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| Previewed : Garmin nuvi 1xx0 |
PREVIEWED - NUVI 12xx, 13xx, 149012xx (3.5" screen) - 13xx (4.3") - 1490 (5") - CityXplorer Option  From top to bottom : 12xx (3.5" screen), 13xx (4.3" screen), 1490 (5" screen)
I had the opportunity to visit the new Garmin France offices in Nanterre just outside Paris to the West and was given a presentation of the new nuvi 1xxx series as well as the Zumo 660 (see separate topic). Unlike the 2xx series that was an entry-level 3xx/6xx when it came out and a bit like the 2x5 that predated the 7x5, the 1xxx has an identity of its own and introduces some new features not found on other nuvi models...Garmin's "feature peppering" at play some will complain...
Let's see what we have here :
1. New form factor : slim is in
2. New interface supposed to be easier to grasp for the user, can't say the nuvi interface as we know it since the 350 came out in late 2005 felt complex, but the tweaks are there.
3. Customizable map display mode, standard (two info fields) or vertical (four info fields). The info fields are customizable as opposed to none on most of the nuvis, and the right one only on the 7x5.
4. CityXplorer Mode : this is a major change in direction making good use of the new CityXplorer Maps based on Navteq's DiscoverCities maps with reach "pedestrian" attributes : paths, transit systems.
Now let's take a closer look with pictures and comments, if you have questions or comments you can use this topic of the nuvi forums.:
1. NEW HARDWARE - SLIM IS IN
4. A NEW NAVIGATION MODE : CITYXPLORER
I wasn't expecting much from this new navigation mode, as "pedestrian" modes on existing GPS systems are rather simplistic, think different average speed and one-way streets...Not so on a 1xxx when you add an optional CityXplorer Map for $15 : you turn it into a hybrid navigator that will give you detailed text descriptions and let you scroll the map to get your bearings and then zoom back to your current position, very convenient and somewhat borrowed from the iPhone GMap application...The mixed pedestrian/transit calculations are quite impressive, albeit a bit slow for now, but that should be fixed on shipping models.
If you have questions or comments you can use this topic of the nuvi forums. |
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