Go wide with the ultra-cool nüvi 260W that speaks street names. This widescreen navigator is attractively-priced and simple to use. Like the rest of the nüvi 200-series, you're... more
navigator is attractively-priced and simple to use. Like the rest of the nuvi 200-series you're just a few screen taps away from anywhere. Navigate With Ease nuvi 260W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigatornuvi NT street maps including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels restaurants fuel ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination and nuvi takes you there with 2-D or 3-D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition nuvi 260W accepts custom points of interest (POIs) such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. Take It With You Like the rest of the nuvi 200-series nuvi 260W sports a sleek slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot. Go Beyond Navigation Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi 260W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer world travel clock with time zones currency converter measurement converter calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock an anti-theft feature and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom vehicles that show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards let you add additional features. Purchase Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions and our SaversGuidenuvi for information on nearby merchants offering discounts to customize nuvi for your travel needs.
features found in the nuvi 250W, the nuvi 260W will provide turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names. The text-to-speech feature prompts you to Turn right on Main St instead of Turn right in 500 feet. The nuvi 260W offers full coverage mapping for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Preloaded map data features over six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. Product Features and Specifications Sleek, ultra-slim design Easy, touchscreen interface Wide, 4.3 diagonal color display; 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA touchscreen display, with white backlight Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT - includes detailed maps of U.S., Canada & Puerto Rico Offers a three-dimensional mapping perspective, or 2D overhead view Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance: text-to-speech feature prompts you to Turn right on Main St instead of Turn right in 500 feet High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more Includes travel features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency & measurement converters and calculator SD memory card expansion slot Includes Garmin Lock anti-theft feature Configurable vehicle icons ? users can download additional choices from http://www.garmin.com/vehicles/ On-unit help ? access the quick start manual and more directly from the unit Unit dimensions: 4.8W x 2.9H x 0.8D Weight: 6.1 ounces Built-in lithium-ion battery Battery life: up to 5 hours depending on usage Includes sturdy suction cup mount that allows for easy adjustment and quick release Simplified PC connectivity, similar to a digital camera, using USB mass storage with access to either the SD card slot or to the unit?s internal memory directlyfrom your PC desktop With the POI loader program, users can set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, create custom POIs and more
features found in the nuvi 250W, the nuvi 260W will provide turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names. The text-to-speech feature prompts you to Turn right on Main St instead of Turn right in 500 feet. The nuvi 260W offers full coverage mapping for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Preloaded map data features over six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions. The map data is provided by NAVTEQ, a world leader in premium-quality mapping. Product Features and Specifications Sleek, ultra-slim design Easy, touchscreen interface Wide, 4.3 diagonal color display; 480 x 272 pixels; WQVGA touchscreen display, with white backlight Preloaded with City Navigator North America NT - includes detailed maps of U.S., Canada & Puerto Rico Offers a three-dimensional mapping perspective, or 2D overhead view Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance: text-to-speech feature prompts you to Turn right on Main St instead of Turn right in 500 feet High-sensitivity GPS receiver for improved performance and reception Trip computer records mileage, max speed, total time and more Includes travel features such as picture viewer, world clock, currency & measurement converters and calculator SD memory card expansion slot Includes Garmin Lock anti-theft feature Configurable vehicle icons ? users can download additional choices from http://www.garmin.com/vehicles/ On-unit help ? access the quick start manual and more directly from the unit Unit dimensions: 4.8W x 2.9H x 0.8D Weight: 6.1 ounces Built-in lithium-ion battery Battery life: up to 5 hours depending on usage Includes sturdy suction cup mount that allows for easy adjustment and quick release Simplified PC connectivity, similar to a digital camera, using USB mass storage with access to either the SD card slot or to the unit?s internal memory directlyfrom your PC desktop With the POI loader program, users can set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, create custom POIs and more
Go wide with the ultra-cool nüvi 260W that speaks street names. This widescreen navigator is attractively-priced and simple to use. Like the rest of the nüvi 200-series, you're just a few screen taps away from anywhere. nüvi 260W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 260W accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs. Like the rest of the nüvi 200-series, nüvi 260W sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot. Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 260W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards let you add additional features. Purchase Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions and SaversGuide for information on nearby merchants offering discounts to customize nüvi for your travel needs.
Battery
Battery Enclosure Type: Internal
Technology: Lithium ion
Run Time (Up To): 5 hour(s)
Miscellaneous
Included Accessories: Car power adapter, vehicle mount
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Garmin Nüvi 260W!
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starseed23
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Advantages Fast processor, speaks street names Disadvantages Ugly sound when turned up
...First of all, owning that kind of device is so relieving as a driver. Most of the times it proves a lot more useful than a plain map. The fact that it speaks street names can also be good to keep your eye on the road, not on the screen. The downside is the maps aren't always updated as we would like to and the distances do not always reflect reality. Voice also depends a lot on what's written on the street so here, in french autoroute (highway) becomes airport because of the A in front of its number.
But all in all, that widescreen device offers a lot if not only find fastest routes to places you're used to get to. The garminnüvi260W is a great car navigation system....
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