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 The POI database is also slightly outdated.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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`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 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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The Sony NV-U83T boasts a spacious 4.8-inch touch screen, and you can perform certain operations with the swipe of your finger. The in-car GPS also has text-to-speech functionality, integrated Bluetooth, and 3D views for complicated intersections.
Satellite acquisition time is erratic and route calculations weren’t the most efficient. Planning a trip on the NV-U83T isn’t as [...]
Posted on August 20th, 2008 by admin
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Jensen is no stranger to aftermarket car tech, but we’ve mostly looked at its in-car stereo units rather than the company’s portable navigation systems, so we were pretty anxious to take the Jensen NVX225 out for a test drive when it arrived at our office. On the upside, the NVX225 has a pretty affordable price [...]
Posted on August 4th, 2008 by admin
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The Magellan RoadMate 1200 is one of the smallest portable navigation systems we’ve seen in recent memory. It measures a petite 3.6 inches wide by 3.3 inches high by 0.6 inch deep and weighs a light 4.9 ounces. It’s roughly the size of a deck of cards, Sleek, thin, rugged and compact, it’s easy to [...]
Posted on July 14th, 2008 by admin
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Price Range: $239 - $299
Product Features
* Touch-screen: 3.5 inch full TFT color LCD (320 x 240 pixels, supports 64K colors)
* TomTom Map Share instant map updates
* Maps: Pre-loaded maps of USA/Canada from TeleAtlas
* GPS: High-sensitivity GPS chipset
* Battery: rechargeable internal 3 hour Li-Ion battery
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Posted on May 21st, 2008 by admin
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Price Range: $299.95
TomTom has just released four new products in the lower end of their product range. Available almost immediately from now, the new models will feature a new slim design, a louder speaker, optional traffic connectivity, and many of the other features from the older ONE and ONE XL ranges. Perhaps of even bigger [...]
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by admin
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