| Global positioning system (GPS) devices have | | | | simple, reliable, easy to use, and will get you from |
| experienced an explosion in their growth and | | | | point to A to B with no worries. Of course, it'll do |
| popularity, especially in the auto industry. The past | | | | more than just get you from one address to |
| 2 years have seen sales double over the previous | | | | another. It has nearly six millions points of interest |
| years. What was once just thought of as an item | | | | stored, such as hospitals, restaurants, gas |
| only to be installed in the top of line luxury cars, is | | | | stations, hotels, police stations, and more. This |
| now affordable (and practical) enough to be | | | | feature is not only convenient but provides safety |
| enjoyed my anyone. The sales of Car GPS | | | | and peace of mind to the user who can navigate |
| devices are expected to continue to grow at this | | | | confidently knowing that, in case of an |
| rapid rate, according to Yahoo Tech News. GPS | | | | emergency, the nuvi will quickly be able to find |
| devices are now being included for popular | | | | the closest hospital. The Garmin nuvi 255W also |
| gadgets such as camera, mp3 players, and smart | | | | has voice guided turn by turn directions, but |
| phones. They are extremely practical because | | | | unfortunately, it will not recognize spoken |
| they are easy to use, they work extremely well, | | | | commands. A few additional features including a |
| and provide peace of mind and safety to the | | | | JPEG picture viewer and currency converter, |
| user. | | | | which are nice extras to have. |
| Car GPS devices have become a very | | | | However, if you want to go with the absolute car |
| competitive market. With so many models such | | | | GPS and are willing to spend more to get it, |
| as the Garmin Nuvi, TomTom XL, Magellan | | | | consider the Navigon 7200t. This unit has all the |
| Roadmate, Navigon, and Mio, how can do you | | | | features you could ever want and then some, but |
| know which is the best car GPS for you? | | | | it comes with a pretty high price tag as well. The |
| When comparing car GPS devices, it is important | | | | two main features that make the Navigon 7200t |
| to take into consideration how many features | | | | stand out are its state of the art voice |
| you require: Do you only need the basic navigation | | | | recognition system that understands your spoken |
| features to get you know A to B, or do you | | | | commands, and its lifetime subscription to live |
| need more? Some of the most popular features | | | | traffic update service. While most devices that |
| on today's devices are: | | | | offer live traffic updates sell for much less, that is |
| - Live traffic updates | | | | because you must pay a monthly subscription fee |
| - Bluetooth Connectivity | | | | to receive the updates. Be careful before you |
| - Multi Route Planning | | | | buy and make sure you know exactly what |
| - Remembering where you parked | | | | you're getting and what is included. Now back to |
| - Voice Guided Turn by Turn Directions | | | | the voice recognition software. The voice |
| - Speech Recognition | | | | recognition software on this unit is excellent. Once |
| - Photos/mp3s | | | | it gets used to your voice, it works terrifically. It |
| - Ease of Use | | | | continually learns your voice better and better as |
| Taking all these features into consideration, the | | | | times goes, as well getting used to the |
| best cheap car GPS that provides the most value | | | | background voice. Within a week or so, it will be |
| for the money is the Garmin Nuvi 255W. This is a | | | | able to understand your voice perfectly. |