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Get real-time content on the go with nüvi 1690. From fuel prices to Google™ Local Search, you’ll be the first to know with Garmin nüLink!™ services.  The 1690 also includes preloaded maps, lane assist with junction view, hands-free calling and ecoRoute™ — making it one smart navigator.

Travel Like a Local with Garmin nüLink!™ Services

With Garmin nüLink! services, you receive accurate real-time information delivered wirelessly to your nüvi 1690. With nüLink! services, you’ll get Google™ Local Search to find local POIs and traffic services that deliver alerts for delays and road construction then automatically guide you around them in the shortest time. Need fuel? Find up-to-date fuel prices near your location for regular, mid-grade, premium or diesel. Other convenient services included in the subscription: Ciao!™ friend finder, weather, local events, Send to GPS, flight status, currency converter, and myGarmin.

Know the Lane Before It’s Too Late

No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.

Get Turn-by-turn Directions

nüvi 1690’s intuitive interface greets you with 2 simple options: “Where To?” and “View Map.” Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator® NT street maps, nearly 600, 000 POIs, 2-D or 3-D maps and speed limits for most major roads. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. And with HotFix® satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Make Hands-free Calls

For hands-free calling, nüvi 1690 integrates Bluetooth® wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 1690 while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with nüvi’s touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak. Enjoy convenient 1-touch dialing for contacts and POIs.

Select Fuel-efficient Routes

nüvi 1690 saves you petrol and money with ecoRoute — a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. With ecoRoute, you have a “less fuel” option as a routing preference. When selected, nüvi will determine if a more fuel efficient route exists based upon road speed data and vehicle acceleration data for a given route.

Route Planning

nüvi 1690 includes advanced navigation features to take the worry out of travelling. With route planning you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 1690’s wide screen. In addition, nüvi 1690 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. It also displays speed limits for highways and Interstates. A trip log provides an electronic breadcrumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you’ve been on the map.

See More

With nüvi 1690’s widescreen display, you’ll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read from any direction.

Go Beyond Navigation

Navigation is just the beginning. “Where Am I?” emergency locator finds the closest hospitals, police stations, fuel stations, nearest address and intersections. nüvi 1690 helps you remember where you parked by automatically marking your position when you remove it from your car. It also includes travel tools such as JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter and calculator. Photo navigation lets you download pictures from Garmin Connect™ Photos. The 1690 features Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with Garmin Garage  where you can download free vehicles and voices. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD™ cards.

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See the big, wide world with the large screen nüvi® 1490T. It offers multiple-point routing, lane assist and the distinctive Real View Advanced Lane Guidance to guide you on your journey.

See Even More

It’s easy to see where you’re going on nüvi 1490T’s 5-inch touchscreen display. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant colour. With its big, bold display, you won’t miss a thing.

Real View Advanced Lane Guidance

No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Real View Advanced Lane Guidance directs you to the correct lane for an approaching selected turns or exits, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and selected junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.

Plan Ahead

nüvi 1490T includes advanced navigation features to take the worry out of traveling. With route planning you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 1490T’s large screen. In addition, nüvi 1490T automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands, deliveries or sales calls. A trip log provides an electronic bread crumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you’ve been on the map.

Make Hands-free Calls

For hands-free calling, nüvi 1490T integrates Bluetooth® wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 1490T while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with nüvi’s touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak into its built-in microphone. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialing for contacts and points of interest.

Get Turn-by-Turn Directions

nüvi 1490T’s intuitive interface greets you with two simple questions: “Where To?” and “View Map.” Touch the colour screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator® NT street maps, nearly 600,000 points of interest (POIs) in Australia and over 110,000 in New Zealand, 2-D or 3-D maps and the speed limit for most major roads. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. With the 1490T’s enhanced user interface, you can slide your finger to conveniently scroll between screens. You can also upload custom points of interest (POIs). And with HotFix™ satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Receive Free Traffic Alerts

Steer clear of traffic with nüvi 1490T’s integrated FM traffic receiver through the Suna traffic channel with free lifetime¹ traffic updates. Receive alerts about traffic delays and road construction that lie ahead on your route. Next, simply touch nüvi’s screen to view traffic details or detour around the problem area.

