There are three main manufacturers of GPS receivers, Garmin, Tom Tom, and Magellan. There are others, but these are the industry leaders. All three have great GPS devices that support Bluetooth technology for hands-free calling.

In this article, I’m going to talk briefly about some of the products each company offers that supports Bluetooth. The idea is after reading this article, you’ll be better prepared to buy a Bluetooth compatible GPS receiver.

Just so you know, I’m including my opinions in this article. It’s not meant to be unbiased. I run a GPS authority website where I get to see which GPS receivers people actually buy. So, I think I have sort of a front row seat to what people like.

Magellan

Magellan is a great company! They make an excellent product! I especially like their Maestro line.

In the Maestro line they have two receivers that support Bluetooth, the 3250 and the 4250. These are exactly the same except the 4250 is the wide screen version. It has a 4.3-inch screen as opposed to the standard 3.5-inch. (That’s measured diagonally, by the way.)

Both of these devices are excellent. They include maps of the United States and Canada, over 6 million Points of Interest, and AAA Tour Book integration for those who are AAA members.

Right now, the 3250 is selling for about $200 and the 4250 is selling for about $250. Personally, I would pay $50 extra for the wide screen. But that’s just my opinion.

Garmin

Garmin is the top manufacturer of GPS receivers in the world! They offer a huge range of product. I especially like their nuvi line.

The nuvi’s are newer on the market, replacing the older StreetPilot (which is still a great GPS, by the way).

The nuvi’s that support Bluetooth are the 360 and 370, the 660,670,680, the 760, 770, 780, the 880 and the 5000.

The 300 line has the smaller 3.5-inch screen. To get the larger 4.3-inch screen, you’ll have to spring for the 600 line or above. The newer nuvi 5000 has a whopping big 5.2-inch screen!

What the 600 line and above offers over the 300′s is FM transmitter capability, where you can get the transmission from the GPS receiver to go through your car’s audio system. The 700 line and above offers multi-point routing. You can put in more than one destination and the device will calculate the most efficient route to all the points.

Personally, I love the Garmin nuvi line. I think they make a totally awesome, very sleek looking product.

Currently the 300 line runs a little more than $200, the 600 line a little more than $300. Add $50 to that and you’ve got the price range for the 700 line. The nuvi 5000 runs around $650, and the 880 runs close to $1,000. (But let me tell you something. If you really want top-of-the-line high end GPS technology, that’s $1,000 well spent!)

Tom Tom

Tom Tom is more the new kid on the block. But that hasn’t stopped them from taking a huge market share from the older, more established companies. One way Tom Tom has done that is with offering more product for less money. Also, they have been very instrumental in introducing new ideas and technologies.

Tom Tom’s GPS receivers that support Bluetooth are the Go 510, 720, 730, and 920. The Go 510 runs slightly less than $200. It’s a direct competitor with the Garmin 360. The Go 920 is between $300 and $350.

Check the prices yourself. They tend to go down with time.

Tom Tom’s products offer essentially the same features as Garmin’s and Magellan’s.

No short article can tell you everything you need to know. But at least this gets you started. To learn more, you need an informative website.

Now, Bluetooth devices can play your favorite music, record handwritten notes and even play slideshows of your favorite pictures. Yet here’s the real treat -Bluetooth products have gone from primarily functioning as a personal communication tool to a navigator’s dream, thanks to Bluetooth GPS devices that can plug directly into your laptop or PDA. We’ve outlined some of the best and most affordable Bluetooth GPS devices on the market today, so you’ll never need to go to the trouble of asking for directions again!

TomTom’s done it again. One of the major GPS product manufacturers out there, they’ve turned Bluetooth technology into a GPS goldmine, thanks to the TomTom Bluetooth GPS Sensor. Created specifically for PDAs and pocket pcs, this sleek device completely eliminates the need for those complicated connection cables, as the Sensor is 100% wireless. Perfect for city and suburb dwellers, the TomTom Bluetooth GPS Sensor offers clear and detailed street maps in real-time and is compatible with a majority of popular PDAs, pocket pcs and smartphones. You can buy this Bluetooth GPS device at your local electronic store for under $200, or shop online for even greater savings!

Not to be outdone by their competitors, Garmin has unleashed their own Bluetooth technology with the Garmin Mobile 10 Wireless Bluetooth GPS Deluxe Package. While this may be a mouthful, Garmin Bluetooth technology offers powerful navigation solutions for your PDA, laptop, pocket pc or smartphone. With detailed street maps of cities and suburbs in North America, simple operating instructions and a battery life that could put the Energizer Bunny to shame, you can journey with confidence and ease no matter where your travels may take you.

Still haven’t had enough? Magellan has the perfect product for when you look to buy Bluetooth GPS devices -the Magellan RoadMate 6000T Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator and MP3 Player. With a brilliant color display screen and over six million preloaded points of interests – including restaurants, movie theaters, gas stations and ATMS – you’ll never need to worry about getting lost again. Plus, with the ability to play digital music files, you can travel while listening to all of your favorite tunes! It’s truly a product that knows how to multi-task, but keep in mind that this product is a little more expensive than most of its competitors: online prices average around $699.

As you can see, your favorite Bluetooth product doesn’t have to be limited to just personal communication devices. With major brands like Garmin, TomTom and Magellan all offering superior products at prices that can fit every budget, you won’t need to find a reason to buy Bluetooth GPS devices today!

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Garmin has made a new edition to its 200 series of portable gps units with the garmin nuvi 265wt 4.3 inch widescreen. This gps unit is about 5 inches high and 3 inches wide and weighs in at about 6 ounces. This compact size makes it very easy to use no matter what form of transportation is being used.

If you are travelling by foot, you can easily slip the garmin nuvi 265wt in your pocket or purse after you reach your destination. Let’s get started and list the great new features that the garmin nuvi 265wt 4.3 inch widescreen portable gps navigator has to offer.

Integrated Traffic Receiver

This GTM 20 FM traffic receiver allows you to get instant access to traffic information. These traffic updates can help you avoid traffic jams and road construction which will enable you to avoid sitting in traffic. The best thing about these updates is that they are free for the life of the device.

Hands Free Calling

Since everyone know has a cell phone and the need to drive hands free is know becoming a law in many states, the nuvi 265wt has bluetooth capability. With your bluetooth capabiity, microphone and speaker you can match your nuvi 265wt to any bluetooth capable phone to make hands free phone calls. To answer an incoming call, just tap the screen and speak into the built in microphone.

Garmin HotFix Technology

This hotfix allows your garmin to remember the position of all satellites, calculate their movements to predict where they should be the next time you use your garmin 265wt. This will decrease the time it takes for the garmin to get its position and be able to start navigating. This enables you to get the information you need very fast and easy.

Other added features are:
? Ability to navigate by photo
? Improved Inteface
? 3D Terrain Maps
? Text to speech directions
? Send addresses directly from google maps or Mapquest
? Travel Tools – jpeg picture viewer, currency converter and more

The garmin 265wt is also loaded with maps from the continental united states, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, AK and Canada.

When looking for a gps portable unit, the garmin nuvi 265WT 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth and Integrated Traffic Receiver offers the features that most people are looking for in a gps unit. No matter what gps unit you choose, I believe that the gps units by garmin are the best on the market today.

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