Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth and Text-to-Speech | 
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List Price: $279.99 Buy New: $180.99 You Save: $99.00 (35%)
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Rating: 1081 reviews Sales Rank: 19
Color: Li-Io Media: Electronics Autographed: No Memorabilia: No Batteries Included: Yes Native Resolution: 320x240 Display Size: 3.5 Includes MP3 Player: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1 Dimensions (in): 3.9 x 0.9 x 2.9 Distance Speed Time/date Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product. Warranty: Garmin nüvi products purchased through Troy Ford will receive a full 3-Year Warranty. This is a FULL 2-Years longer than the warranty a consumer would receive, if a similar product was purchased through a consumer retailer.
MPN: 010-00538-00 Model: 010-00538-00 UPC: 053759058846 EAN: 0753759066499 ASIN: B000EXS1BS
Release Date: October 4, 2008 (New: This Week) Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Bluetooth wireless technology, built-in microphone, and speaker for hands-free calls with compatible phones | | • | MP3 player with pre-loaded sample songs and audio books, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, and currency converters | | • | 2D or 3D views; pre-loaded with most recent Navteq-driven maps for United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Canada | | • | Turn-by-turn directions with actual street names; real-time traffic and weather info | | • | Super-bright 2.8 x 2.1-inch sunlight-readable color screen |
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Amazon.com Product Description The Garmin nüvi 360 GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant is a GPS navigator, personal translator, multi-media entertainer and tour guide all wrapped into one. In addition to all the advanced features of the Garmin nüvi 350 -- including automatic routing, turn-by-turn voice directions, an MP3 player and audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, and much more -- this pocket-sized personal travel assistant comes with hands-free Bluetooth wireless technology, making it the hands-down go-anywhere travel companion. Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators  The nüvi 360 comes with hands-free bluetooth wireles technology. See side view. |  Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer. |  The device sports a handy MP3 player, letting you play songs stored on SD memory cards. | Make Hands-Free Calls The nüvi 360 integrates wireless technology with a microphone and speaker that lets you make hands-free mobile phone calls using your compatible Bluetooth-enabled phone. Simply dial numbers with the nüvi's touch screen keypad to place a call, and to answer calls, just tap the screen and speak directly into its built-in microphone. In addition, you can easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone's call history log. Don't know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from nüvi's database of more than six million points of interest -- including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions. Navigation and Entertainment with Ease For starters, the nüvi 360 includes a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver that offers exceptional performance and reception. The unit's flip-up antenna includes an MCX-type connector for optional external GPS antenna connection. Preloaded software features maps of Europe or North America, and it includes automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective, turn-by-turn voice directions that speak street names, and a fingertip touch screen interface -- making navigation as easy as it gets. But navigation is just the beginning. Like the nüvi 350, the nüvi 360 also includes many entertainment and travel tools including an MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, and currency converters. The nüvi 360 features a bright, 2.8 x 2.1-inch TFT display with white backlight for easy readability. At 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87-inches (WxHxD) and just 5.1 ounces, the unit is small enough to be placed on the dashboard with the included suction mount, or into your pocket for easy transportability. The unit also features Garmin Lock -- an advanced anti-theft feature that disables the unit from performing any functions until you type in a specific four-digit PIN or take the unit to a predetermined location. A built-in lithium ion battery will give you up to eight hours of power, and an included 12/24 volt adapter cable will let you run the navigator off your vehicle's power. An AC battery charger is also included. A built-in Travel Kit that includes sample MP3s and audio books will get you started with entertainment, and with the unit's SD memory card expansion slot you can add optional software, such as language and travel guides. A USB port is also included for loading and updating data. What's in the Box Gamin nüvi 360, Preloaded City Navigator NT North America or Europe (full coverage), vehicle suction cup mount, AC charger, 12/24 volt adapter cable, dashboard disk, USB interface cable, carrying case, owner's manual, and quick reference guide. Which nüvi is Best for You? | Screen Size inches (w x h) | Included Maps | POIs | Directions in Real Street Names | Traffic | Bluetooth | Media | FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system) | Multi- Point Routing | Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico | AK and Canada | Europe | capable | included | | nüvi 200 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  | | | 6 million + | | | | | Photos | | | | nüvi 200w | 3.81 x 2.25 |  | | | 6 million + | | | | | Photos | | | | nüvi 250 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  |  | | 6 million + | | | | | Photos | | | | nüvi 250w | 3.81 x 2.25 |  |  | | 6 million + | | | | | Photos | | | | nüvi 260 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  |  | | 6 million + |  | | | | Photos | | | | nüvi 270 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  |  |  | 6 million + | | | | | Photos | | | | nüvi 350 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  | | | 6 million + |  |  | | | Photos, MP3s | | | | nüvi 360 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  |  | | 6 million + |  |  | |  | Photos, MP3s | | | | nüvi 370 | 2.8 x 2.1 |  |  |  | 6 million + |  | |  |  | Photos, MP3s | | | | nüvi 650 | 3.81 x 2.25 |  | | | 6 million + |  |  | | | Photos, MP3s | | | nüvi 660 | 3.81 x 2.25 |  |  | | 6 million + |  | |  |  | Photos, MP3s |  | | nüvi 670 | 3.81 x 2.25 |  |  |  | 6 million + |  | |  |  | Photos, MP3s |  | | | nüvi 680 | 3.81 x 2.25 |  |  | | 6 million + |  | |  |  | Photos, MP3s |  | | nüvi 750 | 3.81 x 2.25 |  |  | | 6 million + |  | |  | | Photos, MP3s |  |  | | nüvi 760 | 3.81 x 2.25 |  |  | | 6 million + |  | |  |  | Photos, MP3s |  |  | | nüvi 770 | 3.81 x 2.25 |  |  |  | 6 million + |  | |  |  | Photos, MP3s |  |  |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1076 more reviews...