Keeping you safe on the road

Speed limits are now provided for most major metropolitan areas, most major road networks and interconnecting roads across Australia. nüvi’s speed display will turn red once you are over the speed limit. It also comes preloaded with speed and red light cameras for the Australian map. Additional school zone alerts are available via free download (Australia only).

Go Beyond Navigation

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 1490T saves you fuel and money with ecoRoute — a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. The 1490T includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect™ Photos and navigate to them. With its “Where Am I?” emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and service stations. The 1490T features Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom voices and vehicles. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD™ cards.

¹Lifetime traffic extends for the useful life of your Garmin traffic receiver (as long as you own a compatible Garmin GPS). The traffic service includes a lifetime premium subscription through the Suna traffic channel in Australia for the life of the product and the service is currently available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.

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Garmin nüvi® 5000

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Get big-time navigation and mapping with the large screen nüvi 5000. This super-sized navigator is designed for 4WD and truck drivers and gives a big picture of the route ahead without obstructing your view. It features a whopping 5.2 inch display, preloaded maps, an FM transmitter and lots of entertainment features for fun on the open road.

See Even More

With nüvi 5000’s large, clear display, you won’t miss a thing. View map detail, driving directions, photos, play games and more in bright, brilliant colour. Its sunlight-readable, 5.2-inch display is easy to read and gives you an extended view of your surroundings. nüvi 5000 also includes a composite video input so you can connect it to a rear-view camera for backing up safely.  

Navigate With Ease

nüvi 5000 comes with preloaded City Navigator Australia and over 600,000 Points of Interest (POIs) such as hotels, restaurants, fuel stations, ATMs and more. Touch the colour screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2-D or 3-D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. For added convenience, it comes with spoken street names, and its 3-D digital elevation map view gives you fair warning of grade changes. nüvi 5000 also accepts custom points of interest, such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.  

Where Am I?

In the event of an emergency, nüvi’s “Where Am I?” feature helps find the closest hospitals, police stations, service stations, nearest address and intersection. Also see your exact latitude and longitude coordinates.  

Plan Ahead

nüvi 5000 includes advanced navigational features to take the worry out of travelling. With route planning, you can save 10 routes, specify via points and preview simulated turns on the 5000’s wide screen. In addition, nüvi 5000 automatically sorts multiple destinations to provide an efficient route for errands or deliveries. It also displays speed limits for highways and Interstates. A trip log provides an electronic breadcrumb trail of up to 10,000 points, so you can see where you’ve been on the map.  

Go Beyond Navigation

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 5000 includes many “must have” entertainment and travel tools including MP3 player, audio book player (subscription to Audible.com required), JPEG picture viewer, Garmin Games and more. With nüvi 5000’s wireless FM transmitter you can hear audio, including voice prompts, MP3s and audio books, through your vehicle’s stereo. It comes with Garmin Lock™ (an anti-theft feature) and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom vehicles that show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards let you add additional features to enhance your travel experience including detailed travel guides and our SaversGuide® which provides information on nearby merchants offering discounts.  

nüvi 5000: Navigation better than life-size

This amazing technology is now available on some of most popular selling in dash and portable GPS navigation systems, next time you are in the market for a new GPS make sure it has SUNA traffic inbuilt.

Below is a article about the overall concept of SUNA traffic. It’s a must have for any GPS navigation system.

If you ever get frustrated by being stuck in traffic and not knowing why, then the SUNA Traffic Channel GPS Traffic Updates service is for you.

SUNA GPS Traffic Updates provide real-time traffic information directly to your navigation system. It is compatible with all the leading GPS brands. Armed with this incredible knowledge of near real-time road conditions, your compatible navigation system can warn you of problems ahead, and recommend routes that minimise congestion.

With SUNA, your GPS navigation system can add value every day, every trip.  By providing you reliable and up-to-date information, you will be better informed, find motoring less frustrating, and by avoiding severe and unexpected congestion you may even arrive sooner!

