While testing the Garmin nuvi 2460LT, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it has the custom avoidances feature heretofore restricted to the nuvi 5000 and the 8xx series. I believe that another feature, advanced detour functionality, is entirely new for the nuvi line (and I’m sure a reader will correct me if I’m wrong!), so let’s start with that one. Oh, one other thing to prepend, and again, correct me if I’m mistaken, but it appears that these features are limited to the 24xx series, and are not found on the 22xx and 23xx models.
Archives for February 2011
Custom avoidances and advanced detours
February 23, 2011 By 15 Comments
TomTom rolls out GO 2435 and 2535 models
February 22, 2011 By 6 Comments
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the TomTom GO 2535M LIVE.
Without a bit of fanfare, TomTom has posted a bevy of new models to their website, giving us a sneak peek at the GO 2435 and 2535 series. It appears that all of the models share the thin form factor and capacitive touchscreen we first saw on the GO 2505TM, along with a new (and much needed) intuitive voice recognition feature. Here’s how they describe it:
Garmin nuvi 2350LMT review
February 14, 2011 By 66 Comments
Hands on with the Garmin nuvi 2350LMT
The Garmin nüvi 2350LMT is one of the recently released models in Garmin’s 2300 series, which brings the best features from the 3700 series, minus the exorbitant price tag. They include a historical road speed database for improved routing and the ability to learn your preferred routes over time.
DeLorme World Basemap now available for download
February 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
DeLorme has made their worldwide topo basemap available for download, at a cost of one cent per 100 square kilometers (minimum purchase $10). I’m flying today, sitting in a cramped seat, so I’m just going to link to some additional images and paste in the news release for more info…
Garmin nuvi 2360LMT
February 8, 2011 By 48 Comments
The Garmin nüvi 2360LMT
nu Feature: Via point data fields
February 7, 2011 By 7 Comments
Hey, what do you know! While testing the Garmin nuvi 2350LMT, I found yet another new feature. You know how you can touch the left data field on newer models to change what is displayed? There are now three new options when actively navigating: Via Arrival, Distance to Via and Time to Via. And as with the 13xx and 14xx series, if you go to Tools > Settings > Navigation > Automobile > Map Data Layout > More Data (whew!), you can get more fields to show up on the right, as pictured above. I like the Via Arrival option; quite useful!
Garmin nuvi 255WT
February 2, 2011 By 10 Comments
UPDATE: The nuvi 2×5 series has been officially discontinued. For current recommendations, see our auto GPS buyers guide.
The Garmin nüvi 255WT
Satmap Active 10 TREK review
February 1, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Satmap Active 10 TREK
