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nuvi 3790T not only tells you where to turn but listens to your spoken commands. With its innovative speech recognition, you can control nuvi with your voice — allowing you to keep both hands on the wheel. Simply wake up nuvi with a customizable voice command and begin speaking menu options that are clearly displayed on the screen. Tell nuvi "Find Address" and speak an address to start navigating.
Get Turn-by-Turn Directions. See Buildings and Terrain in 3-D.
nuvi 3790T has an intuitive interface that greets you with two simple questions: "Where To?" and "View Map." Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator NT street maps for the U.S, Canada and Mexico with nearly 6 million points of interest (POIs) such as stores, restaurants, hotels, entertainment venues, gas stations, ATMs and more, and speed limits for most major roads. With 3-D Building and Terrain view, you’ll see representations of prominent buildings in many cities and map contours at low zoom levels, giving you a realistic perspective of the terrain.
Award-Winning Design
The new nüvi is less than 9 mm thick, about the same as a standard #2 pencil. It has a full glass 4.3” diagonal multi-touch display. Dual orientation capabilities allow you to use the nuvi 3790T either horizontally or vertically, fitting smartly in your hand when walking. Sleek design also disappears neatly into your pocket or purse. With a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s ready to guide you by car or foot.
Experience nuRoute Technology with trafficTrends and myTrends
Smart and good-looking, this uniquely personal navigator comes with advanced routing capabilities that include trafficTrends and myTrends. There’s no subscription necessary, no added costs, your nuvi 3790T just does it.
With trafficTrends, your nuvi 3790T automatically learns daytime trends for traffic flow to improve your routes and better predict your estimated time of arrival based on time of day and day of week. And you get free trafficTrends updates every time you connect your device to myGarmin.
With myTrends, when you save your regular destinations in your “Favorites,” your nuvi 3790T will, over time, begin to figure out where you’re going even without your telling it! It provides time of arrival and relevant traffic information. So whether you’re driving to and from work or a regularly scheduled weekly event, your nuvi 3790T will help you get there on time.
Know the Lane Before It’s Too Late
No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.
Make Hands-free Calls
For hands-free calling, nuvi 3790T integrates Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 3790T while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with its touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak into its built-in microphone. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialing for contacts and points of interest.
Receive Subscription-Free Traffic Alerts
Steer clear of traffic with the integrated FM traffic receiver and free lifetime traffic updates. Receive alerts about traffic delays and road construction that lie ahead on your route. Next, simply touch the screen on nüvi to view traffic details or detour around the problem area.
Navigate City Transit
With its enhanced pedestrian navigation capabilities and dual-oriented screen, nuvi 3790T is the perfect travel companion to help you get around town. Download optional cityXplorer content to help you navigate the big city. In addition to knowing where to walk, where to catch the bus, subway, tram or other transportation you’ll also have access to mass transit schedules and estimated travel time to your destination. cityXplorer maps are available for select cities throughout North America and Europe. And with prices as low as $9.99, you'll have money left over to spend in the big city.
Go Beyond Navigation
Also offered on nuvi 3790T are standard nüvi features that go beyond navigation. For example, ecoRoute — a green feature that helps you calculate a more fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. Also included are travel tools such as a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect Photos and navigate to them. It's also compatible with lifetime traffic alerts (receiver purchase required). With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. It also has Garmin Lock, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom voices and vehicles. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD cards.
Garmin Nuvi 3790T Features & Tips
Here is a listing we have put together of some of the common
Nuvi 3790T features
,
along with a few user tips that you may find of help for this particular item.
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
Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands):
yes
Lane assist (guides you to the proper lane for navigation):
yes (with junction view)
3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D):
yes
Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route):
yes
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
Bluetooth® wireless technology:
yes
Garmin nüLink! Services: (receive accurate real-time travel information):
no
FM traffic compatible:
yes (receiver and lifetime traffic included)
MSN® Direct compatible:
no
XM® compatible for U.S:
no
Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads in the U.S. and Europe):
yes
Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection):
yes
Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount):
yes
ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route) :
yes
Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout):
yes
Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest):
yes
Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device):
yes
Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device):
yes
Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos):
yes
World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator:
yes
Picture viewer:
yes
MP3 player:
no
Audio book player:
no
FM transmitter:
no
Headphone jack/audio line-out:
no
Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature):
yes
Touchscreen:
yes
Dead reckoning:
no
Motorcycle-friendly:
no
Trucking-friendly:
no
Geocaching-friendly:
no
Marine-friendly:
no
Additional:
This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® XP or newer and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later.
nüRoute™ Technology with trafficTrends™ (calculates routes based on predicted traffic flow): yes
nüRoute™ Technology with myTrends™ (predicts routes based on user’s navigation behavior): yes
Physical & Performance:
Unit dimensions, WxHxD:
4.8"W x 2.9"H x .35"D (12.2 x 7.5 x .89 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:
800 x 480 pixels
Display type:
glass, dual-orietation, WQVGA color TFT with white backlight
Weight:
4 ounces (113.4 g)
Battery:
rechargeable lithium-ion
Battery life:
up to 4 hours
Waterproof:
no
High-sensitivity receiver:
yes
RoHS version available:
yes
Maps & Memory:
Basemap:
yes
Preloaded street maps:
yes
Ability to add maps:
yes
Built-in memory:
internal solid state
Accepts data cards:
microSD™ card (not included)
Waypoints/favorites/locations:
1000
Routes:
100
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