Garmin nuvi 350 Portable GPS Product Description

With a total weight of 5.1 ounces and slim measurements of 3.87 x 2.91 x
0.87 inches (WxHxD), the nüvi 350 is just right for the pocket or purse. A
bright, 64,000-color display dominates the front of the device and a resolution
of 320 x 240 pixels means that there’s plenty of room for displaying map data
and other elements of the device’s interface. An SD memory card slot is
provided for expansion software, such as a points of interest database, media
files and electronic guides (see below). The flip-up antenna includes an
MCX-type connector for connecting the unit to an external GPS antenna.
Meanwhile, a powerful built-in speaker resides on the back of device.

A
built-in lithium ion battery will give you for to eight hours of battery life,
depending on use. In addition to an AC charger, the unit also ships with a
12-volt power adapter for vehicle charging, as well as a windshield suction cup
mount. Fortunately, Garmin has made it easy to interface with the nüvi
350′s 700 megabytes of onboard memory, thanks to “plug-and-play” USB mass
storage support. Just plug the device into your computer’s USB port and you’ve
got instantaneous access to all the audio books, music, photos, supplemental
maps and other data on the nüvi 350′s internal and SD card memory.
Navigation The nüvi 350 is first and foremost a personal GPS device.
Wherever you go — in your car or on foot– the device offers extremely
accurate position data, thanks to a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver by
SiRF and WAAS-enabled, 12-satellite reception. Combined with detailed maps of
the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico the nüvi 350 provides automatic routing,
turn-by-turn voice directions, and touchscreen control– making it easy to find
your way anywhere. Plus, the unique “text-to-speech” feature calls out turns by
street name, and you can choose from either 2D or 3D mapping perspectives when
you’re viewing your route on the display. Additionally, the nüvi 350 is
compatible with Garmin’s GTM 10 FM TMC traffic receiver*, which allows users to
avoid traffic tie-ups by simply pushing a button that will calculate a new
route. As mentioned, the nüvi 350 comes packed with mapping data for North
America, but you can can also load up your custom points of interest. Set up
proximity alerts for school zones, safety cameras, and more using Garmin’s free
POI (points of interest) loader program (available from garmin.com).
Garmin nuvi 350 Portable GPS Product Description Technical
Details

• Compact 700 MB GPS navigator with bundled MP3/audiobook player,
  photo viewer, and world travel clock
• Small enough to fit in a pocket or purse; mounts on vehicle
  windshield with included suction cup
• Preloaded with City Navigator NT V.5 with maps of U.S., Canada, and
  Puerto Rico
• Turn-by-turn directions, automatic routing, and 320 x 240 color
  touchscreen display
• Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot; measures 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87
  inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty

Garmin nuvi 350 Portable GPS Product Description Reviews

From Amazon.com

Expensive, but fabulous

After trying both Garmin’s i3 and c340 GPS units, this is the one I’m
keeping. Simply wonderful. It has all the characteristics that I was looking
for: 1) VERY compact — easily able to fit in a breast pocket 2) Text-to-Speech
– announces proper street names, not just “turn left in 500 feet”; radically
reduces how much you need to look at the screen to figure out the real
instructions; wouldn’t own a GPS unit wihtout this 3) Bright Screen — readable
in virtually every situation AND Faster location of the GPS satellites. This
turns out to be quite important in day-to-day use. In the other systems, it
wasn’t unusual that we could be driving for a couple minutes before it located
the satellites and could give us directions. With this unit, the satellites are
located almost as quickly as the unit fully starts up. One comment on how we
use this: We don’t mount it on the dash board or on the window (which is
technically illegal here in California). Instead we just lay this on the center
console in our van or car. The antenna system is plenty sensitive to work just
like this and we’ve never lost the satellite signals except in tunnels. We also
like all the potential of the traveling features (clock, calculator, etc.), but
this is the one to own even if you just use it for the basic GPS features. Very
impressed.
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From Epinions.com

I once was lost, but now am found, my GPS, how sweet.

Pros: Ease of use, design, accuracy, features, features, features. Cons:
A little slow in processing, battery life. Back in the good ole’ days, out
of college, no mortgage, no family, when 100% of my post-bar tab take-home pay
was disposable, I would have gladly plunked down the dough for a GPS device.
But then one day I realized how much money I’d been ….
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