Good Product October 10, 2008 Easy to configure.
Routing / re-routing features are great. Voice prompts help a lot when you are driving.
Update to get latest maps: Its free! Nice thing is Garmin provides 2009 maps update for free. You will need to create a free login on their website and follow directions to register product. Takes two hours to download and update your nuvi 360, but its all automatic, all you need to do is plugin the nuvi with USB cord and connect it to your computer. Download itself takes the longest time.
Syncs with bluetooth phone with ease: i have a samsung phone, can see last dialed calls / phonebook immedly after pairing up the phone. Was able to make / receive phone calls with ease.
SD Card feature is nice.
Cons: Don't order by USPS delivery which is free (Super saving). They are crappy, its worth spending a little more money and get one of the other shipping options. My box was mis-routed by USPS, then got delivered with no notification, was opened and stuff was moved around with Garmin box open. USPS has no regrets for poor customer service. They just don't care.
Best GPS I've Owned October 10, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've owned 3 portable GPS units and this is by far the best.
My first GPS was an older model of the Garmin 360 which can only be likened to a CRT monitor. At the time, this was standard. It was an excellent device and I loved the different voice settings as well as ease of use.
I made the mistake of selling this GPS for a Navigon 5100. While it was much more portable, had free traffic reports, and a slew of "goodies" so to speak, I had a lot of problems with the unit. It took an extremely long time to load, the touch screen was virtually unusuable (a huge problem of course) as I would almost have to use my pinky in order to enter addresses, and the user interface was horrible to say the least. While it did provide good directions and the routes were easy to read, the disadvantages listed above outweighed the few advantages.
Several models later, I decided to sell the 5100 and return to Garmin. I have never been happier. The unit is small, light, loads fast, I can get my beloved british accent back and it also includes a bluetooth feature which allows me to link it to my phone for hands free calls. A HUGE plus in areas that have illegalized the use of cell phones while driving. Take this into account that I drive a stick shift, and need the use of both my hands especially while driving through traffic and the maze of DC.
If this is your first unit, buy it. It's simple, straight forward, easy to use and I could not recommend a better GPS!
Nuvi 360 with TTS and U.S. map October 9, 2008 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can I say about this all-rounder? Sold my Nuvi 310 for this set with TTS, Bluetooth and built-in U.S./Canada maps. Coupled this with a free MY/SG maps - it has been my trusty tool to navigate to places I have never been before. It works seamlessly with my Sony Ericsson phone with its Bluetooth, even callers are not aware I'm using GPS to talk to them. Choosing faster time routing, it brings me to my destination in quickest time and most of time, shorter routes. Fast start-up (remember to remove lock-password and do not choose destination first before getting signals), Easy to use and best of all, the maps are available for most of countries, unlike some cheap GPS where need to use proprietry maps. Durable and mounting it into car is easy. Will be using it for tour in HK soon. :) Next will be to purchase Europe map, then I'll have most of the world's maps in my 3.5" pocket size GPS!!
performance and ease to operate October 9, 2008 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth and Text-to-Speech this product could be easier to use if explanations were clearer. Performance is made difficult because of too many steps necessary to use properly.
Great unit. Mount sucks(or doesn't) October 8, 2008 The cons: The mount is absolutely horrible. It doesn't stay in place. The unit actually fell off as I was driving. Why do I need to get the beanbag mount? I have a sirius sat radio and it's mount is perfect.
The POI search is noticeably slower than my Mio. It took a long time to search "national zoo" and the wait cursor didn't go away.
The pros: The GPS is fantastic. I powered the unit on and it locked on to the sat signal inside my house. Drove up to the national zoo on the weekend and the directions from Connecticut Ave to Ashburn were pretty good(Although, it did make me take 10 inner streets).
The bluetooth paired up with my HTC mogul as soon as I enabled the bluetooth option. The menu is misleading. When you get to the bluetooth setting for the first time, the enabled option is selected by default. This may lead you to believe that it's already enabled. You need to save the settings to enable it. Either that or I did something wrong.
If you have the mini-USB cable plugged in, as soon as you switch off your car, the unit will power down after a 30 second "switch to battery?" option. For people who have owned a lot of GPS units, this may not seem like a big deal. I've only owned a Mio before and this feature was lacking.
p.s. I got it for 217$ last week and it's already 199$!! Amazon, how about a refund?
p.p.s Who the heck listens to MP3 music on their GPS?
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