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Garmin Nuvi 500

There are many uses for GPS beyond in-car navigation. After all, there are times you could use some route guidance no matter what mode of transportation. Yet, you don't see too many multiuse GPS on the market, and we're beginning to see why. A while back we took a look...

Tags: Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Nuvi 500, Garmin Ltd., GPS, car

Product reviews 2008-08-14

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Garmin Nuvi 260

Editors' note: The following review is of the Garmin Nuvi 200 Series. As part of the 200 Series, the 260 has the same form factor, functions, and features as the unit reviewed below, but adds a text-to-speech function that reads street and POI names aloud. As a result, the Nuvi...

Tags: Keyboards, Handhelds, Garmin Nuvi 200 Series, display, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Nuvi 200, Garmin Nuvi 200

Product reviews 2009-07-29

TomTom GO 740 Live

When we spoke with TomTom's representatives concerning the new GO 740 Live, the navigation device was described as offering a "God's-eye view" of the road. Now, the GO isn't omniscient, but it gets pretty close with its three-pronged approach to navigation data. Firstly and most importantly, a built-in wireless data...

Tags: bottom edge, TomTom Map Share, TomTom, GO 740 Live

Product reviews 2009-05-27

News to know: Conficker; CTIA; LotusLive Engage; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason O'Grady: Developers selling iPhone OS 3.0 on eBay Updated CNET News: BlackBerry App World has landed Ryan Naraine: Googling for Conficker clean-up...

Tags: Apple iPhone, CBS Interactive Inc., Consumer Electronics, CTIA, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Facebook, Hardware, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Personal Technology, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Software, Thecus

Blog posts 2009-04-01

Black Friday '08: Deals, steals & specials guide

Update, 12/4/08: It's been brought to my attention by a diligent reader that several of the products listed in this guide were from 2007, and not this year. I compiled this guide as an aggregation of several listings online; clearly, some of the listings were old...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Home Theater, Savings, HDTV, Price, LCD, Laptop Computer, Approx, SKIP, Home Entertainment, GPS, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-23

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

First announced at SEMA 2007, the Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system is finally hitting the streets. It's the second portable navigation device we've seen from the Finnish cell phone manufacturer (the first being the Nokia 330 Auto Navigation) and it's a big improvement over the 330. The design is a...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation system, power button, Nokia Corp., Nokia 500, Nokia 500 Auto Navigation

Product reviews 2008-07-23

Garmin Nuvi 880

Ever since the Garmin Nuvi 880 was announced at CES 2008, we've been excited to get out hands on this portable navigation system. Given the good track record of the other Nuvi series devices, we expected more of the same, solid feature list and good performance. However, we were most...

Tags: Keyboards, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Nuvi 880, speech recognition, Garmin Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-06-30

Harman Kardon Guide Play GPS-500

Though Harman Kardon is more well-known for its home audio products, the company has made a push into aftermarket car tech, starting with the Harman Kardon Drive + Play 2 and now the Harman Kardon Guide + Play GPS-500. Merging navigation and multimedia into one device, the GPS-500 isn't a...

Tags: Play GPS-500, Harman Kardon

Product reviews 2007-07-12