Garmin 1350 – Product Features
The Garmin 1350 redefines portable and affordable navigation for all. This thin GPS devices features preloaded maps anywhere in the world, announces street names, guides users with the appropriate lane for navigation, offers pedestrian navigation options and calculates fuel efficient travel routes with ecoRoute. The Garmin 1350 also offers text to speech capability so expect to hear ‘drive one mile, then turn right on Elm Street’ instead of simply hearing ‘drive one mile and then turn right’.
Garmin 1350 Updated Features
The device is added with a 2.7 firmware upgrade that allows users to give feedback on their POIs or points of interests. This functionality enables you to rate POIs, report errors and even remove them from your searches.
No more wise guesses on which lane you need to be for the upcoming turn. Garmin 1350 features the Lane Assist, which guides you with the correct lane for an approaching turn and exits, making unfamiliar intersections and road exits easy to navigate.
The Garmin 1350 and other models on the Nuvi 1300 series also let you customize the screen’s lower left data field. During navigation, it gives the option to determine the following:
- Estimated arrival time
- Estimated time to the destination
- Approximate distance to destination
- Elevation
- Time
- Direction of travel
The Garmin 1350 also helps you save and money with the ecoRoute, a helpful green feature which calculates the most fuel efficient route, tracks fuel use and so much more. The device also includes a photo navigation feature which lets you download pictures from the Garmin Connect portal site. The Garmin 1350 also includes a built in Garmin Lock, an anti theft feature.
Garmin 1350 Pros and Cons
Pros: text to speech, ecoRoute app, visually warnings at high speeds, customizable fields on map screen, automatic power, compatible with CityXplorer maps
Cons: no junction view, power lead must be directly plugged to the unit, limited Lane Assist coverage