Garmin Nuvi 360 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant

Average customer rating: 4.5

It works ..perfect
Very disappointing: Got the Mio C220 instead
Great Gadget - Too Few User Options
NUVI 360
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Garmin Nuvi 360 Pocket Vehicle GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant

Manufacturer: Garmin
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000EXS1BS

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Amazon.com Product Description

The Garmin nüvi 360 GPS Navigator and Personal Travel Assistant is a GPS navigator, personal translator, multi-media entertainer and tour guide all wrapped into one. In addition to all the advanced features of the Garmin nüvi 350 -- including automatic routing, turn-by-turn voice directions, an MP3 player and audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, and much more -- this pocket-sized personal travel assistant comes with hands-free Bluetooth wireless technology, making it the hands-down go-anywhere travel companion. <table align=left width=250 cellpadding=10> <tr> <td> <img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B000EXS1BS.jpg" border=0 align=top>
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The nüvi 360 integrates wireless technology with a microphone and speaker that lets you make hands-free mobile phone calls using your compatible Bluetooth-enabled phone. Simply dial numbers with the nüvi's touch screen keypad to place a call, and to answer calls, just tap the screen and speak directly into its built-in microphone. In addition, you can easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone's call history log. Don't know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from nüvi's database of more than six million points of interest -- including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions. Navigation and Entertainment with Ease
For starters, the nüvi 360 includes a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver that offers exceptional performance and reception. The unit's flip-up antenna includes an MCX-type connector for optional external GPS antenna connection. Preloaded software features 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. But navigation is just the beginning. Like the nüvi 350, the nüvi 360 also includes many entertainment and travel tools including an MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, and currency converters. The nüvi 360 features a bright, 2.8 x 2.1-inch TFT display with white backlight for easy readability. At 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87-inches (WxHxD) and just 5.1 ounces, the unit is small enough to be placed on the dashboard with the included suction mount, or into your pocket for easy transportability. The unit also features Garmin Lock -- an advanced anti-theft feature that disables the unit from performing any functions until you type in a specific four-digit PIN or take the unit to a predetermined location. A built-in lithium ion battery will give you up to eight hours of power, and an included 12/24 volt adapter cable will let you run the navigator off your vehicle's power. An AC battery charger is also included. A built-in Travel Kit that includes sample MP3s and audio books will get you started with entertainment, and with the unit's SD memory card expansion slot you can add optional software, such as language and travel guides. A USB port is also included for loading and updating data.

What's in the Box
Gamin nüvi 360, 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 Description

Package Includes: Nüvi 360, vehicle suction cup mount, AC charger, 12/24V car power adapter cable, dashboard disk, USB interface cable, carrying case, owner's manual & quick reference guide

The Garmin's nüvi 360 is one versatile little GPS. This pocket-sized Personal Travel Assistant operates as a navigator, translator, entertainer & tour guide. The hands-free Bluetooth wireless technology lets you place hands-free calls. Easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone's call history log. Don't know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from nüvi's extensive points of interest database -- including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions. Voice announces streets by name Preloaded with maps for all of North America Fingertip touch-screen interface Look up addresses and points of interest Choose 2D or 3D map perspectives Upload custom POIs, including alerts for speed zones and safety-cams Built-in Travel Kit includes MP3 player with sample MP3 files, audio books, picture viewer, world clock, currency and measurement converters, calculator, and more SD memory card expansion slot USB interface for loading data Built-in lithium ion battery -- between 4-8 hours of battery life, depending on use Unit Dimensions(WxHxD) - 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 (98.3 x 73.9 x 22.1 mm) Weight - 5.1 ounces (144.6 grams)

Customer Reviews:

It works ..perfect.......2007-06-13

Beautiful little gadget . Works out of the box .
Was a gift and they loved it . Very user friendly interface , does take a while to get used to someone explaining directions to you , but once you get used to it , it;s a breeze .
Used it for a road trip to a camping site , worked beautifully .

Bluetooth connection wa easy too , automatically synced up the phonebook .The phonecalls show up very clearly on the screen , you can answer or ignore . I wish they had a choice of ringtones , the one they have is pretty boring .

