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Comments on: New Garmin Nuvi 800 series features voice commands

At CES 2008, Garmin announces its new Nuvi 800 series with the voice command technology.

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by whizkid454 January 7, 2008 4:45 PM PST: Who is correct? CNET or http://www8.garmin.com/ces/nuvi800/index.html

Does it have text-to-speech or not?; Like this Reply to this comment

by sticks1839 January 8, 2008 7:58 AM PST

To overcome the "quiet environment" problem they should allow for a bluetooth headset to work with it such that it can forward calls to the headset as well as output text-to-speech directions to the earpiece while accepting voice commands through the headsets microphone. This way the rest of the car doesn't need to be bothered by the demands of the GPS system.

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by Ruffer#1 January 8, 2008 11:29 AM PST: I lake that idea, Thanks, paul; Like this


by Carla6711 January 9, 2008 1:16 PM PST: Both the 850 and 880 come with text-to-speech; Like this Reply to this comment


by nclp99 September 5, 2008 6:54 PM PDT: I would like to know:

If there is any subscription involved once you buy the Gramin Nuvi 850
If there is a subscription, what are the fees (monthly, yearly, one-time)
What is the procedure for updates

Thanks!

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