The Garmin nüvi 360 GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant is more than your average GPS navigator. This Garmin model features a personal translator, multi-media entertainer and tour guide in addition to the standard features of the GPS Navigator. Value priced for the cost conscious consumer, the Garmin nüvi 360 is both feature rich and affordable.
The nüvi 360 supports automatic routing and turn by turn voice directions, making it easy to use even in high stress driving. This model includes a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver that offers great reception and the top overall performance that you have come to expect from Garmin devices.
The unit’s flip-up antenna features a MCX-type connector for connecting an optional external GPS antenna. The Garmin nüvi 360 comes loaded with software including 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.
The Garmin nüvi 360 doesn’t stop there. It also comes with many bonus features including a fully functional MP3 player, audio book player, and JPEG picture viewer. If you have a Bluetooth enabled cell phone, you will appreciate the ability to make hands free calls with the nüvi 360’s integrated wireless technology.
What Comes With It?
Inside the box, you will receive… Gamin nüvi 360 unit, 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.
Product Benefits & Features
- 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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Salty Dog's Rating:
I’ve had GPS’s of various ilks for over ten years, and this is the best one yet. If you like bluetooth, but don’t like them in your ear, this is the one for you. Your cell phone works seamlessly with this bluetooth, and it shows your complete cell phone book in it. If your cell phone is also voice dial capab le so is the bluetooth. IGood Unit, it boots quicker than any other I’ve had and it refreshes very quickly. It isn’t the fanciest on the market but it does most things and does them well.
D. Underwood's Rating:
I already have two GPS Navigation devices but I was swayed to purchase this one because of the text-to-speech and the hands-free phone capability. I have been using the device for about one month and I am extremely pleased. It is easy to use for navigation and the hands-free operation is great for making or answering calls while driving. I also am very pleased that I can have the map scroll and show the cross streets, etc., when I am just driving with no destination set — If I already know where I am going.
Desiree Leger's Rating:
I bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas. His dad has a Street Pilot by Garmin and we used it all the time to travel. So I decided to buy him one. He loves it. He’s a police officer and he takes it with him on the road. He makes phone calls from it via bluetooth. All around great product. As far as the MP3 compatible there wasn’t much to access on the site that was provided so we just upload from our computer instead.
Sam's Rating:
Works right out of the box and very easy to use. Quick sattellite searching, easy setting and good maps. Bluetooth is very easy to set up, I paired my phone with this unit in less than 1 min. and clear voice when using as phone reciever. This is my second Garmin GPS.
E. Karr's Rating:
The best thing about this GPS are all the options you have. You can get your directions from an American woman, an American man, an Australian woman, an Australian man, a British woman, a British man… the list of languages as well as accents has been fun. The women tend to sound less electronic to me (except for “Jill,” who says the word “ramp” rather oddly). It is also very hand to be able to enter your destination via either the name of the store or the address… or you can also search by categories (food - BBQ), which will give you a list in the order of proximity. You can also save your favorite destinations, including the address of people you know. It’s fun to hear friends’ names being spoken. The size is handy, and it’s nice having a carrying case. I usually slip it into the case and into my purse when I leave the car (one of my friends had her car broken into and her GPS stolen).
Of course it does take a few minutes (after you flip up the satellite receiver) for the GPS to figure out where you are, and it does not provide you with as many options as perhaps the phone book (or even just driving around). But it does give you a good start if you have never been to the area and have no idea! The only real disappointment is that (living in California) we cannot mount the GPS directly on the windshield, and the mount does not stick to anything else on our car… so we’ll have to find another way to mount it. So for now, I have to just hold it on my lap