Ultra-slim and with a stunning 4.3-inch touchscreen display, the Navigon 2100 Max earns its name with a long list of advanced features. Spoken driving direction in real street names via text-to-speech capability let you keep your eyes on the road. Exclusive Reality View provides extra 3D guidance when you need it most. Lane Assistant alerts you to oncoming lane changes. DirectHelp helps you find emergency and roadside services—and helpsthem find you. Add FreshMaps as an accessory to get up to 12 regular, trusted map updates for three years. Other accessories include Lifetime TrafficSM,2 and ZAGAT® Ratings and Reviews.

Navigon has long been a major provider of navigation software to automotive manufacturers for in-dash gps navigation devices, but only last year did they introduce portable navigation devices under their own name (learn more about Navigon). What they offer up, however, demonstrates immediately that this is a company that knows navigation inside and out. Navigon focuses features that directly empower navigation and on sleek form factors.

Key Features:

• Reality View: 3D images of highway interchanges with actual road sign text so you’ll never miss your exit again. (Learn more)
• Lane Assistant:. Icons alert you to the optimal lane to be in.(Learn more)
• Widescreen: See the big picture with a stunning, easy-to-read, 4.3-inch widescreen format.
• Spoken Directions with Text-to-Speech: keep your eyes on the road with spoken turn-by-turn directions and real street names.
• Points Of Interest: Reach gas stations, hotels, restaurants, transportation hubs, and more with millions of points of interest that will help you find your way.
• Branded icons: places are so easy to find that everywhere will feel like home.
• DirectHelp: At-a-glance information helps you find emergency and roadside services—and helps them find you. Just push a button and get instant directions and phone numbers to the nearest hospitals, police stations, roadside assistance companies and pharmacies.

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TomTom is going for the ultimate in portability with the 2008 ONE 130 and ONE 130S by integrating a nifty fold-out mount right into the devices. No more trying to figure out where to stash that big, clunky mount in your car — just pop it off, fold it up and carry the whole thing in your pocket. Of course, the ONE 130 series also features the plug and play ease of use, rock-solid navigation, and sleek designs we’ve come to expect from TomTom.

The ONE 130S adds text-to-speech to the base 130 model. This means instead of hearing “turn right in 50 feet”, you’ll hear, “turn right in 50 feet at Ohio Street”. In our experience, this is probably the most useful step-up feature for a GPS navigator, and if your looking at the 130, we’d definitely recommend stepping up to at least the 130S.

Technical Details:

• 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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Garmin’s nüvi 255 improves upon its 200-series predecessors by adding top-of-the-line features such as FM traffic updates or MSN Direct content to an entry-level line. But Garmin is also introducing some significant improvements with this new series, like a predictive technology that provides faster satellite lock, a redesigned screen with more information, terrain maps, and an exciting new photo navigation feature. The 255 adds complete maps for North America and Text-to-Speech, so you get turn by turn spoken directions with the real names of streets (e.g. “turn left in 50 feet at Nebraska Way”, rather than merely “turn left in 50 feet”).

The nüvi 2×5 models all sport the slim design that Garmin introduced with the 200-series last year, so they all fit comfortably in your pocket or purse, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that makes them convenient for navigation by car or foot.All of the models include useful travel tools like a JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more.

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Features

• TruTraffic: Get true, up-to-the minute traffic information from other Dash users
• Pre-Loaded Maps: Built-in maps enable you to travel all 50 states
• 2d, 3d Maps, Detailed Directions/Maneuver List: Route to your destination using the 2d map (both car up and north up), 3d map or detailed turn-by-turn directions list
• Traffic Alerts/Detours: On-screen traffic alerts tell you when there is a significant traffic delay and gives you the opportunity to detour/reroutes
• Alternate Routes: Get up to 3 routes for all your destinations so you can choose the best route for you
• Customizable Traffic View: Customize the level of traffic information you would like to see on the map
• Map It: Map to any destination (even if you don’t want to route there)
• Address Entry: Enter addresses in numerous ways (house number, street, or cross-streets, or select from your recent destinations, favorites, or address book)
• Address Book: Store and access all of your addresses right on the device
• Favorites: Store your favorite addresses and searches for easy access and routing
• Yahoo! Local Search/Unlimited Points of Interest (POIs): Pre-loaded with a database of POIs plus accesses unlimited POIs that are never out of date via Yahoo Local Search
• Send2Car™: Send addresses to your device from any internet-connected computer
• MyDash: Dash user website to let you customize and manage the content on your Dash
• MyLists: Customize the information on your Dash with search lists created and updated by you or other Dash users
• AutoUpdates: Get the latest software, maps and features
• Wi-Fi Settings: Configure your device to connect to up to 2 access points, as well as open networks
• Partner Content Platform: Enables users to get content from third party web services in a number of ways. Supports standard geo-data formats such as GeoRSS and KML while also providing a developer API so third party developers can build additional great services for Dash users.
• QWERTY Keyboard: Intuitive and easy to read word entry
• Automatic Day and Night Mode: Screens can automatically switch between day and night mode depending on the time of day
• Gas Prices: Search for gas stations and get gas prices, so you can compare prices - and then let Dash route you there
• Movie Listings: Search for movie theaters, see what’s playing (when and where) and get ratings - and then let Dash route you there
• Theft Deterrent: Call Dash to remotely disable your device if it is stolen
• Text to Speech: Voice guidance gives you the street for your next turn

