Garmin Nuvi 1690 GPS Navigation System Released in US [Nuvi 1690 with NuLink Portable Bluetooth Navigator Hits Amazon]

If you’re in the market for a new GPS navigation system and you’re looking for rather more functionality than is offered by the likes of the TomTom Start – though, admittedly, the price difference between the two make direct comparison wholly unjust – then you may be interested in the Garmin Nuvi 1690 GPS Navigation System which, if you’re US based, you’ll be pleased to know has just commenced shipping stateside.

The Garmin Nuvi 1690 GPS Navigation System comes with a 4.3” widescreen WQVGA touchscreen display and comes pre-loaded with City Navigtor NT maps for North America which takes in over 6 million POIs (which are searchable by name) whilst, in terms of connectivity, the device is both EDGE and Bluetooth enabled, the latter facilitating hands free calling from Bluetooth enabled phones.

Undoubtedly, however, one of the biggest draws as far as the Garmin Nuvi 1690 is concerned is the device’s compatibility for Garmin’s nüLink services which will see you able to access a host of ancillary information on and above directions and journey status such as weather forecasts and flight status to name but two – the latter being handy if you’re making for a plane, and if it’s a United Airlines plane, incidentally, you may find this post of interest (how we managed to chisel that link in is almost beyond even us).

You can find extensive information as to what the Garmin Nuvi 1690 GPS Navigation System brings to the table via its listing on Amazon, you just happen to be offering offering up the Garmin Nuvi 1690 for some $500 with immediate shipping (with 2 years services bundled, which makes the price point somewhat more palatable).