Oh Geoffrey!! I'd Be Lost Without You...Really!
By Melissa on - Updated Oct 15, 2011
Now I know you are wondering...who is Geoffrey? Geoffrey is my GPS navigation system. He is a Garmin nuvi 350 GPS. He is named after the butler from the show "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and yes he speaks to me in an English accent. That is only one of the few amazing features of this GPS.
My cousins came down from New York last night and they had one of these and I fell in love it. I get lost everywhere I go and this thing has helped me out soooo well. It is small and very lightweight. I can easily put it in my jacket pocket if I wanted to. The mount that comes with it, is pretty good with the car, I barely use it. The battery life is not the best when it is not hooked up the car charger but it is alright. I am always charging it when not using it or when it's in my car.
It has light grey and has a 3.5" TFT-LCD color display and it is touch screen. It has roadmaps for the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It has a feature where you can connect it to your computer and download updated maps. It even has an MP3 player on it, which I admit I have never used since I have my own Ipod. It has an voice prompts which you can turn on or off with directions. You are able to choice the gender of your audio and choose from several different accents and that's how Geoffrey was born for me.
This also features JPEG viewer, world travel clock with time zones, measurement converter, a currency converter, and a calculator. You can also get a memory card inm it to store more MP3's, etc. It has a feature where you program locations you use often. This GPS also features a search where you are able to search for nearby hospitals, certain food places, gas, hotels,etc... A great feature also is when looking for places it gives you the phone number and address so you can even call a place after locating it on your GPS.
I honeslty think this is definitely worth the money and I can promise I would be lost without my Geoffrey. Even the guy I'm seeing is jealous of Geoffrey...lol.
Update On May 31, 2008: Ooops...I put in there that my cousins came down from New York last night. Haha I actually meant last year...sorry about that.
Love your name for the GPS :0) Sounds like a great little machine. I too get lost fairly often. I could really use one of these!
We haven't named ours yet... lol Sounds like a great system--love the fact that it plays mp3 as well.
Oh I want a Geoffrey of my own!! I love the "persona" you have picked out for your GPS so cute!! One of my friends had one of these that we were actually able to use while we were walking the streets of New York..it helped us find a couple good spots! :o) I think I need to get a Geoffrey of my own!
Geoffrey sounds like he knows his stuff & will never get you lost!! that is too cute!! I didn't know that GPS systems also have Mp3 players on them-what a wonderful feature!!
I need Geoffrey in my life. I get lost so very frequently it only makes sense that I have a friend in the car to direct me.
You did an excellent job of describing all the great features of this GPS system. I think it's cool that it has an accent too! Does your guy use it?
i want one for me ..i will check this one
What a great sounding product with a gajillion extra features, sounds much better than the factory GPS systems that come with new vehicles now.
Oh I love the English accent option! That is really cool! I believe that GPS systems are such a great invention...
I love the name....lol This sounds like a great GPS unit. Thanks for sharing.