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http://s3.amazonaws.com/wootsaleimages/Garmin_Mobile_20_Portable_GPS_ReceiveraxsThumbnail .jpg (http://s3.amazonaws.com/wootsaleimages/Garmin_Mobile_20_Portable_GPS_Receiversb2Detail.jp g)You’ve seen those commercials where six guys drag a cooler to, say,a Hillary Clinton rally, and then start popping open beers so thatsomehow, through the power of alcoholic magic, the angry brunette withthe glasses and the ankle length dress named Betty becomes a happyredhead with pigtails and a bikini named Rebecca. Well, imagine ifthose guys took their cooler into a lab, working for several monthsalongside a team of scientists in an attempt to discover the laws ofphysics that governed those powers of change. And then imagine that theteam distilled those laws into an easily patentable process whichallowed for an assembly line style plant that could be used to make anyone thing into anything else! Because that’s the sort of world theGarmin Mobile 20 Portable GPS comes from. A world where dresses are named Betty.
Assuming that your smartphone is compatible (https://buy.garmin.com/gmbg/start.faces), The Garmin Mobile 20 Portable GPS can make it retroactively into a GPSdevice. By combining your phone with the phone mount and data card withNavigation Software and Plug-And-Play Maps, you’ve got a tool that letsyou figure out where you are, and how far away that is from the party.You’ll also be getting turn-by-turn instructions, automatic off-routerecalculation, voice warnings and navigation instructions, and up tosix million points of interest. There’s also a resettable odometer andtimers to calculate average and maximum speeds.
In addition to all that, the Garmin Mobile 20 Portable GPS brings your smartphone the power to access Garmin Online, which provides weather information and HotFix GPS acceleration. You also have access to gas price lists, traffic details and hotel info, as well as SMSintegration that allows users to send their positional information toany other phone via text messaging, and then navigate to receivedlocations. So if the cops make them move that cooler, all is not lost!
The Garmin Mobile 20 Portable GPSaccepts downloaded or plug-in map detail and also charges your phonewhile you drive and supports hands-free, in case you have better thingsto do with your hands. Betty’s not going to fold herself, is she? Stopbeing “Uptight Guy Who Becomes Shocked And Falls In Trash Can” andbecome “Excited Nerd Who Babe Number Six Becomes Inexplicably AttractedTo At First Sight”. Remember, eighty percent of being successful isjust showing up!
Warranty: 1 Year Garmin
Features:
Adds GPS navigation and hands-free calling to a Bluetooth enabled smartphone
Talk on your phone safely via the smart mount’s built-in speaker and microphone.
Easily look-up and dial numbers from your phone's address book or the extensive points of interest database — including hotels, restaurants, stores, attractions and more.
Preprogrammed with City Navigator™ NT for street-level detail and addresses, plus listings of nearest restaurants, hotels, ATMs, and more throughout North America on a 2GB MiniSD card (comes with SD card adapter)
Street mapping software gives smartphone users the same high-quality navigation features found on other Garmin portable GPS devices, navigate to a specific street address or search millions of points of interest (POIs) to locate and route to hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, and more
With Garmin Online, this server-based information service provides a variety of complimentary wireless data services, such as weather and HotFix GPS acceleration. In addition, users can subscribe to premium content that includes real-time traffic alerts, safety cameras, and gas prices in select markets (internet access required)
Short message service (SMS) integration lets Garmin Mobile 20 users send their current position (or POI information) to any other phone via text messaging – then view received locations on the map and navigate to them.
