CES 2008

Garmin nüvi 880: everything but the kitchen sink

Posted in CES 2008, GPS, Garmin by Nino Marchetti on January 6th, 2008

Garmin nüvi 880Garmin is showcasing at CES the new flagship for its popular line of nüvi GPS devices. This model is known as the Garmin nüvi 880 and it is set to price at around $1,070.

The Garmin nüvi 880 has a long list of features to make even the most picky GPS users happy. To start off, advanced speech recognition technology, communicated to the 880 through a push-to-talk wireless remote, lets you activate a variety of voice commands which correspond to most common tasks on the unit. The Garmin nüvi 880 also draws upon the MSN Direct network to provide a variety of on-demand information points, including traffic, fuel prices, movie listings and news/stocks.

Other features of the Garmin nüvi 880 include Bluetooth wireless technology for hands-free calling, a 4.3-inch touchscreen display, route saving, a digital music player, picture viewer and an anti-theft system. Expect this Garmin GPS heavyweight to step into the ring during the second quarter.

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