- Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
- Spoken street names (e.g. "Turn right on Elm street in 500 ft.")
- Dual-orientation automatically switches between portrait and landscape view
- 3 MP camera with auto-focus
- Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity
- MP3 player with 2.5mm headphone jack/audio line-out
- 1-step navigation from contacts, e-mail, and local search results
Amazon.com Product Description
nüvi 295W offers a new take on an old favorite with Wi-Fi® connectivity, a 3 MP camera with auto-focus, dual orientation capability and much more.
Dual-orientation with 1-touch navigation
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Wi-Fi connectivity on the nuvi 295W provides a full desktop web experience with an HTML browser so you can surf the web whenever and wherever you choose. Check your e-mail, including Hotmail, G... More >>
Garmin nüvi 295W Wi-Fi Portable GPS Navigator
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Recently ordered and recvd a Garmin GPS from Amazon. The shipping was fast and the product was in great shape when it arrived. Packaging was in perfect condition.
Rating: 5 / 5
They call me mr gadget so I had to spring for it…I also bought an jack adapter 2.5-3.5 I hope that I can hook to car radio Aux like my Ipod….Should solve loudness……If it has a media player I would put the volume on high….unless you have on a headphone…I have hooked up GPS to my AUX before and it sounds great…..You just can’t listen to Radio…Will update in future…
Rating: 5 / 5
WARNING! I am not technologically advanced and I am not normally a GPS user. There are already some fantastic reviews from people that know what they are talking about on this product, so if you are an advanced user, check those out first.
I have never used GPS – I live in a city that is built on a grid system and I have lived here for 30 years, so I have never really had a need. When I travel I use the Google Maps on my Blackberry Pearl and now my iPhone. GPS has long seemed like one of those lazy gadgets that are nice to have but totally not essential.
Boy was I wrong.
I took my new Garmin 295W out for a spin the day I got it and I was instantly hooked. The touch screen is crisp and super responsive. The directions have been accurate every single time. The Garmin fit nicely in its holder and was easy to use while driving with both touch and voice. The screen was a little dim but as long as the sun wasn’t shining into my car, it was fine. I found the voice a little hard to hear until I plugged the unit into my car stereo system and the screen was a little small to see well while driving, which leads me to feel that this unit would be better used as a hand held, so I tried that out.
Walking around my town I found the camera to be a great addition and finding restaurants and things to do a breeze! It is a feature I would have never thought to use but I found it absolutely indispensable. I would probably never use any of the other features unless I forgot my phone at home(like email or the web browser), but the 295W is well worth the price just for the GPS and the Points of Interest. I did find the Points of Interest to be a little out of date, though. When I was done, I used the Garmin Locate to get me back to my car and I loved it! No more wandering around looking for my car when I forget where I parked.
Where this unit really came in handy was when riding my motorcycle. I put in my destination, looped the earpiece into my helmet and I was off. Using the spoken directions I easily and quickly found my way. The unit is so small and portable that I really can’t ever imagine being without it, but it will certainly be essential on motorcycle trips – no more stopping the bike, taking off my gloves, opening my pack, taking out a map or my phone and then doing it all in reverse to get going again.
I didn’t mind the packaging on this product – I like that there was so little to throw away and the unit felt very secure and safe. I don’t need a package to make me feel like I got my money’s worth out of a product, so I would personally prefer more of this type of packaging.
All told, I love my Garmin 295W. I don’t know how I ever lived without it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I already have a GPS built into my car, but was thinking of getting one to have for when I travel and have rental cars. I ordered one of the other Garmins but sent it back when I saw this one. Though a bit more expensive I thought the GPS/Camera, and wifi capability would be fun. The camera is 3MP but quality is pretty good. Also, for you Mac people out there, the GPS tagging on the pictures plugs right into Iphoto and the “places” feature which is pretty cool for geo-tagging your pictures!
Rating: 5 / 5
Overview:
The GPS is really good. It connects fast, redirects nimbly, and is Garmin, so it is reliable. The battery life seems really good, and the other apps are also very nice to have. It plays music, checks your email, and has a calendar. Basically, it is akin to a smart phone without the phone aspect (and without data charges!). If this sounds like something that you might be intrigued by, I suggest you check one of these out. I very much enjoy mine.
Detailed Review:
I have really enjoyed having this little guy around. My previous experience with GPS was a laptop purchased from Dell with a GPS card and CoPilot 11 software. As such, my expectations were pretty low. That system takes five minutes outside of any enclosure to find a signal, and loses it if you sit in your car (it’s perfect if you want to carry around your laptop on foot, open, and get directions to a coffeeshop that you could REMEMBER the way to).
As a comparison, this Garmin Nuvi is awesomely excellent. This thing usually finds satellites in less than a minute, it has good playback quality for sounds (I can hear it over my car radio), the screen is big enough to be functional, but no so large that it is distracting, and it redirects in less than a minute as well. The GPS system is fantastic.
I have had some difficulties in getting it to check my email using the WiFi capabilities, but I think that is user error, so don’t be too worried. The receiver for WiFi seems a bit less powerful than what is in my non-GPS laptop, but that reciever is pretty good, so I expect that this will work well in any urban areas. You should be able to (if you set it up right), get your email at the Starbucks while waiting for your Latte Mocha Frappacino Blast (or whatever).
The fact that it can display Microsoft documents and PDFs natively is particularly nice, along with the calendar functions, as well. I think that if you want to avoid the data charges of a smart phone, this is probably the best thing that you could buy for yourself.
The battery life is pretty good. I ran mine for at least eight hours without a recharge, which is nice if you have a long drive ahead of you. The dash mounter and the car adapter are nice touches for those extended trips, although an included AC adapter would have been a useful as well. In the box, you can charge via vehicle or PC.
I am not sure if the transmissions are encrypted from this device’s web browser or not, so I would have a little precaution about what passwords you enter into it. Nevertheless, it is darned useful.
Conclusions:
If you are an early adopter, or a tech junkie, this may be the upgrade or update you are looking for. If you are a technopeasant, like me, this is a nice, intuitive device that can get you where you are going with a minimum of trouble, and a good battery life. Someone who understands technology can set up the Internet and email for you on here and then you can just have fun.
Harkius
Rating: 5 / 5