Garmin Nuvi 270

The new Garmin Nuvi 270, is the perfect entry-level gps. My wife, who describes herself as technologically challenged, loves hers and has no difficulty using most, if not all of the many features Garmin has packed into this model.

The Garmin Nuvi 270 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps for both North America and Europe, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and Nuvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, Nuvi 270 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.

Navigation is just the beginning. Nuvi 270 includes many travel tools including 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 configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map.

Optional plug-in SD cards for travel guides and a savings program provide detailed data for attractions and information on nearby merchants offering discounts, so you can customize Nuvi for your travel needs.

Specs

• Features: Display Size: 2.8″W x 2.1″H
• Display Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels
• Display Type: QVGA color antiglare TFT with white backlight
• Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion
• Battery Life: Up to 5 hours
• High-sensitivity receiver
• Basemap
• Preloaded maps (transatlantic)
• Ability to add maps
• Built-in Memory: Internal solid state
• Accepts Data Cards: SD card (not included)
• Waypoints: 500
• Voice prompts (internal speaker)
• 3D map view
• Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation)
• Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road)
• Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls, etc.)
• Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)
• Picture viewer
• Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation)
• World travel clock, currency and measurement converter, calculator
• Touchscreen
• Garmin Lock (anti-theft feature)

Please Note: Like most USB Mass Storage devices, this product is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT or Windows Me

Dimensions and Weight:

• Dimensions: 3.8″W x 2.8″H x .8″D
• Weight: 5.2 oz.

Included:

• Preloaded City Navigator NT for North America and Europe (full coverage)
• Vehicle suction cup mount
• Vehicle power cable
• Dashboard disk
• Setup and go guide