Garmin nuvi 550 GPS Review
Friday, March 13th, 2009The Garmin nuvi 550 is perfect for those who love to go on adventures. It features a tough, rugged exterior that can take the bumps and digs that come from being adventurous. It’s waterproofed and perfect for outdoor sports and hiking trips. All that ruggedness doesn’t take away from its usefulness or accuracy either.it easily switches modes (driving, walking, biking and boating) to navigate through your active lifestyle depending on your activity. Other features include a 3.5-inch touchscreen, microSD memory expansion, geocaching GPX file capabilities for complete cache descriptions and hints, and Garmin Connect Photos–enabling you to associate your favorite images with saved locations.The nüvi 550 offers detailed City Navigator NT street maps for the United States and features digital elevation maps that show you shaded terrain contours at higher zoom levels. The map data, provided by NAVTEQ, features over six million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, ATMs and attractions.