Announced earlier today at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, Garmin is rounding out it's nuvi product line. At the entry level, the 200 series nuvi are designed to bring basic navigation to the masses. Here's the deets on each new model:

nuvi 200: $428, available April, 2007

• preloaded with City Navigator NT map data for the continental U.S., Hawaii, and Puerto Rico (no Alaska or Canada maps)
• JPEG picture viewer
• World travel clock with time zones
• Currency converter
• Measurement converter
• calculator
• Garmin Lock (anti-theft feature)
• SiRF Star III
• 3.5" (diagonal) color touch-screen display, 320 x 240 pixels, QVGA antiglare TFT with white backlight
• Weight: 5.2 ounces
• Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery - up to 5 hours battery life
• SD card slot

The nuvi 250 adds map data for Canada and Alaska, and will retail for $535. The nuvi 270 will ship with preloaded maps for BOTH North America and Europe, and will retail for $642.

The nuvi 600 looks identical to the previously released nuvi 660 and 680, but is a Europe-only model that will ship pre-loaded with map data for a specific European region or country. No Bluetooth support on the nuvi 600. Pricing isn't set yet on the nuvi 600, but it is expected to ship in April.

The nuvi 610 is identical to the nuvi 600 (and is also Europe-only), but adds Bluetooth support.

The nuvi 650 is designed to deliver wide-screen nuvi navigation on a budget. The 650 will retail for $750, and is essentially a nuvi 660 without the Bluetooth, traffic receiver, or FM transmitter.

Finally, the nuvi 660FM is another Europe-only model that is identical to the U.S. version of the nuvi 660. The European nuvi 660 had the FM transmitter disabled, as the use of FM transmitters are illegal in some European countries. Recent changes to EU law, however, now allow the use of such devices, so the nuvi 660FM is the same as a U.S. 660 but with European maps.

Overall the new 600's look like a recycling of the existing 660/680 form factor with a few features removed and a lowered price. The 200 series, however, look interesting. They'll probably end up having a street price around $350 or so for the nuvi 200. At that price-point, the nuvi 200 will compete with the Magellan RoadMate 2000. The nuvi 250 will probably compete with the Magellan 2200T.

It's only March, and it already looks like the same GPS that would have cost $1,000 last year will be available for under $400. Now if only TomTom would get their act together, we'd have ourselves a real competition on our hands.