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What's in the Box:
Nuvi 255W GPS navigation system with the Latest City Navigator North
America NT mapping data
Vehicle suction cup mount
Vehicle power cable
Dashboard disc
Quick start manual
Garmin 1 year direct warranty
Product Description
Garmin is introducing some significant improvements with this new series, like a predictive
technology that provides faster satellite lock, a redesigned screen
with more information, terrain maps, and an exciting new photo
navigation feature. The 255W adds complete maps for North America and
Text-to-Speech, so you get turn by turn spoken directions with the real
names of streets (e.g. "turn left in 50 feet at Nebraska Way", rather
than merely "turn left in 50 feet"). The 255W also offers a wide
4.3-inch (diagonal) screen that displays 70% more of the road around
you.  The
nüvi 255W model sport the slim design, so it fits comfortably in your pocket or
purse, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that makes it
convenient for navigation by car or foot. This model includes
useful travel tools like a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with
time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and
more.
Important Product Information: This device features
a "screen lock" feature. This is a standard feature on nüvi 255W. If you slide the "Power" key to the right, it will
lock the screen and prevent any accidental touches. Once the screen
lock feature is engaged, the screen will go black/gray after about 15
seconds to save power on the device. To unlock the screen, just slide
the "Power" key to the center position. This feature is really targeted
for "Pedestrian" mode so that a user can put the device in his or her
pocket/purse and quickly unlock the screen instead of powering on/off
continuously.
For more information, see page 5 of the product manual.
New -- Improved Interface One
of Garmin's key product philosophies is to make extremely complex
technology easy to use for anyone right out of the box, and perhaps
nowhere is that better exemplified than in the user interface for
Garmin's portable navigation devices.
Garmin's interface is
a key to their success part of what makes their devices such a pleasure
to use. Simple controls and sub-screens make it easy to enter or search
for destinations and get data about your trip. Simply touch the color
screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with
turn-by-turn voice directions, 2-D or 3-D maps and smooth map updates
as you navigate.
This year, Garmin has redesigned its interface to include much more useful information.
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Garmin Nuvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator (NEW)
