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May 22, 2008

Garmin nuvi 880 Review

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24. Garmin's New "Where Did I Park the Car?" Feature

Favorites
Figure 132: Favorites

Whenever the nuvi 880 is removed from the windshield mount, it automatically creates an entry in Favorites called "Last Position", and remembers the position of the GPS when it was separated from the mount. The "Last Position" entry can then be used to navigate back to the last location where the nuvi was removed from the mount.

For example, if you drive to a crowded parking lot, or park at the base of a trail and take the nuvi with you, you can use the "Last Position" entry in the Recently Found destinations to get back to your car. Depending where you parked, you could also put the nuvi into pedestrian or off-road mode.

Last Position
Figure 133: Last Position

To view the "Last Position", tap Where to? >Favorites >Last Position

Note that the "Last Position" will only appear if the nuvi has been removed from the mount.

25. Games

Games
Figure 134: Games

The nuvi 880 includes a number of games pre-installed, and additional games can be downloaded from Garmin's website. To access the Games menu, tap Tools and scroll down to the Games icon.

The following games are pre-installed on the nuvi 880:

  • Solitaire
  • Soduko
  • Space Shooter
  • Temo
  • Rock Slide
  • Interceptor
  • Boxing
  • Bubbles
  • Video Poker
  • Crumble
  • Brick Breaker

Space Shooter
Figure 135: Space Shooter

The games aren't going to make you put aside that Xbox 360 any time soon, but they are somewhat entertaining and could be handy for passing the time while waiting in a car.

Interceptor
Figure 136: Interceptor

Interceptor is a missile-defense style game.

Boxing
Figure 137: Boxing

Brick Breaker
Figure 138: Brick Breaker

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