The Garmin nuvi 350 is a portable GPS navigator manufactured by the Garmin International Company. The nuvi 350 is not an ordinary GPS navigator but also a travelling assistant and a digital entertainment Center. The Garmin nuvi 350 is small and light enough to snugly fit into your pocket. It measures 3.8 by 2.0 by 0.8 inches and weighs a mere 5.1 inches. It also packs the latest technology and high performance. The nuvi comes with a 3.5 inch color touch screen and a 320×240 pixels resolution making the screen readable at during daylight. It also has five backlight timer settings. The nuvi has a flip antenna which folds into the back of the case. A memory card slot on the right can be used to extend its 2GB of flash memory. Although half of this 2GB memory is dedicated to user interface and detailed maps of North America there is still enough for digital photos and music. There is also a USB port for easy PC connectivity. And since the nuvi 350 is recognized as a removal drive, you can drag and drop files into the folders courtesy of a USB cable that is included in the package. Also included on the package is a suction-cup that attaches to a vehicles windshield, a 12-volt adapter and carrying case. Another great feature that comes with this device is that charging the battery can be done by either by using the 12-volt adapter or by plugging it into your PC’s USB port. Because the nuvi 350 employs the best of SiRF star GPS chips, fast satellite acquisition along with improved GPS-signal reception in areas where the view of the sky may be blocked by buildings. The nuvi 350 comes preloaded with City Navigator NT street maps which includes POI (points of interest) database with hotels, ATMs and many more. All one needs to do is use the touch screen and once you touch your destination on the screen, nuvi takes you there with both 2-D or 3-D maps and turn-by-turn directions. It also employs voice guided driving directions. The nuvi can even translate such phrases like; “Can you get me to a doctor?” which can be translated into English, Portuguese, French Italian and other languages. The translations are then displayed in text form which the nuvi’s text-to-speech interface can speak.