Garmin 860 nüvi - Full Menu Speech Control

The Garmin 860 nüvi is quite possibly the first full menu speech controlled satnav device. However, if your a man then would you want to “ask for directions” even though it is a computer

As well as the standard mapping features of all navigation devices, the Garmin 860 nüvi has all the safety camera alerts as well as emergency location assistance and hands free calling. Photo navigation by Google Panoramio is also built in too making this one snazzy little device. The speech control system was designed with safety in mind. By allowing full menu control by voice, the 860 allows you to keep both hands on the wheel while paying attention to the road ahead. With the 860’s bluetooth connectivity the voice commands can also be passed on to the phone and your phone can be controlled via voice making the speech control an even more safer approach.

A traffic receiver allows real time traffic data to be sent to the Garmin 860 every minute meaning you can always plan the quickest route to avoid traffic. I do wonder though how this compares to TomTom’s high def traffic information which is supposedly very good.

On the technical side the Garmin 860 has a 4.3 inch colour touch screen display, although who needs a touch screen when you can just yell at the device for the same results.

Overall it seems like an impressive device and one I will be looking out for.

Via: MobileWhack