thanks mr.zman!
anyway, i ordered the nuvi2595 (5" bt with lifetime maps) cause it can do weather and traffic via BT (not FM) from my droid4 using smartlink app.
+ the ecoroute guages, ofcourse!
i didnt know about this when i ordered the 1490 last week.
none of the reviews i read had any comments about smartlink and weather.
and found this gps guy blogging about and was like wow, crap, i bought the wrong nuvi. lol
all this time nuvi was able to show dopplar radar on its map and i didnt know about it. wtf...
going to return the 1490 unless i can fit it in the G's cubby. will see...