
Experience uniquely personal navigation from the elegantly slim nüvi 3790. It features a multi-touch glass display, nüRoute™ technology with myTrends™, voice-activated navigation, 3-D building and terrain view, lane info with junction view, hands-free calling compatibility.

The new nüvi is less than 0.89 cm thick, about the same as a standard #2 pencil. It has a full glass 4.3” diagonal multi-touch display. Dual orientation capabilities allow you to use the nüvi 3790 either horizontally or vertically, fitting smartly in your hand when walking. Sleek design also disappears neatly into your pocket or purse. With a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, it’s ready to guide you by car or foot.
With 3D Building and Terrain view, you’ll see representations of prominent buildings in many cities and map contours at low zoom levels, giving you a realistic perspective of the terrain.
nüvi 3790 not only tells you where to turn but listens to your spoken commands. With its innovative speech recognition, you can control nüvi with your voice — allowing you to keep both hands on the wheel. Simply wake up nüvi with a customizable voice command and begin speaking menu options that are clearly displayed on the screen. Tell nüvi "Find Address" and speak an address to start navigating.
NOTE: This feature currently supports British English only. It is not available in all languages or regions.
nüvi 3790 features pinch-to-zoom. But it also responds to other simple finger taps and drags. In fact, there are 10 convenient multi-touch commands in all. Plus, it has a newly designed glass capacitive touchscreen that is bright, clear and more sensitive.
Smart and good-looking, this uniquely personal navigator comes with advanced routing capabilities that include myTrends™. There’s no subscription necessary, no added costs, your nüvi 3790 just does it.
With myTrends, when you save your regular destinations in your “Favorites,” your nüvi 3790 will, over time, begin to figure out where you’re going even without your telling it! It provides time of arrival and relevant traffic information. So whether you’re driving to and from work or a regularly scheduled weekly event, your nüvi 3790 will help you get there on time.
Real-time traffic message channel depicts and identifies problems areas on its moving map display now only available in Singapore with NAVTEQ map. Optional GTM35 is required for nüvi 3790.
No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane info with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation.
For hands-free calling, nüvi 3790 integrates Bluetooth® wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker. Just pair it with your compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free through the 3790 while staying focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with its touchscreen keypad to make a call. To answer calls, just tap the screen and speak into its built-in microphone. Enjoy convenient one-touch dialing for contacts and points of interest.
With its enhanced pedestrian navigation capabilities and dual-oriented screen, nüvi 3790 is the perfect travel companion for getting around town. nüvi 3790, is preloaded with detailed maps from NAVTEQ and Malsingmaps, allowing you to travel between Singapore and Malaysia more conveniently. In addition to knowing where to walk, where to catch the bus, underground, tram or other transportation you’ll also have access to mass transit schedules and estimated travel time to your destination.
Also offered on nüvi 3790 are standard nüvi features that go beyond navigation. For example, ecoRoute — a green feature that calculates a more fuel-efficient route, tracks fuel usage and more. The 3790 includes many travel tools including JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more. With photo navigation, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect™ Photos and navigate to them. With its "Where Am I?" emergency locator, you always know your location. Simply tap the screen to get your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. The 3790 features Garmin Lock™, an anti-theft feature, and is compatible with our free Garmin Garage where you can download custom voices and vehicles. Enhance your travel experience with optional plug-in microSD™ cards.
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Voice Command
With its innovative speech recognition, you can control nüvi with your voice. Just tell nüvi "Find Address" and speak an address to start navigating. |
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See Buildings and Terrain in 3D
With 3D Building and Terrain view, you’ll see representations of prominent buildings in many cities and map contours at low zoom levels, giving you a realistic perspective of the terrain. |
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Junction View
No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Real view junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation. |
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Where am I?
It helps you to view the information about current location. This is a helpful feature if you need to tell emergency personnel your location. Touch a button on the right to view the nearest locations in that category. Touch Save Location to save your current location. |
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Trip Computer
"The Trip Computer displays your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip. To view the trip computer, touch the Speed field on the Map page.
