Garmin nuvi 1490T announced

Slim "premium" 5-incher

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16 April 2009 14:13 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

Garmin has announced the nuvi 1490T, describing it as a "premium automotive GPS device". The 1490T offers a 5-inch touchscreen and a design 25% slimmer than most nuvi models.

With lane info and the ability to save 10 routes, there's also safety camera info and an integrated traffic receiver for NAVTEQ traffic info that's subscription free.

The nuvi 1490T is Bluetooth-equipped for handsfree phone hook-up with the unit offering phone book functionality.

Other features include ecoRoute for "fuel-efficient" navigation, and support for not included CityXplorer maps for certain destinations.

The suggested retail price for the nuvi 1490T in the US is $500 where it will go on sale in July. The device will launch in the UK, priced at £319.99.

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  • Garmin 1490T. Bought from Satnaveasy Great service. Pity it was let down by bad software. Had it 2 days first day kept turning itself off 3 times on one trip had to re-enter post code.2nd day screen kept freezing. Contacted Satnaveasy was informed of a software problem. Contacted Garmin told the same but this time I was told to hold on there would be a patch, when asked how long, they could not tell me. Why sell these if there is a problem. surely they should be withdrawn until retested. Sent back to Satnaveasy with a full refund at least one company can get its act together. Posted by DW, UK
  • I like the new menu organization, they didn't bury as many of the options and settings in sub-folders. Posted by http://astore.amazon.com/Garmin.1490T.GPS.Best.Price.Deals-20, USA
  • The latest firmware is 2.7 and it seems to be quite buggy. Issues with Bluetooth, saving favorites, thats all I've experienced. Posted by http://astore.amazon.com/Garmin.780.GPS-20, USA

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