Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Garmin Nuvi 300 with North America Card

Garmin's nüvi 300 is a portable GPS navigator, traveler's reference and digital entertainment system, all in one. It is your pocket-sized personal travel assistant ready for adventure. nüvi 300 comes preloaded with City Navigator NT map data. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2-D or 3-D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 300 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. Avoid traffic jams with the addition of an optional FM TMC traffic receiver and traffic services. By adding these to your nüvi, you are notified of accidents or road construction ahead on your route. Simply touch the screen to view traffic details or recalculate your route to avoid traffic. Select nüvi 300 models also include an integrated traffic receiver and services.Like the rest of the nüvi series, nüvi 300 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 300 includes many must have entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player, 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 Garmin's 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 to enhance your travel experience including language translation and detailed travel guides.