Garmin N Route GPS
GPS for Laptops
After
we had our Microsoft Streets and Trips with
GPS, setup on our laptop, we went to visit some friends in Connecticut.
When we showed them what we had, they wanted some mapping software for their
laptop too.
The only store that was close to them was a Staples, and Staples did not have the "Microsoft Streets and Trips with GPS" but they had something else. They bought a Garmin N Route (which is the only thing their Staples had).
We took the software to their house and installed the N Route on their laptop. We didn't realize that the software had a "voice." The next day when we left, they took their laptop in their car and opened the NRoute software. The voice is computer generated, of course, and it would say, "Turn north, Turn South" etc. Well, our friends were delighted with their choice in GPS software for their laptop. See a screenshot of Garmin Nroute Map
They just had to mark the address where they began to drive, and mark the place where they were traveling to. The voice software did the rest, telling them which way to turn. So they could even place the laptop in the backseat if they wanted too.
Our friend said that he also likes to travel the backroads in the state, and when he is by himself traveling, he doesn't need to park and look at the laptop to see where he is.
Here's a screenshot of what the software looked like.
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More information about the Garmin N Route
"Garmin Deluxe GPS Sensor with nRoute and City Select Navigation
Software"
-GPS 18 sensor with USB connection
-integrated magnetic base
-automotive windshield mount
-nRoute with City Select North America map data (full unlock)
-owner's manual and a quick-start guide."
Features
"A simple, convenient, and inexpensive way to turn your PC laptop
into a personal navigator"
GPS sensor bundled with nRoute and City Select navigation software that
automatically guides you with turn-by-turn directions and voice prompts
12-parallel-channel, WAAS-enabled sensor/receiver just 2.4 inches in diameter
with an integrated magnetic base
Connects to your PC via USB 2.0 interface (USB 1.1 compatible)
Waterproof to withstand immersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes"
Product Description
"Traveling with your laptop on business or vacation? Garmin's GPS 18 global-positioning sensor is a simple, convenient, and inexpensive way to turn your PC laptop into a personal navigator." The GPS sensor is bundled with nRoute and City Select navigation software that automatically guides you with turn-by-turn directions and voice prompts to get you safely to your destination.
Similar to Garmin's MapSource software, nRoute features an easy-to-use interface, making its operation intuitive so you can focus on driving. It offers auto-routing and voice-prompting capabilities for virtually any address.
The GPS 18 package also includes City Select North America map data with detailed maps of the United States and select cities in Canada. This data is fully unlocked, and map detail includes highways, interstates, business roads, and residential roads, with turn restrictions, speed categories, and other navigation features. Its more than 5 million points of interest include restaurants, lodging, attractions, shopping, emergency services, post offices, among others.
The GPS 18 includes a 12-parallel-channel, WAAS-enabled sensor/receiver just 2.4 inches in diameter with an integrated magnetic base. The receiver connects to your PC via a USB interface, high-speed 2.0 with USB 1.1 compatibility, and it's powered via your computer so you'll never have to change batteries."
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I have the Garmin N Route
Submitted on Sat, 2006-12-09 05:03.
I have the Garmin N Route GPS and the newer Garmin C330 and while the new C330 is easier to travel with and much more compact than my laptop, I miss all of the features the N Route offered.
I really liked being able to see the whole route laid out for me, especially so that I could check to make sure that it was sending me where I want to go. I am finding that the newer C330 does not send me the most efficent way to get to my desired destination. I hope the next version contains more of the N Route features.