Now Playing: The Garmin Nuvi 1300
Garmin, a leader in innovative GPS technology, has come out with a new line of portable/handheld GPS systems. In fact, you might have trouble believing that you can purchase a widescreen GPS with a multitude of handy features for as little as $250, because that’s almost unheard of in a GPS of this quality. However, it’s true. You’ll be able to purchase a whole lot of value at a very affordable price.
The Garmin Nuvi 1300 is an ultra-slim unit which contains even more powerful information than a GPS has ever held before. Using this device will make your travel time, be it by vehicle, on foot, or on public transit, much easier and more hassle-free. With a wide 4.3-inch touchscreen, enhanced user interface, bright, colorful maps of the lower 48 states, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, and millions of pre-programmed points of interest, the Nuvi 1300 will be there to help you everywhere you go.
One of the problems with earlier GPS models is that the only way a driver could get the information was by taking his eyes from the road to read the screen. All of that has changed, however, due to the introduction of text-to-speech technology. Although you can still see all the maps and directions on the screen, the Garmin Nuvi 1300 will also say the names of places, streets, exits, and roads aloud so that you’ll never need to look away from the road again. In addition, these features will keep you from ever having to miss your exit or retrace your route again.
Walking has become a popular American pastime in recent years, and Garmin has recognized this fact by adding pedestrian technology to their GPS systems. You will be able to download CityXplorer and other city guides for the cities you select from the garmin.com website. Although you will have to pay for the programs for different cities, the cost will be much less than it would have been if you’d had to pay for all of the programs in the original price, because you’d have been paying for information you would never really need. Now you can just buy what you’re going to use. Your Garmin Nuvi 1300 also has information you can use to find the best public transit routes.
Another feature of the Garmin Nuvi 1300 that’s well worth special mention is ecoRoute. Most people are trying to “go green” these days, either to save on dwindling fuel reserves or to save money. EcoRoute can help you do both. It will provide you with the most fuel-efficient routes to travel to any given destination as well as generate reports regarding your actual fuel use and mpg. The baby boomer generation can remember a time when gas prices were as low as $.29.9 per gallon and well appreciate how much the gas prices have gone up. No one wants to pay more than they have to for gas, and the Nuvi 1300 gives you information you can use to save.
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