UPDATE 2: I’ve now posted my hands on review of the Garmin GPSMAP 78s. I also have a review/resource page up for the GPSMAP 78.
UPDATE: GPS City now has the 78s and 78sc in stock.
I’ve had my grubby little hands on the Garmin GPSMAP 78s for a few hours now and I wanted to give you a sneak peek at what you can expect from Garmin’s newest handheld platform, which seems to be a hybrid — taking the best features of the Oregon line and marrying them with the oh so popular 60/76C(S)x series. Before I go any farther, let me say that handheld units are complex beasts and can be very challenging to review. So I have a request; add your comments below and let me know what you want covered in my full review. Some things I’ll be able to answer right away in the comments here; other things might just be beyond my experience to be able to answer at all. But hey, please do chime in.
It seems that Garmin is trying to create a nuvi for everyone, but with so many models in the marketplace, they’ve also created quite a bit of confusion. So here’s the low down on the various nuvi series available in the US. I’ll go through each series in numerical order; below that is a chart which breaks them down 
The king is dead, long live the king. We now have visual evidence of the existence of the Garmin GPSMAP 62 series, including the successor to the long-reigning 
is quite the surprise. Dropping parts of the familiar nuvi interface, in places this thing looks and acts more like a nuvifone. The nuvi 295W has a 3.5” screen, Google Local search, email access, and text-to-speech. It can automatically switch from portrait to landscape view and comes with a 3 MP camera and MP3 player with a headphone/audio out jack. Basically, it’s a reasonably priced ($279.99 MSRP) piece of pocket goodness for folks who don’t want to shell out for a smartphone data plan and contract. We’ve got video after the break.
