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Garmin Edge 705 Bicycle GPS Navigator that Includes Heart Rate Monitor and Speed/Cadence Sensor (Factory Refurbished)
Manufacturer: Garmin
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List Price: $449.99
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Product Description
Refurbished Garmin Edge 705

Product Details
  • Refurbished
  • GPS-enabled cycle computer
  • Sunlight-readable color display
  • Features a high-sensitivity receiver that holds a signal under trees and near tall buildings
  • Automatically measures speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, etc.

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Customer Reviews
Fast shipping, good product, as described
 
Review Date: July 11, 2009
Reviewer: C. Richard,
Calling for customer service questions was a nightmare and the automated answering service makes it impossible to speak with a live human. However, they responded to e-mail promptly and thoroughly. The product shipped quickly and works great.
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Garmin nüvi 680 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator
Manufacturer: Garmin
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List Price: $329.99
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Product Description
Travel throughout North America without loading any more maps with the Garmin nüvi 680 Personal Travel Assistant with MSN Direct. Plus, you can receive door-to-door directions while staying on top of local weather, traffic, and more with nüvi 680.


The device features a colorful widescreen, hands-free calling, and an FM transmitter, then takes it up a notch by adding dynamic content from MSN Direct, as well as a convenient digital travel kit that includes an MP3 player with sample MP3s, audio books, a picture viewer, a world clock, currency and measurement converters, a calculator, and more.




This pocket sized personal travel assistant has a super bright, sunlight-readable color screen. See side view.


Easy control via the simple touch screen.


Weather reporting available with bright, colorful graphics.


Despite being loaded with features, the nüvi 680 still allows you to navigate with ease. This unit comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded NavTeq City Navigator NT street maps for North America, and includes a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel stops, ATMs and more.


Simply touch the super-bright, sunlight-readable color screen to enter a destination, and the 680 takes you there with either 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions.


This navigator voice even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road, and can concentrate on your driving to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.


In addition, the 680 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras, and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs that require your special consideration such as speed zones and safety cameras.


Speaking of keeping you safe, the nüvi 680 lets you make hands-free calls so you can talk freely during your worry-free driving.


By integrating Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker, you can pair your nüvi with any compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free while staying focused on the road.


You no longer have to fumble with your phone's handset to answer a call or dial a number, just tap the 680's screen and you're instantly connected.


And with 1-touch dialing for your POIs, you can quickly and conveniently call ahead to make reservations or get needed information.




Simply insert a memory card to enjoy pictures, songs, and audiobooks.


You can also use the mini-USB port for tranferring files directly to the memory card.


The new nüvi 680 lets you get localized information with dynamic content from MSN Direct, making it one of the most resourceful navigators available.


Using the included receiver and free trial service to MSN Direct, you can check your local weather, avoid traffic backups, compare local gas prices, and even check movie times and locations, all while you travel.


Easy and virtually fool-proof to use, the MSN Direct receiver is plug-and-play portable so you can quickly connect to your navigator unit when you are out and about.


All of which can be customized with configurable vehicle icons that let you choose individual car-shaped icons in a variety of colors that show your position on the map.

In additional to all this functionality, the nüvi 680 includes many must-have entertainment and travel tools such as an MP3 player, an audio book player (subscription to Audible.com required), and a JPEG picture viewer so you can take your favorite music and pictures with you wherever you go.


This unit also features a world travel clock with time zones, a currency converter, a measurement converter, and a calculator so that wherever you travel it will be easy to know what you are getting and keep track of your costs.


The MP3 player lets you browse music by artist, album, and/or song, while the optional audio books may be purchased from Audible.com which features over 70,000 hours of audio programs.


What's more, the nüvi 680 allows further customization via optional software such as a travel guide, savings programs and language translation on plug-and-play SD cards for all your travel needs.


The Garmin nüvi 680 comes with a built-in, high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, and lets you view and operate it via its bright, LCD TFT touch-screen, wide-screen display that measures 4.3 inches (diagonal) and has a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels with 64,000 colors and a white backlight.


As a whole, the nüvi 680 measures 4.9 x 2.9 x 0.9 inches (W x H x D), and weighs only 6.2 ounces for easy portability.


This unit provides you with from three to seven hours of battery life (depending on use) via its rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and comes with Garmin Lock, which is an anti-theft feature to protect your investment.


While you can add software via the SD card slot, the Garmin nüvi 680 also lets you interface via high-speed USB for loading data, though users should note that, like most USB mass storage devices, this unit is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.


The nüvi 680 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel stops, ATMs, and more.


What's in the Box
Garmin nüvi 680 with MSN Direct, City Navigator NT maps for North America (preloaded, full coverage), MSN Direct receiver with integrated vehicle power cable, vehicle suction cup mount, an AC charger, vehicle power cable, dashboard disk, a USB cable, leather carrying case, quick reference guide, and owner's manual.

