Upcoming Sat Nav Reviews

February 25th, 2009 · by Dean · No Comments

We thought we’d give a quick taster of some upcoming sat nav reviews here on Technical Itch. We’ve recently got three new Garmin Nuvi systems in the office – the 255WT, 775T and 865T plus a TomTom Go 740 Live. We will be road testing these systems over the coming weeks so look out for these reviews when published.

Here is a quick summary of what these systems offer.

Garmin Nuvi 255WT

The Garmin Nuvi 250W review we published back in 2007 continues to be one of our most popular reviews, generating over 400 reader comments and regularly being in our best seller list.

Following on from the success of the 250W, Garmin released updated models in 2008 called the 255W and 255WT. These new models are essentially the same as the original 250W but with new features like “Where Am I?”, photo navigation and increased storage for waypoints and favourite locations. The 255WT also includes a traffic module to warn you of any traffic hold-ups on your route.

Read the full review.

Garmin Nuvi 775T

The Nuvi 775T is an update to the Nuvi 770 review we published last year. The 775T has the new lane-assist feature which is appearing on more Garmin systems these days. Lane-assist is designed to help you get in the right lane when approaching complex junctions. It also includes 3D city view, photo navigation and increased storage for waypoints and favourite locations.

Read the full review.

Garmin Nuvi 865T

The Nuvi 865T is one of the flagship models from Garmin featuring a full menu voice-controlled system so you can operate the system using your voice alone, rather than touching the screen. The reviews we’ve read of this system so far have rated the voice recognition highly so we look forward to testing it out. The 865T also includes lane-assist and photo navigation.

We’re waiting to road test this system currently.

TomTom Go 740 Live

Having reviewed plenty of Garmin systems we are looking forward to seeing how the TomTom fares against the Garmin. The TomTom GO 740 boasts a good feature set including lane guidance, a voice controlled system and real-time connection to things like traffic and fuel prices.

Read the full review.

What Next?

3 down, 1 to go. We’re just waiting to get hold of a Garmin Nuvi 865T now, we’ll then start road testing.

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