As they say , nothing is perfect , this comes pretty close

Very disappointing: Got the Mio C220 instead .......2007-06-13

I had got a supposedly tidy discount from Costco on the 660 but still sent it back within a day or two. And happily got the Mio C220 instead. Here's why:

a) The Mio has configurable menu options: you can set all the colors for one. You can set the smart zoom settings. You can set the device to report in Cockpit mode either the remaining distance or the ETA, or the time elapsed or distance elapsed. You name it. The 660 has no such thing --- you HAVE to tap the screen at a designated spot to get anything other than ETA.

b) Any POI database is only as good as its categorization. For example, under Dining, the Mio has a separate category for "Indian" (thanks!)and it is up to date. The new Harman Kardons also have "Indian". Whereas the supposedly state of the art Nuvi 660 has Indian restaurants listed either under "International" or even "Italian". And it also still shows a major Bay Area restaurant which we all know closed down over 3 years ago. This is not the backwaters of Alaska, it is California proper. Garmin POI field personnel should stop spending their time at Starbucks I think.

c) The Reroute is much faster on the Mio and it has no awful antenna sticking out either to help it along. Yech!

d) Even the sound quality of the Mio C220 is far better (more treble, pleasant to listen to). The 660 has the waspy sound of a $[...] Shortwave radio of a bygone era. Sorry. This puppy has to go back to the pound (or dollar in this case). Clearly, I am saving a ton of dough too in the bargain.

I am giving it only one star because the other 4 stars were only for brand name/hype. Trust me, don't waste your money.

Great Gadget - Too Few User Options.......2007-06-12

5 Stars for the gps device itself. It's a great little gadget.

3 Stars overall due to downsizing by Garmin of the user interface.

Pros:

Has SIRF III (1st generation?) so GPS reception is fairly solid even
when under moderate tree cover. Actually I've maintained GPS
functionality even when the signal bars were down into the red.

Seems really accurate as far as GPS location, etc... And I'm not
using the WAAS feature.

Very compact and very portable (wallet size).

You can see your saved favorites (usually just the icons) on the map at
all times regardless of zoom level (at least when free roaming). I am referring
to saved favorites, not custom POI's.

Cons:

Have noticed that the Nuvi 360 has problems aquiring the satellites when
the car is already moving (but only occasionally).

Routing, quite honestly, is awful. My pet monkey (if I had one)
could pick a better route than this device. I just moved to
Los Angeles, and I have a better idea (in most cases) about how
to get to where I'm going than the GPS does - once the Nuvi shows
me where my destination is at.

No user options to set route preference between Freeway, major
road, and minor road. Just shortest route or fastest route, avoid
toll roads, unpaved, etc...

Beware the built in location database. When I first arrived in LA,
the Nuvi helped me look up and go to a few places when I needed
to... then it routed me to a Best Buy that doesn't exist (It turns out
the real Best Buy's aren't even in the Nuvi's database. I did not
know this at the time.).

Major Con (almost a deal breaker):

I personally hate the automatic zoom feature.

When allowing the Garmin to route you to a destination, it
zooms in to a certain preset map resolution when driving,
regardless of where you personally set the map resolution
just a minute before. The Garmin basically won't let you
set your own zoom level. It will just keep overriding it and resetting
the zoom level to it's own built in preference for speed and road type.
Note: This only occurs when routing to a destination. The autozoom
function is disabled if using the GPS as a free roaming device - as I now do.

*And Garmin has eliminated the menu function that allowed you to
turn the autozoom feature off entirely.*

But despite the three stars, I still kept it and am using it.

At least it works and the map is accurate. It really helped out when
we had the fire in Griffith Park and Los Feliz Blvd was shut down. I
would have gotten lost without this little gadget telling me exactly
where I was on the map.

And besides, this series of GPS's are the only ones you can slip
into your pocket and take with you like a wallet.

3 Stars because I can't/won't use it for routing to my destination and
there are no user options to significantly improve the routing capability
so that I can/will use it.

NUVI 360.......2007-06-10

I am very pleased with the item. I left Clearwater Fl and went to Redwood New York and found the NUVI to be a great item. I knew a different route from I 90 to US 17 to Rt 66 to I 81 and when I left the route that the NUVI wanted me to take it readily identified my changes and adapten to the new route. I highly recommed it to everyone, in fact have had 2 more people to purchase one.

Lons distance trip.......2007-06-09

Great navigation tool- we flew to Minnesota to drive a vehicle back to Maine. The Nuvi helped route us thru some difficult traffic such as in Chicago which had some major construction going on...Love it!

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