First of all, a GPS is capable of locating you on a map and taking you where you need to go. It is also able to give you up to date information on the weather you may be flying or driving into, which is crucial if you are focused on safety and a fast arrival. Knowing where the bad weather is just might allow you to go around it, saving time and frustration. Another benefit of is that it can give you up to date traffic information. This is really good because if you are trying to reach your destination by a certain time and see there is a bad wreck up ahead then you can easily take an alternate route and still arrive on time. It is really amazing at how wonderful a it really is and how it manages to get you from point A to point B and alert you to weather and road conditions.

Once you are finally on the ground or out of the car the GPS can help you find restaurants, points of interest, and much more. This is really great because if you are in an area where you do not know the directions to a particular destination or if you are looking for a particular restaurant then the GPS can help you find it. A GPS makes life easy when you are on the road, whether flying or driving, and that is why the GPS equipment is so popular.

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Well, this article is going to help you understand the marketplace for car GPS navigation systems, so you can buy the right unit for you and your needs.

First off, You need to know who makes these things.

Although there are a number of different GPS manufacturers, I would stick with the top three, in the United States, that is. The top companies in the U. S. are Garmin, Tom Tom, and Magellan. Together they represent about 90% of the U. S. market.

All three of these companies make great products, although if you’re looking for a state of the art, cutting edge device (and if you’re willing to pay for it), then Garmin is the only company you need to consider.

Once you know the big manufacturers, you need to have an idea of what features you want and how much they’re going to cost.

All GPS navigation systems do the same thing: They tell you where you are and give you instructions on how to get to where you’re going.

You can buy a basic system that will do all of this plus a few more things for $120 to $150.

Good choices might be the Magellan RoadMate 1200, which sells for only $120, or the Tom Tom One, 3rd Edition, which has more features and sells for only about $150!

There are many more features, however, that car GPS navigation systems come with. Features like Bluetooth, real-time traffic and weather, more extensive maps, actually being able to hear your GPS through your car’s stereo system, and multiple point routing (which lets you enter more than one destination at a time), are really great to have!

You can get a GPS that can do everything I’ve mentioned for only about $350! Garmin probably makes the best one, the nuvi 760, which was voted by Consumer Reports recently as the best overall car GPS navigation system.

Of course, Tom Tom and Magellan make very competitive devices. I especially like the Magellan Maestro 4250. It has a wide screen and can do everything above except the multiple point routing. Best thing about the Maestro is it only costs around $250.

At the high end of the car GPS navigation spectrum is the Garmin nuvi 880. It costs a cool $900, but it’s truly state of the art, and worth every penny–if that’s in your budget.

No short 500 word article can tell you everything you need to know about car GPS navigation systems.

What you really need is an informative website where you can browse and check out current prices.

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These results are the most current ratings from “Consumer Reports” magazine of the GPS units that are considered portable in auto GPS navigation systems. You can remove them from one vehicle and use them in another vehicle. The most recent use that I have heard of is by delivery people, which makes a great deal of sense. I have also had some very positive comments from two different older ladies about ease of use when traveling from rural areas about two hours outside a large city via much more rural roads and back without getting lost at all. This eased their minds about traveling these roads alone and getting home safely.

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1. Garmin eTrex Vista HCx- Hunters rated the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx as the Best Hunting GPS for 2009 because it is small, lightweight, and easy to use. The color screen makes it easy to view in sunny conditions. The eTrex Vista HCX gets a great signal in heavy tree cover and deep canyons. One hunter really liked the compactness of the Vista and carries it in his shirt pocket for easy access.

2. Garmin GPSMap 60 CSx – This hunting GPS unit is very popular again this year because it has a larger, color screen which makes viewing GPS maps in the field easier on the hunter’s eyes. It also has a SD card slot which allows the hunter to have a special MicroSD card for each of his hunting areas. The GPSMap 60 CSx maybe a bit larger of a handheld GPS but hunters still love it for it’s great reception in the field.

3. Garmin Rino 530 HCx – The Rino remains popular with hunters because it has a build in radio that you can use to communicate with other FMS/ radio users. The Garmin Rino will also allow for fellow Garmin Rino users in your hunting party to pinpoint your current location. This popular hunting GPS also has a larger, color screen and gets a great satellite signal.

So, as you can see, the best hunting GPS units for 2009 were the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx, the Garmin GPSMap 60 CSx, and the Garmin Rino 530 HCx.

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There are many good reasons why you should have a GPS auto tracking system. Thieves are everywhere and to make sure that your car is safe, you have to have a GPS. This way, the police can easily track down the exact location of your car once it is stolen.

