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Garmin nüvi 350 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator

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Manufacturer: Garmin
Catalog: CE
Media: Electronics
Includes batteries: 1
Model: 010-00455-00
Ean: 0846330000132
Upc: 846330000132
Native resolution: 320 x 240
Special Features: Distance, Speed
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Key features:
  • Compact 700 MB GPS navigator with bundled MP3/audiobook player, photo viewer, and world travel clock
  • Small enough to fit in a pocket or purse; mounts on vehicle windshield with included suction cup
  • Preloaded with City Navigator NT maps of U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico
  • Turn-by-turn directions, automatic routing, and 320 x 240 color touchscreen display
  • Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot; measures 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty
Professional Review:
What if one device could help you navigate anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, while offering travel tips, storing your favorite tunes and photos, providing translation assistance, and more? That device is here, and it's not much bigger than a deck of cards. The Garmin nüvi 350 is set to revolutionize what we expect from a GPS navigation device, or from any device for that matter.

Which nüvi is Best for You?: Click here to see a quick, simple comparison of features for all Garmin nuvi GPS navigators



The nüvi 350 is a portable GPS navigator, traveler's reference, and digital entertainment system, all in one. View product demo (requires Flash).



A simple touchscreen interface and voice guidance allow you to keep your eyes on the road. View larger.


Listen to an audio book or an MP3 while you're on the road. View larger.
Design
With a total weight of 5.1 ounces and slim measurements of 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 inches (WxHxD), the nüvi 350 is just right for the pocket or purse. A bright, 64,000-color display dominates the front of the device and a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels means that there's plenty of room for displaying map data and other elements of the device's interface. An SD memory card slot is provided for expansion software, such as a points of interest database, media files and electronic guides (see below). The flip-up antenna includes an MCX-type connector for connecting the unit to an external GPS antenna. Meanwhile, a powerful built-in speaker resides on the back of device. A built-in lithium ion battery will give you for to eight hours of battery life, depending on use. In addition to an AC charger, the unit also ships with a 12-volt power adapter for vehicle charging, as well as a windshield suction cup mount.

Fortunately, Garmin has made it easy to interface with the nüvi 350's 700 megabytes of onboard memory, thanks to "plug-and-play" USB mass storage support. Just plug the device into your computer's USB port and you've got instantaneous access to all the audio books, music, photos, supplemental maps and other data on the nüvi 350's internal and SD card memory.

Navigation
The nüvi 350 is first and foremost a personal GPS device. Wherever you go -- in your car or on foot-- the device offers extremely accurate position data, thanks to a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver by SiRF and WAAS-enabled, 12-satellite reception. Combined with detailed maps of the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico the nüvi 350 provides automatic routing, turn-by-turn voice directions, and touchscreen control-- making it easy to find your way anywhere. Plus, the unique "text-to-speech" feature calls out turns by street name, and you can choose from either 2D or 3D mapping perspectives when you're viewing your route on the display. Additionally, the nüvi 350 is compatible with Garmin's GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver*, which allows users to avoid traffic tie-ups by simply pushing a button that will calculate a new route.

As mentioned, the nüvi 350 comes packed with mapping data for North America, but you can can also load up your custom points of interest. Set up proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, and more using Garmin's free POI (points of interest) loader program (available from garmin.com).

Important note about map updates: Due to our high volume of sales, almost every Garmin portable GPS navigator sold by Amazon.com will come with the most recent map version. If you ever do need a map update, you can purchase one from Amazon.com at our Garmin Store.



The device automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way.
Tools for the Journey
Navigation is just part of the journey, and the nüvi 350 is one of the first devices to recognize that. The built-in "Travel Kit" offers an MP3 player, an audio book player from Audible.com, a jpeg-format picture viewer, a world travel clock with time zones, a currency converter, a measurement converter, and a calculator.

In addition to the included travel tools, additional software add-ons are available, such as the Garmin Language Guide, with data provided by Oxford University Press. This software suite contains a multilingual word bank, phrase bank, and five bilingual dictionaries. The multilingual word bank and phrase bank supports nine languages and dialects, including American English, British English, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, European Portuguese, European Spanish, and Latin American Spanish. Now you can look up and translate more than 17,000 words or 20,000 phrases per language -- right in the palm of your hand. Through the unit's text-to-speech interface, users can get a spoken pronunciation of each entry in the word bank, along with gender and part of speech information.

Another useful add-on software package, the Garmin Travel Guide, is loaded with information provided by Marco Polo. These guides put in-depth travel information such as reviews and recommendations for restaurants, tourist attractions, and more at your fingertips. The software allows you to navigate to an address or search points of interest-- places like hotels, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions. The nüvi 350 automatically calculates the fastest route and provides voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions along the way. The unit also audibly announces the name of upcoming streets-- letting you keep your eyes on the road while navigating through busy traffic and tricky roadways. And if you stray off course, the nüvi 350 automatically calculates the quickest way to get back on track.