Map Features:
Detailed routable basemap with cities, highways, interstates, rivers, and lakes
street-level detail and addresses, plus listings of nearest restaurants, hotels, ATMs,
etc., throughout North America
Accepts downloaded or plug-in map detail from a variety of optional MapSource® media
Navigation Features:
Calculated with turn-by-turn instructions; up to 50 stored routes; each stored route can contain up to 50 VIA points, which can be auto-arranged to minimize trip distance; a detour function enables routing around traffic problems or road construction; custom road preference allows user to prioritize choice of back roads or major highways; automatic off-route recalculation shows how to get back on track if you miss a turn or exit
Voice: Navigation instructions and warnings
Waypoints: 4,000 with name and graphic symbol
Trip computer: Resettable odometer, timers, average and maximum speeds
GPS Performance:
<ul> Receiver: High sensitivity SiRFstarIII™ GPS receiver; WAAS-enabled; Tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position
Acquisition times (On average with a stationary receiver and a open sky view): Warm:
Assuming that your smartphone is compatible (https://buy.garmin.com/gmbg/start.faces), The Garmin Mobile 20 Portable GPS can make it retroactively into a GPSdevice. By combining your phone with the phone mount and data card withNavigation Software and Plug-And-Play Maps, you’ve got a tool that letsyou figure out where you are, and how far away that is from the party.You’ll also be getting turn-by-turn instructions, automatic off-routerecalculation, voice warnings and navigation instructions, and up tosix million points of interest. There’s also a resettable odometer andtimers to calculate average and maximum speeds.
In addition to all that, the Garmin Mobile 20 Portable GPS brings your smartphone the power to access Garmin Online, which provides weather information and HotFix GPS acceleration. You also have access to gas price lists, traffic details and hotel info, as well as SMSintegration that allows users to send their positional information toany other phone via text messaging, and then navigate to receivedlocations. So if the cops make them move that cooler, all is not lost!
The Garmin Mobile 20 Portable GPSaccepts downloaded or plug-in map detail and also charges your phonewhile you drive and supports hands-free, in case you have better thingsto do with your hands. Betty’s not going to fold herself, is she? Stopbeing “Uptight Guy Who Becomes Shocked And Falls In Trash Can” andbecome “Excited Nerd Who Babe Number Six Becomes Inexplicably AttractedTo At First Sight”. Remember, eighty percent of being successful isjust showing up!
Warranty: 1 Year Garmin
Features:
Adds GPS navigation and hands-free calling to a Bluetooth enabled smartphone
Talk on your phone safely via the smart mount’s built-in speaker and microphone.
Easily look-up and dial numbers from your phone's address book or the extensive points of interest database — including hotels, restaurants, stores, attractions and more.
Preprogrammed with City Navigator™ NT for street-level detail and addresses, plus listings of nearest restaurants, hotels, ATMs, and more throughout North America on a 2GB MiniSD card (comes with SD card adapter)
Street mapping software gives smartphone users the same high-quality navigation features found on other Garmin portable GPS devices, navigate to a specific street address or search millions of points of interest (POIs) to locate and route to hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, and more
With Garmin Online, this server-based information service provides a variety of complimentary wireless data services, such as weather and HotFix GPS acceleration. In addition, users can subscribe to premium content that includes real-time traffic alerts, safety cameras, and gas prices in select markets (internet access required)
Short message service (SMS) integration lets Garmin Mobile 20 users send their current position (or POI information) to any other phone via text messaging – then view received locations on the map and navigate to them.
Map Features:
Detailed routable basemap with cities, highways, interstates, rivers, and lakes
street-level detail and addresses, plus listings of nearest restaurants, hotels, ATMs,
etc., throughout North America
Accepts downloaded or plug-in map detail from a variety of optional MapSource® media
Navigation Features:
Calculated with turn-by-turn instructions; up to 50 stored routes; each stored route can contain up to 50 VIA points, which can be auto-arranged to minimize trip distance; a detour function enables routing around traffic problems or road construction; custom road preference allows user to prioritize choice of back roads or major highways; automatic off-route recalculation shows how to get back on track if you miss a turn or exit
Voice: Navigation instructions and warnings
Waypoints: 4,000 with name and graphic symbol
Trip computer: Resettable odometer, timers, average and maximum speeds
GPS Performance:
<ul> Receiver: High sensitivity SiRFstarIII™ GPS receiver; WAAS-enabled; Tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position
Acquisition times (On average with a stationary receiver and a open sky view): Warm: