Garmin nuvi 2200 and 2300 series announced
Garmin announced two new budget series today, the nuvi 2200 and 2300 product lines. Both come equipped with multi-destination routing, as well as the trafficTrends (historical road speed database) and myTrends features recently introduced on the nuvi 3700 series. The 2200 series will will utilize a 3.5” touchscreen, while the 2300 series will have [...]
Garmin nuLink! 1695 announced
Garmin has announced the nüLink! 1695, apparently abandoning the nuvi moniker for connected devices. The 5-inch touchscreen unit will include one year of connected nuLink services out of the box, and will come equipped with the trafficTrends (historical road speed database) and myTrends features recently introduced on the nuvi 3700 series. And to top [...]
Garmin nuvi 3700 series learns your preferred routes
I started seeing reports recently that the Garmin nuvi 3700 series will learn your preferred route, once you have deviated from a suggested route several times. I’m a bit surprised that Garmin didn’t hype this aspect of their myTrends feature, but they seem to take a low key approach and not highlight some features [...]
Garmin recalls select nuvi 2×0W and 7xx units
Garmin has announced a voluntary recall of select nuvi 200W, 250W, 260W and 7xx units, due to possible battery overheating and fire hazard. If you have one of these models, you can enter your serial number (found on the bottom or back of the device) at https://my.garmin.com/rma/recallLanding.faces
Garmin nuvi 3760T
The Garmin nüvi 3760T, introduced the summer of 2010, is the low end unit in what is possibly Garmin’s nicest line of navigators to date. But this is not an entry level unit; in addition to many of the goodies found on previous high-end models, the 3700 series units are the first nuvis to use [...]
Garmin nuvi 3750 review
Hands on with the Garmin nuvi 3750
The Garmin nüvi 3750, introduced this summer, is the low end unit in Garmin’s latest (and possibly greatest) line of navigators. But this is not an entry level unit; in addition to many of the goodies found on previous high-end models, the 3700 series units are the first nuvis [...]
Five tips for nuvi newbies
These may be old hat to regular readers, but I’m sure there are a ton of nuvi users out there who don’t know most of these tips. So for all you nuvi newbies out there:
Tip: Avoid common problems setting your home address
Most auto GPS units give you several ways to set your home address, as you can see in the image above. But a couple of problems can result from these methods. Addresses are generally interpolated – if your address is 167, your GPS probably estimates that to be 2/3 of the way down the [...]
Garmin nuvi 3790T review
Hands on with the best nuvi yet
The Garmin nüvi 3790T , introduced this summer, is Garmin’s latest and greatest navigator. With its 4.3” glass screen and minimalist 0.35” thickness, it resembles an iPhone more than past nuvis. In addition to most of the goodies found on previous models, the 3790T allows you to add [...]
Garmin nuvi 1410 for Israel
Garmin seems to be getting good at these stealth introductions. This time it’s the Garmin nüvi 1410 for Israel for Israel – a 5“ wide-screen beauty for your next trip to the Holy Land. Oh, don’t count on it to get you to the airport though. While it’s sold in the US, it has [...]
