Garmin Ltd. a leading name in navigation and communications equipment latest offering is the Garmin nüvi 310 which carries a tagline of “Navigator. Translator. Entertainer. Tour Guide.” This GPS device is extremely multifunctional and is the perfect Personal Travel Assistant. Not only is it compact it also comes with a hands-free Bluetooth® wireless technology.

The Garmin nüvi™ 310 is an enhanced version of the nüvi™ 300 and now incorporates wireless technology with a microphone and a speaker for sheer convenience One can dial a number on the nüvi's touch screen keypad and for answering calls one has to just tap the screen and speak in to the microphone. Finding contact has also never been as easy as one can access the personalized phone book or from your phones call history log. There is an intensive data base also provided by Garmin from where you can find numbers of famous destinations like a cinema hall or a restaurant.

It’s a great navigation device too and comes with a with regional European map data, which includes automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective. With the optional GTM 11 FM TMC traffic receiver kiss traffic woes goodbye .The Garmin 310 is a fully functional multimedia device and include tools like MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, currency converters. No word on pricing, but it will be seen around June 2006.

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