Garmin Nuvi 855 Review
March 15, 2009 by admin
The new Garmin Nuvi 855 is a portable GPS navigator, which receives high marks from users already impressed with Garmin’s earlier models of the superb 800 series of automobile GPS systems. Garmin continues to produce quality navigation systems for both cars and boats. The Garmin Nuvi 855 features a bright, backlit 4.3-inch screen that easily dismounts from its bracket for theft protection. This compact Nuvi 855 model is easily stored in a pocket or bag.
Garmin Nuvi 855 Product Specs
The Garmin Nuvi 855 is all about its faultless voice recognition technology. Garmin’s voice activation technology allows the driver to safely communicate with the Nuvi 855 with voice commands with no need to ever have your hands leave the steering wheel. Users love the new “Where Am I” and “Where’s My Car?” features.
The Garmin Nuvi 855 “Where am I” feature will direct a lost driver to a nearby gas station or police station. The “Where’s My Car” feature acts as a GPS locater for your car when the system is removed from the vehicle. The Garmin Nuvi 855 speech recognition technology is quite efficient with users reporting high satisfaction.
The Garmin Nuvi 855 made some improvements from its 800 model by increasing the number of cities included in its traffic service from 40 to 94. The FM transmitter works effectively for the MP3 and audio book players. The spoken directions of the Garmin Nuvi 855 use exact street names, reducing the risk of making a wrong turn.
The Garmin Nuvi 855 offers the popular lane change technology that is available on older models as well. The entertainment features include a JPEG viewer and MP3 and audio book players. The Garmin Nuvi 855 does not include Bluetooth technology as it has such a superior voice recognition system.
