At a sleek 8.95mm thick, an aluminum chassis and a full-glass, capacitive touchscreen, the Nuvi 3700 is, simply put, a work of art. To put the 3700 Series’ size into perspective, the Apple iPhone is about 40% thicker. And although the Apple crowd will certainly criticize the Nuvi 3700 Series because of its similarity to the iPhone, they will still want one.

The Nuvi 3700 Series comes in three models: the 3750, 3760T and the 3790T. The primary differences between the models are the availability of Lifetime FM traffic, voice-activated navigation, 3D Building Views and Bluetooth. The models with the suffix “T” feature free lifetime traffic alerts and Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free calling. The flagship Nuvi 3790T also features 3D terrain and building data for maps that look more realistic along with voice command technology.

The GARMIN NUVI 3700 GPS also delivers pinch-to-zoom / rotate-to-twist capability, a feature that you probably saw first on the iPhone. The NUVI 3700 GPS also features an “accelerometer”, which allows it to be used in portrait or landscape orientation. The NUVI 3700 returns to Garmin’s “active mount” suction cup technology with the added benefit of a secondary speaker on the mount, making it louder and clearer for voice navigation.

The elegant new design is compelling, but without compelling features the NUVI 3700 won’t make the cut. Fortunately, Garmin matches the elegant design with an impressive suite of features. Two new features called Traffic Trends and My Trends make the 3700 a very powerful, easy-to-use device. Traffic Trends is Garmin’s response to TomTom’s IQ Routes, with the intention of providing efficient routing and accurate arrival times. Traffic Trends uses historical traffic data which is loaded into the system. This data shows that certain roads are free and clear at 3:30 in the afternoon, but come to a stop at 4:30. We haven’t tested this new system, but we assume it will continue to continue to “learn” and improve as time goes on.

The GARMIN NUVI 3790T also includes 3D terrain and 3D buildings, which is the new trend in newer, flagship GPS systems. The NUVI 3790T has the power, performance and graphics to deliver this capability in an impressive fashion. Whether you’re traveling country roads, mountainous regions or the urban jungle, you get an impressively detailed topography to prepare you for what lies ahead.

Don’t just take our word for it. PC Magazine claimed, “Garmin n