Garmin - Nuvi 770

The Garmin Nuvi 770 is much more than the latest in a series of high technology GPS devices. Make no mistake, it certainly contains the premium navigation features of the famed Nuvi series but more importantly with the Nuvi 770 you now have a complete travel assistant, allowing you to plan your trip even before you start and helping you to make adjustments en route if there need to be any sudden changes because of traffic problems.

Features

As mentioned earlier, the Nuvi 770 is replete with user-friendly yet top class navigational tools like an easy to use interface on a touch screen, ability to view the route charted out for you in either two-dimensional or three-dimensional maps along with voice-guided instructions to go from turn to turn. Once you start driving, all you need to do is keep your eyes on the road – the Nuvi 770 will take care of all the navigation. There are attractive new features like the ‘Where Am I’ which allows you to know just at the touch of a button your exact location with co-ordinates so that you are never lost again and the addresses of other nearby, helpful locations like ATMs, gas stations, police stations and many more.

There are a few other features in the Nuvi 770 that make it stand way above the rest. First, you can actually plan your travel beforehand. You just need to indicate your destination, the specific via points if you have any and your route is planned for you. You could even view it through simulations to get a feel for the route and store it if you are satisfied with it. If you have multiple destinations like when you are running multiple errands say, all you need to do is enter the addresses of the specific places and the Nuvi 770 will plan the optimum route for you thereby saving you all the hassle of having to plan it for yourself.

The Nuvi 770 allows you to make truly hands free calls by integrating Bluetooth technology into the device and provides for a built-in microphone and speaker. You can couple this with your Bluetooth compatible cell phone and talk absolutely hands-free while on a call.

The integrated FM traffic receiver allows the Nuvi 770 to help you stay clear of any kind of traffic troubles. You can receive real-time updates on your device that will inform you of any traffic hold-ups or delays due to road construction on your particular route. If necessary you can even use it to plan another route avoiding the problem area completely.

While both the Nuvi 760 and Nuvi 770 offer traffic updates through an integrated FM receiver and contain Bluetooth technology the Nuvi 750 is at the lower end containing neither of these features. Further, the Nuvi 770 contains transatlantic maps covering both North America as well as Europe but the Nuvi 760 contains only the North American maps. The Nuvi 770 thus boasts of a sleeker design and better navigation tools than the much-admired Nuvi 600 series, making it the potential favorite in the market.