Fly with Garmin Aera 500 Touch Screen GPS this Christmas
November 21, 2009
The time to think of road navigation alone has gone obsolete. It is an era of planning Christmas trips abroad, and possibly many of you would have booked your tickets by this time. No doubt that it is going to be the most exciting trip, rather than roaming around your regular destinations.
But, if you are thinking there is nothing for a satellite navigation device to do with your flight trip, then Garmin is here to correct you with their latest launch. Garmin Aera series GPS Navigation devices, launched in the beginning of this month, comes with compatibility for both air and road navigation. Out of it, Garmin Aera 500 sat nav is an entry level model, which comes with an unbeatable price value. Both aviation and automotive features are beautifully blended into it, to bring you with the most comfortable journey in both modes.
Garmin Aera 500 will change the way you look at a touch screen GPS system. A completely new interface brings the easiest navigation through icons to access desired pages. A simple drag lets you to navigate through each pages. The device comes with a 4.3” widescreen display that is readable in sunlight. The buttons of the device are large and features minimal pushing. There is an internal antenna, which facilitates faster reception of GPS signals. Besides, bluetooth technology enables hands-free calling.
The aviation features included in Garmin Aera 500 sat nav is quite comprehensive, and provide most of the necessary details required for a flight journey. A detailed moving map gives the details about the land data, airports, airspaces and more. There is a terrain page that warns of near by terrain or obstacles. Detailed airport information page provides the user with the knowledge of runways, frequencies and more. XM Satellite Datalink warns you about the weather changes that are likely to happen. Moreover, real time information is a great emergency back up.
An insight into its automotive features reveals that Garmin Aera scores even in road navigation. It is capable of providing turn-by-turn navigation with spoken street names. The maps could be set to view in both 2D or 3D perspective as per the users’ requirement. An impressive list of points-of-interest are pre-loaded into it that guides the user to near by hotels, theatres, ATMs and more. An advanced lane assistance feature is included in it. Moreover, the media player and the picture viewer is fitted into it to keep the user entertained.
Of more interest, Garmin Aera 500 Automotive and Aviation Sat Nav comes with supportive accessories that could be used in both modes of travel. Using Garmin’s single wire mount, users can fix the device on to the car’s dash as well as aeroplane’s yoke. It organizes the wires coming out of the device into a single one. Furthermore, there is a power cable, battery, USB cable, pilot’s guide and quick start manual supplied with it.
This new Garmin sat nav has been priced at $800, and could be a worthy purchase since it incorporates the features for both air and road navigation. If you are a regular traveller of both these modes, then Garmin Aera 500 sat nav could be a considerable choice.
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