If you make frequent stops, leave the nuvi turn on so it can accurately measure elapsed time " |
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Physical & Performance: |
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Unit dimensions, WxHxD: |
4.8"W x 2.9"H x .35"D (12.2 x 7.5 x .89 cm) |
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Display size, WxH: |
3.7"W x 2.2"H (9.4 x 5.6 cm); 4.3" diag (10.9 cm) |
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Display resolution, WxH: |
800 x 480 pixels |
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Display type: |
glass, dual-orietation, WVGA color TFT with white backlight |
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Weight: |
113.4 g |
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Battery: |
rechargeable lithium-ion |
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Battery life: |
up to 3 hours |
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Waterproof: |
no |
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High-sensitivity receiver: |
yes |
Maps & Memory: |
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Basemap: |
yes |
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Preloaded street maps: |
yes |
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Includes lifetime map updates: |
no |
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Ability to add maps: |
yes |
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Built-in memory: |
4G NAND flash |
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Accepts data cards: |
microSD™ card (not included) |
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Waypoints/favorites/locations: |
1000 |
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Routes: |
100 |
Features: |
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Voice prompts (e.g. "Turn right in 500 ft."): |
yes (internal speaker) |
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Speaks street names (e.g. "Turn right ON ELM STREET in 500 ft."): |
yes (English only) |
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Voice-activated navigation (operate device with spoken commands): |
yes (support British English only) |
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Lane info (guides you to the proper lane for navigation): |
yes (with junction view) |
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trafficTrends™ (calculates routes based on predicted traffic flow): |
no |
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myTrends™ (predicts routes based on user's navigation behavior): |
yes |
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3-D building view (displays buildings in 3-D): |
yes |
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Auto sort multiple destinations (provides most direct route): |
yes |
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Auto re-route (fast off-route and detour recalculation): |
yes |
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Choice of route setup (faster time, shorter distance, off road): |
yes |
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Route avoidance (avoid highways, tolls etc.): |
yes |
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Bluetooth® wireless technology: |
yes |
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Garmin nüLink! Services: (receive accurate real-time travel information): |
no |
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FM traffic compatible: |
yes (optional) |
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XM® compatible for U.S: |
no |
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Speed limit indicator (displays speed limit for most major roads in Singapore/ Malaysia): |
yes |
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Where Am I? (find closest hospitals, police & gas stations, nearest address & intersection): |
yes |
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Garmin Locate™ (marks position when removed from windshield mount): |
yes |
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ecoRoute™ (calculates a more fuel-efficient route) : |
yes |
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Qwerty or ABC keyboard (choose keyboard layout): |
yes |
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Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest): |
yes |
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Garmin Garage™ vehicles compatible (download car-shaped icons to your device): |
yes |
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Garmin Garage™ voices compatible (download custom voices to your device): |
yes |
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Photo navigation (navigate to geotagged photos): |
yes |
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World travel clock, currency & unit converter, calculator: |
yes |
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Picture viewer: |
yes |
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MP3 player: |
yes |
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Audio book player: |
no |
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FM transmitter: |
no |
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Headphone jack/audio line-out: |
yes |
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Garmin Lock™ (anti-theft feature): |
yes |
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Touchscreen: |
yes (multi-touch) |
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Motorcycle-friendly: |
no |
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Trucking-friendly: |
no |
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no |
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Marine-friendly: |
no |
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Additional: |
This USB mass storage device is compatible with Windows® XP or newer and Mac® OS X 10.4 or later. |
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| 2011/10/18 | nüvi® 3790 Sing/Mal Unit Software v3.00 |
This software should only be uploaded to the unit for which it is intended. If this software is uploaded to a GPS unit other than the product it is designed for, it will render the unit inoperative.
If the software upload fails, and subsequent upload attempts prove unsuccessful, the unit may need to be returned to Garmin for service. Call Garmin at +886.2.26429199 ext2 or email Garmin. You may also contact Garmin authorised dealer for product support.
Before proceeding, please back up your waypoints and route data. You may back up the data by copying the GPX files in the Garmin disk to your computer. This software should only be uploaded to the unit for which it is intended. If this software is uploaded to a GPS unit other than the product it is designed for, it will render the unit inoperative.
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