Satnav specialist Garmin has just rolled out a pair of new ultra-skinny GPS devices. The Garmin Nuvi 1200 and 1300 are designed to be taken to the streets, sporting new pedestrian navigation functions through optional CityXplorer maps.
The Nuvi 1200 and 1300 are designed to be light and skinny enough to fit in a pocket, which is handy even if you aren’t playing the tourist because the ones left in cars tend to go walkabouts, leaving only a mysterious layer of broken glass in their wake.
The CityXplorer maps are optional, which is a polite way of saying you’ll be charged for them individually. They do include public transport maps though so you can use your satnav to find your way through various bus, train, tram and underground systems across Europe and North America. Each will cost between $9.99 and $14.99 (around £7 – £10).
The Nuvi 1200 sports a 3.5” touchscreen display, while the Nuvi 1300 comes in at a larger 4.3”. There will be a load of different models available in each series, which may include traffic alerts, Bluetooth and various levels of map coverage.
Prices start from $199.99 (around £140) for the Nuvi 1200 and from $249.99 (£177) for the Nuvi 1300. They’ll be going on sale on both sides of the pond in the second quarter of this year.
Out Q2 2009 | From £140 | Garmin (via iTech News Net)
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I have used this 1390t for 2 weeks, great suction cup mount, super thin, bluetooth took 2 min. to set up, all an all aok, except the speaker sucks. This is whathappens when you make something so small and compact, something has to give. and on this product its the speaker. real tinny sound. its loud enough just real tinny. if I lower the volume then I cant here it.
garmin complete rubbish 1300 nuvi nearly get us killed several times loved wrong way on dual carriage ways and one way streets pedestrian walk ways fastest route j 25 m1 to manchester took nearly 4 hours would not good passed j29 m1 said it was toll road didn’t no m1 was a toll road passed j29 m1 neither does any one else anyway to many problems to write here halfords phoned garmin they told halfords nothing wrong after 3 months of trouble after trouble took it to halfords same old story so put it on the floor stamped hell out of it through it at manager walk out that cost £140 pounds but did feel good not bothered for that money bought tomtom new xl brilliant best sat nav iv had navman f20 was good also dont waste your time with garmin load of bs wont do anything not even look at it Happy now its gone where it should have been rom start the dustbin at halfords and they are bs too