| It really seemed incredible to me when I | | | | this sleek designed Garmin Nuvi easily fits into |
| discovered that with just $129.99 you could | | | | your pocket and is not too chunky to be |
| purchase oneself a brand-new Garmin Nuvi 285W | | | | uncomfortable or too light so that you lose it. |
| 285WT. The features that this doohickey comes | | | | Since the Garmin Nuvi is suitable for everyone |
| equipped with make it seem like it should cost a | | | | who are always going to a different town or city, |
| whole lot more. We cannot go through every one | | | | you will be glad to know that this little beauty can |
| in this report, but we can definitely go through the | | | | work as your very own personal assistant. With |
| ones which made an impression on me the most. | | | | the large widescreen display (4.3 inches to be |
| The 285WT has around ten million preloaded map | | | | exact) on this gadget, with just a couple of taps |
| points for you to select from for uncomplicated | | | | you will be able to know your flight status. You |
| navigation. The main thing that I liked about it | | | | can look at the traffic updates of whichever city |
| though, is the spoken navigation. The Garmin Nuvi | | | | you are planning to go to and even work out how |
| 285WT will speak the real names of the roads as | | | | much money you will have to budget on gas to |
| you go along to get you successfully to the | | | | get there. |
| desired location. Normally, GPS navigators only say | | | | The Garmin Nuvi comes with a microphone and |
| something like, "turn right a hundred yards ahead." | | | | speaker so that you will be able to make and |
| The Garmin Nuvi will tell you "turn right on Alberta | | | | take hands free phone calls. With the aid of the |
| Street in one hundred yards". It is a text to | | | | touch screen, you can appreciate how easy this is |
| speech feature that has proven to be very | | | | in the car as you navigate via a picture of the |
| impressive. | | | | Golden Gate Bridge! |
| There are six million installed points of interest | | | | In summary - the main features: |
| from which you can just select an image and you | | | | Voice Prompting |
| will be guided straight to your destination. | | | | Photo navigation |
| The beauty of the Garmin Nuvi 285WT is that it | | | | Touch screen (4.3 inches) |
| is not limited to just your car. It has been built so | | | | Programmable plus preloaded warnings for safety |
| that you can use it as a handheld GPS too. The | | | | zones |
| only thing that you will be missing as you walk | | | | I would certainly recommend Garmin Nuvi 285W |
| with it in your hand is that you will not be able to | | | | 285WT - you just can't get a better specified |
| charge its Lithium-ion battery like the car does | | | | GPS navigator of this build quality and speed for |
| when you place it on its dock. Other than that, | | | | the same price. |