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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. ln 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.

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The nüvi 360 comes with hands-free bluetooth wireles technology. See side view.

Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer.

The device sports a handy MP3 player, letting you play songs stored on SD memory cards.

Make Hands-Free Calls
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.



ln 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 PlN 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.

Which nüvi is Best for You?

Screen Size inches (w x h)

lncluded Maps

P0ls

Directions in Real Street Names

Traffic

Bluetooth

Media

FM Transmitter (audio through car stereo system)

Multi- Point Routing

Cont. U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico

AK and Canada

Europe

capable

included

nüvi 200

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos

nüvi 200w

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos

nüvi 250

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos

nüvi 250w

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos

nüvi 260

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos

nüvi 270

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos

nüvi 350

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 360

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 370

2.8 x 2.1

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 650

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 660

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 670

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 680

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 750

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 760

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

nüvi 770

3.81 x 2.25

6 million +

Photos, MP3s

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Testimonials

Average Buyer Rating:

Buyer's feedback: - * Garmin nuvi 360 gps ...
I was dissapointed in the 360. I couldn't connect to it with bluetooth. It wasn't able to get us to all the houses we were looking for during house hunting, although I think some of that is related to new neighborhoods not on the map yet. Not intuitive enough. I tried the Tomtom Go 720 it wasn't any better although I liked the screen graphics better and the options.

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Buyer's feedback: - Discontinued, but a great device
I purchased this device in 2007 for $399.00. I am so disappointed that it is already down to $199.00. Anyway, before purchasing this device, taking a trip was very stressful. I would have to memorize the directions and hope I would get there safely. With this device, getting somewhere wasn't a problem UNTIL last weekend.

Last weekend, I tried to input a street and the Garmin refused to let me do it. When I arrived at the address, I saved it and the Garmin refused to reference the address when I tried to go back to the address.

When I called Garmin, they said that they couldn't pull up the address either. This wouldn't be so upsetting if the lady, who was with me, did not have problems finding the address because she was using a Tom-Tom.

At first, when Tom-Tom people raved about their unit--I blew them off. I am starting to hear more and more that the Tom-Tom people don't have the issues that Garmin refuses to correct.

Overall, I love my unit though for IN CITY driving - for cities on the edge or new subdivisions, the unit's reliability is unpredictable.

PROS: Serves as a great car stereo due to the MP3 player
Great directions INSIDE a major city
PORTABLE
Great REDIRECTION!

CONS: Many subdivisions from the last 5 years are missing from the unit
Will tell you something is on the wrong side of the road
Will have you turning into people's houses instead of a street

Great buy if you want a basic GPS and MP3 player!

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Buyer's feedback: - * Misleading advertising ...
Returned the unit because I assumed text-to-speech meant the street names would be spoken. I was wrong or the term is misleading. Also, the window attachment did not stay in place.

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Buyer's feedback: - Great unit
First, a caveat. This is my first GPS of this type (I have a Garvin hand-held for hiking.) That said, I love this unit. I just completed a 4500 mile three week trip from Kentucky to Colorado and Utah and back, and then from Kentucky to Washington DC and back. The unit worked flawlessly. Very accurate and very convenient. I used the "bean bag" mount which I find very suitable. Unlike some reviews I've read I had no trouble with it sliding on the dash. But then I usually don't take curves at 90 mph.

I was amazed at the accuracy and completeness of the information. The unit works hard to keep you on track. If you leave the route for any reason--even to get gas or a sandwich, it immediately recalculates and provides directions to get you back on track. Its library of data is extensive, accurate and useful. At times I was not sure my Nuvi was giving me good information, but in all 4500 miles it did not fail me once. The turn by turn directions with accurate street names and accompanying printed directions are great

When I ordered it I was concerned that the screen size might be too small. I did not find that a problem at all, and very much like the smaller size because I can just clip it off the mount and slip it in my pocket when I leave the car. The screen is big enough and "Miss Nuvi's" voice is pleasant and clear.

One message I have for Garvin, though. The software was obviously written by a golf fanatic. At one point in the middle of Kansas the screen showed four golf courses within ten miles. There was seldom a time when at least one golf course was not on the screen. But they do not show rest stops or medical facilities. Now I like to play a round of golf occasionally, but when I'm driving down the Interstate I typically need rest areas with a whole lot more urgency than I need golf courses. I see no need to have golf courses scrolling down the screen almost constantly at the expense of more practical and universaly sought sites. Rest areas and medical facilities are not listed in the "places" library either, but golf courses are. I find that strange and annoying. Surely in Nuvi's six million attractions library there's room for something as universally appreciated as rest areas.

But the convenience and accuracy of the Nuvi outweighs the inconveniences of too many golf courses and not enough pit stops. I highly recommend it. It will get you there.

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Buyer's feedback: - * Great Product - Used it for over an year ...
I have it for over an year now and its an absolutly wonderful product. Super sleek and easy to take away from one car to another. excellent reception, can even catch signal in Manhatten. On the down side, though finding location from address is most accurate, the POI database not. Although i do not use POI much, but whenever i tried to use it never took me to the right place.