Garmin Nuvi 260W

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• Garmin nuvi 260W
• Preloaded City Navigator North America NT
• Vehicle suction cup mount
• Vehicle power cable
• Dashboard disk
• Quick start manual

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Go wide with the ultra-cool nuvi 260W that speaks street names. This widescreen navigator is attractively-priced and simple to use. Like the rest of the nuvi 200-series, you’re just a few screen taps away from anywhere.

Navigate With Ease
nuvi 260W comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nuvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nuvi 260W accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.

Take It With You
Like the rest of the nuvi 200-series, nuvi 260W sports a sleek, slim design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot.

Go Beyond Navigation
Navigation is just the beginning. nuvi 260W includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards let you add additional features. Purchase Garmin Travel Guides for detailed data on attractions and our SaversGuide® for information on nearby merchants offering discounts to customize nuvi for your travel needs.

nuvi 260W: It's a whole nu way to travel.

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Nuvi 260W features

• Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): yes (internal speaker)
• Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.") : yes
• Speech recognition (navigate with voice commands): no
• Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation): no
• 3-D map view: yes
• 3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D): no
• Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): no
• Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): yes
• Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road): yes
• Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): yes
• Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): yes
• Hands-free calling with Bluetooth® wireless technology: no
• FM traffic compatible: no
• XM® Navtraffic (includes basic weather) & Radio for U.S. compatible: no
• MSN® Direct for U.S. compatible: no
• Multimode (switches modes to drive, hike, bike or boat): no
• Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection): no
• Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount): no
• Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): no
• MP3 player: no
• Audio book player: no
• Picture viewer: yes
• Garmin Garage™ (select car-shaped icons for map navigation): yes
• World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator: yes
• Touchscreen: yes
• Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout): no
• Remote control: no
• FM transmitter: no
• Headphone jack/audio line-out: no
• Dead reckoning: no
• Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature): yes
• Motorcycle-friendly: no
• Geocaching-friendly: no
• Additional: This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® 2000 or later and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.

• Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 12.2 x 7.4 x 2.0 cm
• Display size, WxH: 3.81"W x 2.25"H (9.7 x 5.7 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm)
• Display resolution, WxH: 480 x 272 pixels
• Display type: WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
• Weight: 6.1 ounces (172.93 g)
• Battery: rechargeable lithium-ion
• Battery life: up to 5 hours
• Waterproof: no
• High-sensitivity receiver: yes
• RoHS version available: yes

• Basemap: yes
• Preloaded maps: yes
• Ability to add maps: yes
• Built-in memory: internal solid state
• Accepts data cards: SD™ card (not included)
• Waypoints/favorites/locations: 500
• Routes: 0

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