Product Details
  • Pre-loaded with complete Navteq Maps for North America
  • 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions; Accepts custom points of interest (POIs)
  • Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker allows for hands-free calls
  • 1 year free subscription to MSN Direct Traffic, Weather and Entertainment Service
  • Super-bright, sunlight-readable color screen

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Customer Reviews
Garmin Nuvi 680 GPS
 
Review Date: May 17, 2007
Reviewer: Dave, Columbia, SC
I have three hand-held GPSs and two cars with factory installed GPS. The Nuvi 680 beats them all.
Once you get hooked on using a GPS, it becomes indispensible.
I like the 3D cartoon-like display on the Nuvi 680. It is much easier to read at a glance. The 2D displays on the other GPS units cannot display the names of all of the cross roads because there is not enough room on the display and they are written along the road at odd angles. The Nuvi 680 gets around the problem by showing the name of every road as you approach it on the banner bar at the top. That way it does not need to show every minor road, only the major ones. This is a great improvement.
The other features on the Nuvi 680 are: Bluetooth hands-free cell phone (my factory-installed GPS units have this also - a great feature), MP3 ( I have over 300 hours of music recorded on the SD card), JPEG ( I have not used this, and I am not sure this is a safe feature anyway), POI ( These are easier to access on the Nuvi than on other units and are very helpful), and MSN Direct( It displays storm warnings automatically- this was helpful in Chicago while I was there), Sound output on the car's speakers (this is good, but you must select an unused frequency and it is is very hard to find one in large cities. I would like to see Garmin extend the frequency range below the FM band like my car is capable of to get highway messages).
If it was not for the fact that GPS is bundled with many other good features in factory-installed cars, I would opt for the Nuvi 680 as the preferred GPS unit.
Very, very, very nice GPS system.
 
Review Date: June 22, 2007
Reviewer: T. Anderson, PA USA
This is a nice little unit. I used to program GPS applications so I have used a few. The software running this unit is great. The GPS algorithms for finding the shortest or the longest route work excellently. I tested with 4 separate routes. When you deviate from your route the unit is a little slow to pick up on it, 2 or 3 seconds depending on how far you have moved, but then it starts recalculating and gets you back on track.

The maps are easy to read and the views (2d and 3d) are easily switched and zoomed.

The MP3 player works great. It plays music and when it needs to give a voice command it pauses the music and tells you what it needs to tell you. The FM tuner works well too. Although if you come in range of a station the station takes over.

The hands free calling works great. As soon I as I get in the car it finds my phone. If music is playing, it is puts it on pause until you are done on the phone and then turns it right back on.

The user interface is very intuitive and user friendly. I have hardly needed to use the manual or help.

The MSN direct features work good also. They take some time when you first turn it on to download all the information. The traffic feature has worked well. The data has been up to date so far. If it tells you a road is closed, LISTEN TO IT!!!!! We decided not to and sat in 4 hours of traffic because we thought "No way could the turnpike be closed." We could have totally avoided it.

The movie data in my area have all been up to date and have included some theaters I didn't know existed. The gas feature usually has data (prices) that is a day or 2 old, but it did list all the gas stations in my area.

At first when I used the suction cup mount I thought it was defective because it kept falling off. After reading the directions, I discovered that I need to clean all the dust of the window before trying to use it. Since I have discovered that little trick it has worked great. We have used it in our 2 cars and truck.

We do yard sales on Saturday and my girlfriend had to make maps with MapPoint every week. Now we just put the addresses in as we go.

Having a GPS like this definitely changes the way you travel. Running errands is great. I type in the name of the store I want to go to and go to the closest one. Then type in the next one. I have discovered a lot of store locations I didn't know about.

Over all the purchase was definitely worth it.
Very Impressed
 
Review Date: April 29, 2007
Reviewer: M. Wright, GA, USA
Overall very impressed with the Garmin 680. The maps and display are very easy to read, the tts sounds great, and it seems very accurate. So far the MSN Direct has proved valuable, routing us around stopped traffic, helping us find the best gas prices, and accurate weather. Yes, it is pricey, but proves you get what you pay for. If you don't need/want the bluetooth, fm transmitter, msn direct (680) or integrated traffic receiver (660), then just get the Nuvi 650 and save some money. Despite the price, I am really happy with my purchase. I wasn't expecting much from msn based on other review, but in Atlanta it has worked great! Also, I wasn't really anticipating using or being interested in the bluetooth, but I'm hooked, very convenient. Call Garmin tech support, not only do they usually pick right up, they are friendly, helpful, and knowlegeable about their products, unlike some competitors.
Fantastic
 
Review Date: May 2, 2007
Reviewer: Ron, Missouri
I have enjoyed this device greatly in my recent travels. It has been invaluable in business. It has also been wonderful on weekend "leisure" trips. When I take those trips I love to avoid the highways. I can set the avoidances in the navigation menu to try to avoid highways and it'll keep me off the interstates and more on the backroads. I've discovered some great restaurants this way! If I'm on a timetable, though, I just tell it to take the highways and I'm off on the fast track. It can route differently, depending on timetable and situation. In short I would be lost without it now that I own one. The only thing I don't like is the suction cup mount for the windshield. It does not hold that great or long, but there are alternatives.
Simply Outstanding!
 
