nuvi 295W announced

 

See: http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-3-5-Inch-Widescreen-Portable-Na...

Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features

* Spoken street names (e.g. "Turn right on Elm street in 500 ft.")
* Dual-orientation automatically switches between portrait and landscape view
* 3 MP camera with auto-focus
* Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity
* MP3 player with headphone jack/audio line-out
* 1-step navigation from contacts, e-mail, and local search results

Technical Details

* Brand Name: Garmin
* Model: 010-00916-00

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That looks like a nice

That looks like a nice unit.Like the camera for the photos with coordinates.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

WiFi only.... I think iPhone or Gphone can do better

WiFi only.... I think iPhone or Gphone can do better

good!

Although the price is really high.

Strikes me as a nuviphone

Strikes me as a nuviphone G60 without the phone.

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this reminds me

Strephon_Alkhalikoi wrote:

Strikes me as a nuviphone G60 without the phone.

Your subject line reminds me of something that might be said by one of Naomi Campbell's assistants smile

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See it on the Garmin page

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Some Nice Features

I like the portrait/landscape option and most other new features for the 2xx series, but they can keep the camera and the wifi capability. I've already got enough toys that do that better than this Garmin.

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Tuckahoe Mike - Nuvi 3490LMT, Nuvi 260W, iPhone X, Mazda MX-5 Nav

Garmin Nuvi 295W

Strephon_Alkhalikoi wrote:

Strikes me as a nuviphone G60 without the phone.

I agree. Much like how an iPod Touch is like an iPhone without the phone. It looks to me like it will do many of the things that the rumored 1820/1860 would have done if they had come to fruition. I wonder if they will have apps for these?

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What's with the model numbering? I thought all of the new models were now in the 1000 range.

Model number.

No kidding ... this has NO relationship to the 2x5 series nuvi's and will add even more confusion to the Garmin model numbering. Even the "W" doesn't make sense since it is advertised as 3.5". Maybe "W" is for WEIRD.

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Alan - Android Auto, DriveLuxe 51LMT-S, DriveLuxe 50LMTHD, Nuvi 3597LMTHD, Oregon 550T, Nuvi 855, Nuvi 755T, Lowrance Endura Sierra, Bosch Nyon

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It seems to be a 3.5" diagonal (W)idescreen, which means the unit is slimmer top to bottom. Like a candy bar cell phone...

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nüvi 3790T | Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable ~ JFK

rolling ipod

it sounds like a rolling ipod surprised

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Garmin Nuvi 295W

The other interesting thing about this to me is the price. The Amazon price is $179.99 for the G60, but $279.99 for the 295W! If you want the features of the 295W, just do what I did. Buy a G60, get it carrier subsidy unlocked by getting the unlock code from AT&T for free, install an old GSM sim card, and now you have a 295W that could still call 911 in an emergency!

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dap...

http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-nuvifone-Phone-Only-Service/dp/...

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Jim1348 wrote:

Buy a G60, get it carrier subsidy unlocked by getting the unlock code from AT&T for free, install an old GSM sim card, and now you have a 295W that could still call 911 in an emergency!

Actually, any sim card will work in an unlocked cell, but for 911 only. But, it's nice that it IS unlocked!

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295w

I like it....the portability is very cool

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I like the looks and

I like the looks and features on this gps.Getting idea the direction Garmin is going now.May see a lot more units going on the dis-continued list.

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Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.

Garmin Nuvifone G60 GPS Phone $69.99

http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-nuvifone-Phone-Only-Service/dp/...

Actually, if anybody were interested in the Garmin Nuvi 295W, just go to Amazon and snap up the Nuvifone G60 GPS Phone for $69.99!