*Traffic services available only in select cities where RDS-TMC coverage exists. Requires the GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver and subscription fee to enable traffic capability.


What's in the Box
nüvi 350, Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America and Puerto Rico, Vehicle suction cup mount, AC charger, Vehicle power cable, Dashboard disc, USB cable, Carrying case, Quick reference guide

Which nüvi is Best for You?
For a slightly higher pricepoint, Garmin's nüvi 600 and 700 series devices have richer feature sets including: MP3 players, JPEG photo viewers, the ability to receive traffic and weather information, bluetooth for hands-free calling, FM transmitters that deliver audio through your cars own stereo system, and multi-destination routing that will tell you the best way to make a trip that involves several destinations.




Screen
Size
inches
(w x h)
Included Maps
Text-to-Speech
(Directions in
Real Street
Names)

Traffic
Bluetooth
Media

FM Transmitter
(audio through
car stereo
system)
Multi-
Point
Routing

Battery
life
(hours)
Cont. U.S.,
Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico

AK and
Canada

Europe
nüvi 2002.8 x 2.1
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Photos


up to 5
nüvi 200w3.81 x 2.25
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Photos


up to 5
nüvi 2502.8 x 2.1
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Photos

up to 5
nüvi 250w3.81 x 2.25
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Photos

up to 5
nüvi 2602.8 x 2.1
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Photos

up to 5
nüvi 260w3.81 x 2.25checkcheck
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Photos

up to 5
nüvi 2702.8 x 2.1
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Photos

up to 5
nüvi 3502.8 x 2.1
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checkFM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s


up to 8
nüvi 3602.8 x 2.1
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checkFM (with opt.
receiver)
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up to 8
nüvi 3702.8 x 2.1checkcheckcheckcheckFM (receiver
included)
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up to 8
nüvi 6503.81 x 2.25
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checkFM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3s

up to 7
nüvi 660
3.81 x 2.25
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checkFM (receiver
included)
checkPhotos, MP3scheck
up to 7
nüvi 670
3.81 x 2.25
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included)
checkPhotos, MP3scheck
up to 7
nüvi 6803.81 x 2.25
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checkMSN (receiver
included;
1-year free);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
checkPhotos, MP3scheck
up to 7
nüvi 750
3.81 x 2.25
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checkMSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3scheckcheckup to 5
nüvi 7603.81 x 2.25
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(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
checkPhotos, MP3scheckcheckup to 5
nüvi 7703.81 x 2.25
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(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
checkPhotos, MP3scheckcheckup to 5
nüvi 7803.81 x 2.25checkcheck

MSN-enhanced
(receiver inc.;
3 months free)
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
checkPhotos, MP3scheckcheckup to 5
nüvi 850
3.81 x 2.25checkcheck

MSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)

Photos, MP3scheckcheckup to 4
nüvi 880
3.81 x 2.25checkcheckcheck
MSN-enhanced
(receiver inc.;
3 months free);
FM (with opt.
receiver)
checkPhotos, MP3scheckcheckup to 4
nüvi 5000
4.5 x 2.7checkcheck
checkMSN-enhanced
(with optional
receiver);
FM (with opt.
receiver)


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User Reviews:
 Rating 5   Written on November 11, 2008
   Summary: nice
I like it. It'll be even better if the dealer could update the software before selling it to me though.

 Rating 5   Written on November 11, 2008
   Summary: wonderful product
I checked around and looked at Consumer Reports for best GPS and this Garmin nuvi 350 was highly recommended. Found it on Amazon for a great price and am not disappointed. My husband needed it for work and he is not tech savy but he can't be without it.

 Rating 5   Written on November 11, 2008
   Summary: excellent
LOVE this machine. And regarding the VOICE prompts... I wouldn't buy a navigator without it. MUCH safer in a car than just maps. Love that it came with a case, cords and mounting accessories. You NEED all that. Screen is nice and big, easy to use, idiot proof. Only took me astray once, and the other times were when I "doubted" its' intelligence. Excellent in big cities... it has actually made me want to travel more. I love it.

 Rating 4   Written on November 11, 2008
   Summary: Easy to use, great menus and features
My husband and I began using this GPS straight from the box; it was very user-friendly. The only problem we've encountered is that the ETA feature doesn't work correctly when the battery is low.

 Rating 5   Written on November 11, 2008
   Summary: Excellent device at a good price
I looked around for a portable GPS for a while. This Garmin had all the features I wanted plus it was small enough to store easily. I have used it a few times and it has been great. I look forward to exploring more of its features.

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Includes batteries1----
Model010-00455-00010-10908-00010-10723-0410000180010-10723-02
Ean08463300001320753759067304075375905300008981100011360753759052980
Upc846330000132753759067304753759053000898110001136753759052980
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