GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
TomTom Go 700
Let's look at the features first. The unit is pretty much all screen, and that screen is an extra-sharp 3.5'' touch screen LCD with 320 x 240 pixel resolution. The internal 2.5GB hard drive is large enough to store (and is preloaded with) maps for the entire United States and Canada, as well as millions of points of interest. You can get your directions onscreen or via voice command, in your choice of 30 different languages (and 50 different voices!). Operation is via the touch screen display there are no buttons or knobs to deal with. There's also no external antenna, as the TomTom Go includes a built-in GPS antenna. The TomTom Go 700 includes a 12-channel GPS receiver, as well as an Assisted Satellite Navigation (ASN) system. ASN ensures that you get continuous navigation, even when you're driving through tunnels or parking garages. In addition, this is a fully portable unit which means it's easy to take from car to car. This is especially nice if you travel and use a lot of local rent-a-car services; just carry your TomTom with you and use it in whatever car you're driving that day. Mount it to the windshield or dashboard with the supplied suction cradle, turn it on, and you're ready to go. And here's the really neat part. The TomTom Go 700 features Bluetooth connectivity and functions as a wireless car phone kit. That's right, if you have a Bluetooth phone you can use the TomTom Go to dial all your calls (using the touch screen display) and serve as microphone and speakerphone. That's one less gadget you have to carry around with you! By the way, TomTom also offers the TomTom PLUS service, which provides real-time traffic, weather, and other information for your TomTom Go device. Services are priced individually.
Garmin Streetpilot c330Garmin's Streetpilot c330 is another small GPS unit that operates via touch screen controls. It offers a 3.5'' 16-color display (320 x 240 resolution), and data is stored on a 128MB SD flash card. Navigation is either onscreen or via voice prompts, through the dual integrated speakers. Garmin's database includes more than 5 million points of interest, including hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and ATMs.
Magellan RoadMate 700Magellan's RoadMate 700 is built on the same technologies used in Hertz's NeverLost system. The unit offers TrueView 3D navigation, for a heads-on view of your route; you control the unit via the front-panel rocker switch. The RoadMate 700 features pre-loaded maps for the United States and Canada, with more than 2 million points of interest.
Navman iCN 510Navman's iCN510 is a more affordable in-car navigation unit, with both touch-screen and rocker control operation. You get a 3.5'' touch panel display (320 x 240 resolution), 32MB of internal memory, and additional map storage via SD or MMC flash cards.
Lowrance iWAY 500CWhat makes the iWAY 500C a little different is that it does double-duty as a portable MP3 player. It also has a larger display than other units, a 5'' whopper with 320 x 240 resolution, as well as a 20GB internal hard drive for map and database storage. Navigation is either onscreen or via voice prompts.
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