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Key Features and Benefits:

• Easy to Use right out of the box (Learn more)
• Clear Directions from the sensitive touchscreen display with turn by turn spoken directions
• Latest Map Guarantee means if a new map is released within 30 days of the date you first use your TomTom Device, you can download it for free from TomTom HOME (Learn more)
• TomTom Map Share lets you instantly modify street names, street direction and POIs on your own device and benefit from others’ corrections (Learn more)
• “Help Me!” Emergency Menu gives one-touch access to local emergency providers such as police, fire stations and hospitals
• Preloaded Complete Maps of the US and Canada with TeleAtlas data
• EasyPort mount is foldable and slim for easy portability
• POI icons easily find gas stations, restaurants, hotels and more along your route.
• Customize by adding your own points of interest
• TomTom HOME free software is a landing page for your TomTom on your computer that ensures that your TomTom is always up-to-date and access additional features
• QuickGPSfix speeds up the time it takes to fix your GPS position to help you drive off more quickly.
• Traffic-Capable with optional RDS-TMC traffic receiver accessory keeps you up-to-date on traffic events to minimize potential delays
• Daily Fuel Prices, available as an optional service, finds the lowest priced gas on your route

View TomTom ONE 130S 3.5-Inch Touchscreen Portable GPS Navigator details

TomTom’s 3rd edition update to the world’s bestselling (as of this writing, 8/30/08) portable navigation device features an updated chipset that provides better satellite lock and TomTom’s new MapShare technology that lets you add your own map corrections and points of interest, then upload your corrections to and download other corrections from millions of other TomTom users via the TomTom HOME website.

Even though the ONE, 3rd Edition is TomTom’s entry-level portable GPS vehicle navigation device, it remains a complete solution with an incredible range of features.

Tiny, but Tough
A sleek design and a sharp display combine to make the TomTom ONE a vital companion on the road. THe ONE, 3rd edition comes pre-loaded with complete maps for the United States and Canada.

Weighing less than 10 ounces and measuring 4.33 x 3.5 x 1.34 inches, the TomTom ONE can be easily installed in any vehicle. An included windshield suction mount holds it in place. Plus, with an operating temperature range of an icy -10 degrees to a sweltering 55 degrees Celsius (14 to 131 degrees Fahrenheit), the navigator is durable enough for New England winters or Arizona summers. The TomTom ONE is powered by an internal lithium ion battery that can be charged from your vehicle’s cigarette lighter with the included 12-24V adapter.

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What if one device could help you navigate anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, while offering travel tips, storing your favorite tunes and photos, providing translation assistance, and more? That device is here, and it’s not much bigger than a deck of cards. The Garmin nüvi 350 is set to revolutionize what we expect from a GPS navigation device, or from any device for that matter.

With a total weight of 5.1 ounces and slim measurements of 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 inches (WxHxD), the nüvi 350 is just right for the pocket or purse. A bright, 64,000-color display dominates the front of the device and a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels means that there’s plenty of room for displaying map data and other elements of the device’s interface. An SD memory card slot is provided for expansion software, such as a points of interest database, media files and electronic guides (see below). The flip-up antenna includes an MCX-type connector for connecting the unit to an external GPS antenna. Meanwhile, a powerful built-in speaker resides on the back of device. A built-in lithium ion battery will give you for to eight hours of battery life, depending on use. In addition to an AC charger, the unit also ships with a 12-volt power adapter for vehicle charging, as well as a windshield suction cup mount.

Fortunately, Garmin has made it easy to interface with the nüvi 350’s 700 megabytes of onboard memory, thanks to “plug-and-play” USB mass storage support. Just plug the device into your computer’s USB port and you’ve got instantaneous access to all the audio books, music, photos, supplemental maps and other data on the nüvi 350’s internal and SD card memory.

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Magellan’s Maestro 4210 portable navigator offers an easy-to-use guided driving experience with its bright 4.3″ widescreen display. Just enter your destination through the convenient Touchscreen using an address or local search and the Maestro 4210 contains preloaded maps of the entire U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Choose from 6 million points of interest (POI) including many hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and phone number info so you can call ahead for reservations or help. Text-to-speech voice prompts announce actual road names at turns, so you can concentrate on your driving. Just tap the screen for a quick connection to AAA Roadside Assistance and access service details along with recommended destinations from the leading travel resource.

You’ll be able to advance through menus and receive guidance without even touching the screen. You’ll get on your way more quickly, since Magellan’s unique interface needs fewer keystrokes to find your destination. Follow along on the large display in 2-D or 3-D map mode and listen to the voice prompts for accurate turn-by-turn directions. The text-to-speech feature announces actual street names as you approach turns, and the included AAA features recommend destinations and offer service details along your route.

This GPS satellite navigation unit has a built-in antenna, suction-cup windshield mount, car/home power adapters, carrying case and built-in rechargeable battery with up to 4 hours of life. 6 million Points of Interest - Pre-programmed POI sites Dimensions - Width 4-15/16? x Height 3-1/4? x Depth 3/4? Weight - 6.9 ounces

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