Review Date: May 7, 2007
Reviewer: Mox, FL
The Garmin 680 Nuvi does it and does it so well. The MSN Direct is very well intergrated into the units functions - the gas pricing is especially helpful - just tune to gas pricing and stations in the area are listed with milage, price and direction.

The Bluetooth phone system is my favorite - it downloads your phone's contact list and also keeps records of phone calls and even has a text messaging function.

The SD card once loaded with books, jpegs, and MP3s works very well.

The FM transmitter also works well.

All around a hard to beat GPS system with all the bells and whistles.
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Car Charger Power Adapter Cord for Garmin Nuvi 300 310 350 360 370 465 465T 500 510 550 GPS By Chargercity (9ft Coiled Vehicle Power Cable for Longer Reach & Easy Storage) **Item includes ChargerCity's Manufacture Direct Warranty!**
Manufacturer: ChargerCity GPS Accessories
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List Price: $19.99
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Product Description
ChargerCity GPS AccessoriesChargerCity Vehicle Charger power cable Cord Adapter for Garmin Nuvi GPS Models 300 310 350 360 370 500 510 550

Product Details
  • Brand New, High Quality Rapid Car POWER Charger Adapter Cable Cord
  • Power fuse for rapid charging and over charge protection
  • Build in Dynamic IC Charge IC
  • Extended 8 ft Coiled cable
  • Charger City Manufacture Direct Warranty

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Customer Reviews
Arrived fast -- perfect item
 
Review Date: June 25, 2009
Reviewer: corinne,
Our original car charger for our Garmin GPS was damaged and we needed a replacement soon. So I found this item on Amazon, and ordered it on Tue., June 23. Amazon sent me an email saying this item would arrive after June 29! The well-packaged charger was at my home shipped by USPS, 11:30 am on Thu., June 25, less then 48 hours after I ordered it. The company is on the west coast; I am on the east coast. This company gets 5 stars for super fast service. And yes, the charger has been working perfectly. Thank you!

Update: Nov.25, 2009 -- Charger is still working very well.
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Arkon GPSHDCSXL Protective Hard Case for 4.3-Inch GPS Devices (Black)
Manufacturer: Arkon
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List Price: $14.95
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Product Description
Protect your portable GPS to against bumps, dings and scratches. Fits most GPS with 4.3 inch screens. The removable inner padding gives your GPS extra protection or remove it to fit larger GPS.


The deep mesh pocket keeps accessories organized. The divider safely separates the GPS from the accessories.

Product Details
  • Inner dimensions: 5 inches X 3 3/4 inches X 1.5 inches
  • Compatible with ALL 4.3-Inch GPS Devices
  • Includes room to a mount and car charger

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Customer Reviews
Garmin nuvi 855 (nuvi 8x5 Series)
 
Review Date: January 6, 2010
Reviewer: Lamonato, Columba, SC
I read all the reviews and this case works for my wife and me just great. Yes, there is an insert (if you notice in the ad), and the Garmin does not fit in there perfectly and sort of pushes itself out of it (like another reviewer stated), but since the insert is made of foam and cloth, it acts now as a shock absorber. It sort of sits 1/2 way in this foam insert. Looks like that insert was made for another type of GPS, but it still works for our Garmin 855. I just put my Garmin 855 in the case to test to see if it moves around while I shake it pretty hard, and yes it does move somewhat. I feel very safe that if I drop the case, with only the Garmin in it, the case will protect it 100%. So, for me, this formed foam insert adds to the security that my Garmin will not be damaged if dropped. The middle flap protects our Garmin from anything you put in the mesh bag on the other side. However, it will not fit the suction cup, and it will fit the usb, car charger, and the quick manual with ease. I bet it would even fit the optional ac adapter with no problem.

I did my research on the other cases, and this case seems to be the best bet. I don't have to worry about the case turning the Garmin on, and I don't have to worry about damaging it by dropping the darn thing. It holds just about everything, and has a hard case. We think it is great, and a great purchase.
Provides great protection.
 
Review Date: October 17, 2009
Reviewer: J. Hesson,
Already saved my gps. Droped it the other day from about 6 feet and my gps still works great. Also has plenty of storage space for your cables and sd cards.
The Perfect Fit
 
Review Date: December 1, 2009
Reviewer: Billy J., Macclenny, FL USA
Great semi-hard size case to protect a 4.3" GPS. I store my mini audio cable and USB cable in the top compartment.
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GARMIN CITY NAVIGATOR EUROPE NT ON MICROSD
Manufacturer: Garmin
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List Price: $199.00
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Product Description
City Navigator NT EuropeDetailed maps of major metropolitan areas in Europe, including motorways, national and regional thoroughfares and local roads.

Product Details
  • Europe MicroSD Map Card

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