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Preview: Garmin Nuvi 3760

Hands-on preview

When Garmin revealed the Nuvi 3760/3790T two months ago we were pretty excited. Finally, we thought, a GPS navigator that looks good. And after our first hands-on play (review coming soon) our excitement level hasn’t diminished.

Weighing just 113g the 3760/3790T seems impossibly light and at 8.95mm thick it’s thinner than the iPhone 3GS. The machined aluminium body feels fantastic in the hand and the glass-covered capacitive touchscreen is responsive; time will tell if reflections will mar its day-to-day usefulness.

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(Credit: Garmin and Derek Fung/CNET Australia)

Boasting a resolution of 800×480, the 3760/3790T’s 4.3-inch screen is the sharpest portable nav screen we’ve seen in a short aeon. Multi-touch gestures, like pinch to zoom, are supported, and it reorientates itself from portrait to landscape and back again quick smart.

Features

Both models come fitted with Whereis maps for Australia and New Zealand, Bluetooth hands-free, speed and red-light camera alerts, lane guidance, speed limit display, historical traffic information, junction view, text-to-speech and a powered speaker in the windscreen mount.

For an extra AU$100 the superficially identical Nuvi 3790T also comes bundled with a traffic messaging via the Suna network, voice control and activation, 3D buildings and terrain view. Neither unit has an FM transmitter, MP3 playback or internet connectivity.