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Very accurate speech
recognition
Spoken directions with
street names
Widescreen
Trimmer, slicker design
Weak FM transmitter
Limited routing options
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Garmin Nuvi 880
Overview of Features:
With the
nüvi 800 series, Garmin adds smooth speech recognition to its
bestselling line of sleek portable GPS navigators. As with all nüvis,
you get a slim, pocket-sized navigator with a gorgeous display, detailed
NAVTEQ maps that let you search by name for more than 6 million points
of interest like stores, restaurants or hospitals, and an easy,
intuitive interface. All of the 800-series navigators also feature a
rich array of features including spoken directions in real street names,
integrated traffic receivers, MP3 player and photo viewer, and an FM
transmitter that will play all the nüvi's audio, including voice
prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle's
stereo system. The top-of-the-line nüvi 880 adds Bluetooth for
hands-free phone calls, an integrated traffic receiver and enhanced MSN
Direct content with traffic data, reas-time gas prices, movie times and
more.
New
features for this line of GPS Units
Voice Recognition
-- Just tell it what you're looking for
Enhanced MSN Direct Content
-- find the cheapest gas nearby, see how fast traffic is moving, get
local weather forecasts, event information and more
Photo Navigation
lets you upload geo-coded photos from a phone, geo-coding camera or
photo site and navigate to them.
Send addresses directly from Google
Maps or Mapquest to your Garmin
Standard
features
Where Am I? 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. To help you remember where you parked, all nüvi 800s
automatically mark the position in which they were last removed from
the mount
Multi-Destination Routing
Plots the fastest route through several destinations.
See Better, See More.
The super-bright, 4.3-inch
touchscreen display is anti-glare for ease of viewing. 2d or 3D
perspective views.
First Rate Map Data
All nüvi 800s come preloaded with highly detailed City Navigator NT
road maps for the entire United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
The widescreen display,
lets you view map detail, driving directions, photos and more in
color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display can be read from any
direction.
Detailed City Navigator® NT street
maps, preloaded, nearly 6 million
points of interest (POIs) and features digital elevation maps that
give you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. You can also
upload custom points of interest (POIs).
Integrated Bluetooth® wireless
technology with a built-in microphone
and speaker. Pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk
hands-free. Simply speak or dial numbers with nüvi's touchscreen
keypad to make a call.
FM
Transmitter lets you hear spoken navigation prompts,
MP3s or audio books through your car's stereo system
Entertainment and travel tools
including MP3 player, audio book player JPEG picture viewer,
currency converters, Garmin Games, alarm clock and more.
Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature,
and is compatible with the free Garmin Garage where you can download
custom voices and vehicles.
microSD
card slot stores extra maps,
travel guides, photos or MP3s
Reviews:
Cnet Reviews
Editor's Choice 4 stars Excellent by
Bonnie Cha, Jun 30, 2008
The bottom line:As we've come
to expect from the Nuvi line, the Garmin Nuvi 880 offers an
impressive feature list and solid performance, but it's the accurate
speech recognition that really pushes the Nuvi 880 over the edge and
makes it one of the best GPS we've tested to date.
PC Magazine,
Editor's ratingVery Good,
by Craig Ellison Apr 24, 2008
What really sets the nüvi 880 apart is that you can perform almost
all of its functions using your voice—in fact, only a few tasks
require the touch screen. I found it a truly amazing (albeit
expensive) device that works surprisingly well. When searching
points of interests for restaurants, instead of scrolling through
categories I just said "Italian" and the GPS immediately jumped to a
list of appropriate eateries. Then, with my cell phone connected via
Bluetooth, I could dial listings directly.
Consumer Reports
78/100 (highest ranked GPS system)
The Garmin Nuvi 880 is a premium, full-featured navigator with few
overt flaws. Many of the same qualities can be found in lower-priced
Garmin units. The voice recognition of the 880 is what makes this
model stand out. It is fully integrated allowing the user to operate
all menus, different from most voice recognition systems that are
typically limited to address entry. Average
user rating
based on 8 reviews.
Amazon.com
78 Customer Reviews
Excerpt of the review rated most useful by readers
I have been using the Nuvi 880 GPS for a couple of weeks now, and it
is the best Garmin unit to date, and possibly the
portable/handheld/car GPS available at this time...The speech
recognition is about 90% accurate, but this may be due to the higher
amount of road noise in my car (and/or the air conditioner fan
noise). When it's quiet, however, the voice recognition is
surprisingly accurate.
Buzzillions,
47 Customer Reviews, 4.4 stars
Excerpt from typical review. "Everything you expect a garmin to do.
GPS navigation is great. Speaks street names clearly. Voice
recognition is pretty accurate, definitely good for truly hands free
operation because anything you see on the menu you can speak it and
it opens. I found the blue tooth speaker phone function to be not so
great because the person on the other end had difficulty hearing
me...I dont trust the traffic on it because i dont know when it's
from."
Epinions.com
1 Customer Review
Pros: Screen, voice control Cons: Price The Bottom Line: If you are
looking for the best, and willing to pay for it, you can find it in
the Nuvi 880.
Specifications:
Unit dimensions, WxHxD:
4.8 x 0.8 x 2.8 inches
Display size, WxH:
4.4 " diag
Battery:
Adapter, Battery
Battery life:
up to 4 hours
Preloaded maps:
City Navigator(R) North America Nt