Thursday, July 31, 2008

GPS - The Garmin Nuvi 880

Even been in a new city, and needed to get somewhere fast? You have the essentials - a car, and a map. You think that's enough? Not really.

Does you map tell you where the gasoline bunkers are? Can you find a path to your destination in such a way that you can drop in on a Chinese restaurant that is within your budget on the way? Add to that the fact that you want to take a route that has minimal traffic. Your map can't help you out with any of these things. Welcome to the age of the GPS.

Global positioning systems are devices that help you navigate through a city, with all the relevant info that you need. Many Cell phones, Palmtops, and Pocket PCs have GPS's built into them nowadays, but they come nowhere close to replicating the functionality of full blown GPS systems.



The Garmin Nuvi 880 is a case in point. It comes from a long line of Nuvi Series, that have provided rock solid performance. First introduced in the CES 2008 show, the Garmin Nuvi 880's most outstanding feature is it's accurate voice recognition.

Till now, voice features on GPS's had been restricted to the device giving you instructions. Like 'turn here', or 'keep going straight'. The actual voice recognition facilities have been shaky at best. You would require a quiet stretch of road, and speak with crystal clear clarity into the system for it to understand what is being said. That limitation is powerfully addressed with the Nuvi 880.

It recognizes just about everything you say, and you can instruct it verbally. You can activate the voice mode via the remote, which attaches onto the steering wheel, and you can say "Find address xyz", and it will tell you how to go along. It comes built in with City Navigator® NT, which has millions of Points of Interest (POI), like restaurants and theatres. You can tell the Nuvi 880 what you're interested in, and it will take you there.

Also bundled, is the MSN Direct service which gives you minute by minute updates on Traffic. You can instruct Nuvi to take the path of least resistance.

All in all, a great companion on the roads. Keep this guy with you, and you can travel all over the place with ease.

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