Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Review of the Garmin Nuvi 880 High-Powered GPS

By Joseph Aaron

The Garmin Nuvi 880 GPS Navigation System gives you a lengthy list of benefits and services that make it a valuable item for anyone who desires a high-quality GPS system. The unit is partially operated by voice and also works using the touch screen. The Garmin Nuvi 880 is one of the most helpful GPS systems that can be bought now.

Features

The Garmin Nuvi 880 has several features that allow it to hold its own as one of the most high quality GPS systems available. The unit is equipped with wireless capabilities, making it possible for you to talk on the cell phone while driving. There are two front speakers positioned on the unit so that you can hear the person you are conversing with easily.

The Nuvi 880 also includes voice recognition capabilities. This hands-free design is perfect for zipping along busy freeways and in cities where you are required to focus all of your attention on the traffic. The FM radio transmitter is also a standard feature and you can real time traffic reports if you want them.

Traffic news flashes are spoken using your speaker system so if you are enjoying an MP3 on your Garmin Nuvi 880, the music will be interrupted so you can understand the instructions. This ensures that you will not forget your turn and that new driving directins will always be at your disposal.

The Garmin Nuvi 880 Automotive GPS Navigator also gives simple-to-follow instructions by referring to the street names instead of the distance you must travel. The voice system is simple to operate and comprehend, especially since all you have to do is key in the end point and the address from which you are beginning your drive to use the system.

Charging Your Nuvi 880

You Nuvi 880 is easy to take off so that you can carry it with you. The battery will remain charged up without an outside power source for as much as five hours. To power up your Nuvi 880 you can connect it to a cigarette lighter adaptor, your USB cable, or a regular wall socket adaptor.

Adding Maps

The Garmin Nuvi 880 GPS Navigation System comes with maps of North America built in but you can get extra instructions when you want to by downloading the desired routes from the company website. If you are visiting a hitherto unknown country then you might also want to get a travel guide for the location you are visiting. The travel guide will make it easy to discover neat things to do in the country and help you get to hotels, fuel and other must-haves.

You can save your most well-liked restaurants and ships in the unit, also. This helps you to easily find your favorite foods and items in a new place.

Finding Parking

If you can never remember the location of your automobile after you have parked, you will enjoy using the component that remembers your parking spot. This benefit is part and parcel of your Garmin 880. - 16759

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