Garmin has made a new edition to its 200 series of portable gps units with the garmin nuvi 265wt 4.3 inch widescreen. This gps unit is about 5 inches high and 3 inches wide and weighs in at about 6 ounces. This compact size makes it very easy to use no matter what form of transportation is being used.

If you are traveling by foot, you can easily slip the garmin nuvi 265wt in your pocket or purse after you reach your destination. Let's get started and list the great new features that the garmin nuvi 265wt 4.3 inch widescreen portable gps navigator has to offer.

Integrated Traffic Receiver

This GTM 20 FM traffic receiver allows you to get instant access to traffic information. These traffic updates can help you avoid traffic jams and road construction which will enable you to avoid sitting in traffic. The best thing about these updates is that they are free for the life of the device.

Hands Free Calling

Since everyone know has a cell phone and the need to drive hands free is know becoming a law in many states, the nuvi 265wt has bluetooth capability. With your bluetooth capabiity, microphone and speaker you can match your nuvi 265wt to any bluetooth capable phone to make hands free phone calls. To answer an incoming call, just tap the screen and speak into the built in microphone.

Garmin HotFix Technology

This hotfix allows your garmin to remember the position of all satellites, calculate their movements to predict where they should be the next time you use your garmin 265wt. This will decrease the time it takes for the garmin to get its position and be able to start navigating. This enables you to get the information you need very fast and easy.

Other added features are:

• Ability to navigate by photo

• Improved Interface

• 3D Terrain Maps

• Text to speech directions

• Send addresses directly from google maps or Mapquest

• Travel Tools - jpeg picture viewer, currency converter and more

The garmin 265wt is also loaded with maps from the continental united states, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, AK and Canada.

When looking for a gps portable unit, the garmin nuvi 265WT 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Bluetooth and Integrated Traffic Receiver offers the features that most people are looking for in a gps unit. No matter what gps unit you choose, I believe that the gps units by garmin are the best on the market today.