The Rand McNally GPS Navigator comes with maps preloaded on an SD card and includes preprogrammed trips with staff-recommended attractions. The unit also provides accurate directions and has a built-in MP3 player.The 3D map screen and interface can be a bit confusing. The POI database is also slightly outdated.
The Rand McNally GPS Navigator is a [...]
Posted on September 24th, 2008 by admin
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The Mio DigiWalker C310x is an updated version of the Mio C310 that includes enhanced mapping software and an improved interface. The portable navigation system continues to offer preloaded maps of the United States, more than 3.5 million points of interest, text- and voice-guided turn-by-turn directions, and automatic route recalculation. The compact device also has [...]
Posted on September 24th, 2008 by admin
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The Magellan RoadMate 2000 is an entry-level portable navigation system that offers all the navigation basics, including text- and voice-guided turn-by-turn directions, a comprehensive points-of-interest database, and automatic route recalculation. The compact device comes preloaded with Navteq maps of the United States and features a 3.5-inch touch screen. It will available in mid-September for an [...]
Posted on September 2nd, 2008 by admin
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`Creating a route is the most important part of any GPS. The iPAQ 310 does that via the Go To function where you can enter an address, a Point of Interest, create a route with multiple destinations, or you can use a stored route and give it another starting point. If you enter a location [...]
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by admin
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The Pharos Drive GPS C320 is simple to use and offers text-to-speech functionality. The portable navigation system also features a 4.3-inch screen.
The Mio DigiWalker C320 features a nice wide-screen display and sleek design. It offers text- and voice-guided directions; a split-screen map view; safety camera warnings; and MP3 playback.
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 by admin
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The Mio Moov 310 portable navigation system offers text-to-speech directions and includes a complimentary one-year subscription to real-time traffic updates.
The Moov 310 has sluggish performance, including slow route calculations. The user documentation is also poor.
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Posted on August 26th, 2008 by admin
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The RoadMate 1200 doesn’t have text-to-speech functionality, and the system is sluggish with route calculations and recalculations. There are no pedestrian and bicycle routing modes.
The Magellan RoadMate 1200 offers a simple design and basic navigation features at an affordable price.
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by admin
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The Drive GPS 200 from Pharos offers text-to-speech functionality, a SiRFStarIII GPS receiver, a 4.3″ touchscreen display, 32-bit CPU, NAVTEQ map and automatic night view-switching. Not bad when compared to other mid-range devices released by more mainstream companies.
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by admin
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The Pharos Drive GPS 250 is simple to use and offers text-to-speech functionality. The portable navigation system also features a 4.3-inch screen.
The Drive GPS 250 can be sluggish with route calculations and general performance. Text-to-speech directions sound a bit robotic, and there’s no included accessory to mount the system to your dashboard.
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by admin
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The Nextar Snap3 portable navigation system features a compact design and offers text-to-speech functionality, integrated Bluetooth, and multimedia capabilities.
The Nextar Snap3 may look good on paper with an admirable feature set and affordable price tag, but road tests prove this GPS device to be a dud.
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by admin
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