting (via Internet), including topographic (!)
- Complete equipment: solid mount for windscreen, Car, TMC antenna, mains charger (with 2 attached adapters: Euro plug and US / Japan (?)), pocket, card slot for SD cards (up to 2 GB) for maps, music, photos …, headphone jack, jack for external GPS antenna (but do not know whether it actually works)
- Nett: GPS antenna is in use the nüvi as MP3 players, etc. as a base for the oblique placing of the device used
- Long battery life: up to 9 hours according to manufacturer, depending on brightness of the display and volume of the announcements, in my experience are in practical use realistic about 5 hours, for short distances in the car so it goes without “cable salad” if TMC you can do
- Garmin Lock: protection by a PIN or “Sicherheitsort” possible (nüvi is only by entering the code or prospecting Sicherheitsort defined as the GPS position to be released)

Some disadvantages of the nüvi:
- Only printed Quick Start Guide, Manual on CD enclosed
- Audible instructions rather too quiet, no FM transmitter, for car radios with line input is possibly there to connect the nüvi possible (headphone output of the Navis use!)
- Handsfree too quiet, poor sound
- A few words of the announcements will be choppy, and therefore very unclear, for example, is to “hold” the beginning partly swallowed
- TMC-antenna integrated in car charger
- TMC-operation with external power: For this and the TMC antenna at the same time be able to connect the nüvi must be in the bracket are required, as for the mini-USB port on the device and that the attitude needed
- For route calculation for fastest route to low tolerance: The nüvi has me on several occasions too early a departure from the highway and ushered through any village streets clever, because it paved the way for cheaper held – and if I had a detour of five or six kilometers, much saves time; my Becker unit is much better
- No possibility of prior or subsequent storage of routes
- Satellite coverage lasts for a nüvi-break of more than two to three hours Very long (about two minutes) and then move only with difficulty. (For a short break, the track only lasts 20 to 60 seconds.)
- To notify software update the device is no longer reliable, when the battery is exhausted, then it turns out sometimes just

The bottom line, I am pleased with the device, but quite satisfied. I had first to buy a Tom Tom XL envisioned, perhaps in the route calculation is better. It startled me, but the higher price from the low-cost options (without SD slot) came to me out of the question. AC adapter pocket and you have to buy (!!), also have the Tom Tom in comparison with the nüvi somewhat bulky, the maps for my home town were outdated, the car holder provides little confidence from. However, I hope that Garmin perhaps a bit screwed to the software so that a more effective route calculation comes out.