Garmin nuvi 250

Simple navigation at an affordable price — that's nüvi 250. This entry-level personal travel assistant comes with preloaded maps for all of Europe. For added flexibility, choose nüvi 270 with preloaded maps for both Europe and North America, or save more with nüvi 200 which offers regional map coverage at a lower price. Like all nüvi 200-series members, the 250 features an easy-to-use colourful touchscreen and ultra-slim design — perfect for everyday navigation.

Arrive In Style

Available in classic silver and now pink, there's a nüvi 200 for every taste. Go pink and accessorize your look with nüvi 250 and its matching case. Smart and stylish, this pink nüvi will guide you with turn-by-turn directions to your favourite boutique or restaurant and fits neatly in your handbag. No matter the colour, the portable, good-looking nüvi looks great on the dash and will show you a good time.

Navigate With Ease

nüvi 250 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator® NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. Simply touch the colour screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. In addition, nüvi 250 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of upcoming POIs.

Go Beyond Navigation

Navigation is just the beginning. nüvi 250 includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. It also comes with Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature, and configurable vehicle icons that let you select car-shaped graphics to show your location on the map. Optional plug-in SD cards for travel guides provide detailed data for area attractions, so you can customise nüvi for your travel needs.

nüvi 250: Simple navigation at an affordable price.

Specification:

Physical & Performance:
Unit dimensions, WxHxD:  3.8"W x 2.8"H x .8"D (9.7 x 7.1 x 2 cm) 
Display size, WxH:  2.8"W x 2.1"H (7.2 x 5.4 cm); 3.5" diag (8.9 cm) 
Display resolution, WxH:  320 x 240 pixels 
Display type:  QVGA color antiglare TFT with white backlight 
Weight:  5.2 ounces (147.42 g) 
Battery:  rechargeable lithium-ion 
Battery life:  up to 5 hours 
Waterproof:  no 
High-sensitivity receiver:  yes 
RoHS version available:  yes 

Maps & Memory:
Basemap:  yes 
Preloaded maps:  yes 
Ability to add maps:  yes 
Built-in memory:  internal solid state 
Accepts data cards:  SD card (not included) 
Waypoints/favorites/locations:  500 
Routes:  0 

Features:
Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."):  yes (internal speaker) 
Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft.") :  no 
Speech recognition (navigate with voice commands):  no 
3D map view:  yes 
Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route):  no 
Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation):  yes 
Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road):  yes 
Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.):  yes 
Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest):  yes 
Hands-free calling with Bluetooth® wireless technology:  no 
FM traffic compatible:  no 
XM® Navtraffic (includes basic weather) & Radio for U.S. compatible:  no 
MSN® Direct for U.S. compatible:  no 
Where Am I? feature (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection):  no 
Car locator feature (marks position when removed from windshield mount):  no 
MP3 player:  no 
Audio book player:  no 
Picture viewer:  yes 
Configurable vehicle icons (select car-shaped icons for map navigation):  yes 
World travel clock, currency & measurement converter, calculator:  yes 
Touchscreen:  yes 
Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout):  no 
Remote control:  no 
FM transmitter:  no 
Headphone jack/audio line-out:  no 
Dead reckoning:  no 
Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature):  yes 
Motorcycle-friendly:  no 
Additional:  This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® 2000 or later and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later. 

What's in the Box:
nüvi 250
Preloaded City Navigator® NT for North America or Europe (full coverage)
Vehicle suction cup mount
Vehicle power cable
Dashboard disc
Set up and go guide