This review looks at the Garmin Nuvi 1490T.  This system is one of several new releases by Garmin this year. The Nuvi 1490T is aimed at the higher end of the market offering features like lane assist, junction view, route planning, speed camera warnings, traffic alerts, bluetooth, ecoRoute, public transport and pedestrian modes.  It also [...]

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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 [...]

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This article reviews the Garmin Nuvi 770 satellite navigation system, which is at the higher end of the Garmin Nuvi range.

If you compare it to the likes of the Nuvi 250W it is quite a bit more expensive. So what extras do you get and is it worth the extra money? This review will try to help you decide.

The Nuvi 770 is identical to the Nuvi 760 except it has transatlantic maps covering both Europe and North America, whereas the Nuvi 760 just has European mapping. If you don’t need the North American maps then save yourself some money and go for the Nuvi 760.

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This article reviews the Sony NV-U73 sat nav system. Functionally this device is very similar to the NV-U53 which has already been reviewed. So rather that repeat what has already been published, this review will just cover the differences between the two systems.

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This article reviews the Sony NV-U51 sat nav system. It has now been replaced by the NV-U52 but even so it is not a bad sat nav system. It shares many of the features of the NV-U53 except it doesn’t have a widescreen.

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This article reviews the Navman PIN 570 which is a combined PDA and sat nav system.

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This article reviews the recently released Sony NV-U53 satellite navigation system. Sony is a name you might not immediately associate with sat nav systems but the NV-U53 performed very well.

The NV-U53 is at the budget end of the Sony nav-u range but still packs a good punch. There are a few minor niggles but overall this is an impressive looking device.

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This article reviews the Navman N40i GPS navigation system. I’ve tested a couple of Navman systems before which have been disappointing so I was interested to see if the N40i would fare any better. The N40i does have one trick up its sleeve, a built-in camera so you can navigate to photos you’ve taken elsewhere.

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