Was looking at Amazon the other day and found the Garmin Nuvi 350 pocket vehicle navigator. Looks like a neat package.

It comes included with the usual street maps, a points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs etc.

You simply touch the color screen to enter a destination, and nüvi takes you there with 2D or 3D maps and turn-by-turn voice directions.

It will announce the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road.

In addition, nüvi 350 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.

The European version even includes a safety camera database containing the location of safety cameras for parts of Europe. Could do with one of these for New Zealand Too !

In the States you can avoid traffic jams with the addition of an optional FM TMC traffic receiver and traffic services. By adding these to your nüvi, you are notified of accidents or road construction ahead on your route. Simply touch the screen to view traffic details or recalculate your route to avoid traffic.

The device fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot.

And there is more. Its an MP3 player, audio book player , JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more

This one hasn’t made it to New Zealand yet but hopefully it will be here soon.