Better still, SUNA is great value. Once activated on your compatible device, SUNA GPS Traffic Updates are free to receive for the life of your device. No ongoing license costs, and no mobile data charges

SUNA GPS Traffic Updates – Reception Areas

SUNA GPS Traffic Updates are transmitted across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide and Perth metropolitan areas. Within each broadcast area, we transmit traffic updates for major arterial roads, freeways, and tollways.

In cities where the SUNA service is operating, you will enjoy one of the world’s most comprehensive real-time traffic services.

Melbourne & surrounds (including Geelong): We monitor up to 2,710 km of roads for construction, accidents, and other events impacting road users. Of these, 1,700 km of main roads and freeways are automatically monitored for traffic congestion 24/7 though our automated sensor systems.

Sydney & surrounds: We monitor up to 3,251 km of roads to provide warnings of accidents, construction, and other events impacting road users. Of these, 1,365 km or main roads are automatically monitored for traffic congestion 24/7 through our automated sensor systems and camera feeds.  

SE Queensland (Brisbane and Gold Coast): We monitor up to 2,218 km of main roads and freeways in this region. Approximately 1,282 km of this is achieved through our automated sensor systems. Separate transmitters operate in Brisbane and the Gold Coast providing a continuous coverage footprint from the NSW border to the southern Sunshine Coast.

Adelaide & surrounds: We monitor up to 1,919 km of roads in this region. We monitor the roads through multiple independent sources of data, transmitting incident and congestion information.

Perth & surrounds: We monitor up to 2,013 km of roads in this region. We monitor the roads through multiple independent sources of data, transmitting incident, accident, road works and congestion information.

Canberra & surrounds: We monitor up to 508 km of roads in this region. We monitor the roads through multiple independent sources of data, transmitting incident and congestion information

nüvi® 1390 packs big features into a slim design. The ultra-thin navigator includes lane assist with Real View Advanced Lane Guidance, preloaded maps for Australia and New Zealand, hands-free calling and ecoRoute™ to calculate a more fuel-efficient route.

Take It With You

Twenty-five percent slimmer than other nüvis, you can take the ultra-thin 1390 anywhere. It easily fits in your pocket or purse, and its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot.

Real View Advanced Lane Guidance

No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Real View Advanced Lane Guidance directs you to the correct lane for an approaching selected turns or exits, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and selected junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.

See More

With nüvi 1390’s widescreen display, you’ll always get the big picture. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant colour. Its sunlight-readable, 4.3-inch display is easy to read — from any direction.

Get Turn-by-Turn Directions

nüvi 1390’s intuitive interface greets you with two simple questions: “Where To?” and “View Map.” Touch the colour screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded with detailed City Navigator® Australia and New Zealand street maps, over 612,000 points of interest (POIs) in Australia, 2-D or 3-D maps and the speed limit for most major roads in Australia. Its digital elevation maps show you shaded contours at higher zoom levels, giving you a big picture of the surrounding terrain. With the 1390’s enhanced user interface, you can slide your finger to conveniently scroll between screens. You can also upload custom points of interest (POIs). And with HotFix™ satellite prediction, nüvi calculates your position faster to get you there quicker.

Make Hands-free Calls

For hands-free calling, nüvi 1390 integrates Bluetooth® wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 1390 while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with nüvi’s touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak into its built-in microphone. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialing for contacts and points of interest.

Keeping you safe on the road

Speed limits are now provided for most major metropolitan areas, most major road networks and interconnecting roads across Australia. nüvi’s speed display will turn red once you are over the speed limit. It also comes preloaded with speed and red light cameras for the Australian map. Additional school zone alerts are available via free download (Australia only).

Go Beyond Navigation

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 1390 saves you fuel and money with ecoRoute — a green feature that calculates the most fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. The 1390 includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect™ Photos and navigate to them. It’s also traffic compatible (selected Australian cities only) with the purchase of the GTM-25 traffic receiver (not included). With its “Where Am I?” emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. The 1390 features Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom voices and vehicles. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD™ cards.

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