Aside from providing the exact location of you car, you can also program the system to send cell phone calls, blackberry, etc. You will then be immediately notified if someone is messing or tampering with your car. By using the internet, you can also locate your vehicle.

If you’re teenage daughter or son is driving the car, you can also monitor their driving habits. You can even be provided with photos. Through the GPS, your kid will be notified with speed alerts just in case he or she is driving too fast.

Aside from the things mentioned above, you can also monitor your assets and employees to make sure that they are productive in their work. This will help in increasing your profits in the near future.

So you see, GPS auto tracking is really great. You only have to invest once and there you have it, you will enjoy the numerous benefits of having one. Instead of spending your money in unimportant things, invest on a GPS auto tracking system.

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Lightweight:

While most personal GPS devices are moderately light weight, when you’re purchasing one for hiking, hunting, or camping, look for one that is extremely light weight and can readily fit in your pants or jacket pocket. You want it to be a welcome addition to your outdoor activities, no a bulky hindrance.

Visibility:

The ability to actually see the screen is something we often take for granted while researching GPS’s. To get the most use out of your GPS, find one that will be visible in the dark as well as in various degrees of light. While general daylight may not present a problem, during several points of the day the sun may cause an intense glare rendering your system useless. It’s also important to find one that you that is visually effective at dusk and well after into the night. Your system is useless if you can’t see it.

Weather/Environment Resistant:

A GPS made for rugged outdoor activities is built different than a GPS that remains in the shelter or an automobile. An environment full of hazards like rocks, gravel, water, and shrubbery can be tough on a GPS. Outdoor activities often entail walking or crawling through areas heavily populated with masses that can potentially can cause harm to your GPS. Outdoor activities also put your device at risk for water damage. A sudden rain storm or a brief dip in a puddle can wreak havoc on your system. It’s not beyond the realms of possibilities to assume that even with the uttermost care, accidents can and will happen, therefore look for GPS that is scratch resistant and water proof.

Training/Timing:

Hiking and other related activities can be a great way to train and test your endurance. If you’re a full time outdoor type who likes to do athletic training outdoors, or keep track of how long it take to reach certain destinations then a GPS can be a great way of timing your progress. Track your performance and watch your progress continue to build with each adventure your find yourself on. The amount and type of training features you’re GPS has is really up to you, however, know how long it takes you to get from point A to point B can be a very handy reference tool.

Reception:

Look for something that has offers the optimal amount of channels that you can receive. Having more channels will allow you a better reception more often. While automotive systems generally work to guide through well charted areas, when you’re in the woods, you are often in dense forests and therefore in uncharted areas. If you do happen to get lost or need to refresh your directions, having multi channel parallel receiver will give you a better chance at getting reception, finding your location, and making your way to your destination.

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This article is going to discuss those four systems and also offer a few comments on some other Garmin GPS systems that didn’t make their way onto Consumer Reports’ list.

Consumer Reports best overall system was the Garmin nuvi 760. I can’t help but agree! The nuvi 760 is currently selling for slightly less than $400, yet it has a ton of great features.

It has maps of all 50 United States and Canada. Also, it comes with Bluetooth capability for hands-free calling, either MSN traffic bulletins or FM traffic bulletins (with subscription), actually tells you the names of the street it wants you to turn on, and in addition to all that, you can enter more than one destination at a time into the device. It will calculate the best route to include all your destinations on one trip!

With Garmin’s reputation for quality, it’s hard to beat all of this.

But, there’s more!

Consumer Reports also mentioned the nuvi 660, nuvi 350, and the nuvi 260.

The 660 sells for about $50 less than the 760. It does everything the 760 does except the multiple point routing.

Also, both the nuvi 760 and the nuvi 660 come with the larger, 4.3-inch screens for easier viewing.

The nuvi 350 is a smaller screen model. Its screen is only a 3.5-inch screen, but that’s plenty big in most circumstances. It doesn’t have Bluetooth, but if you don’t make a lot of calls while driving, you might not need Bluetooth. The nuvi 350 still tells you street names, and it still gets FM traffic bulletins with subscription.

What’s so hard to believe is you can now get all of this for less than $200!

The last Garmin product Consumer Reports mentioned was the nuvi 260. Frankly, I’m not sure why the 260 made the cut.

There’s a slight difference between the nuvi 260 and the nuvi 350 and that is in the design of the case. The nuvi 350 is actually a somewhat older design and it has that little antenna flap on the back.

Some people don’t like that antenna thing. It never bothered me, though. The nuvi 260 doesn’t have that. It’s got the sleeker design where the antenna in fully integrated into the case.

(The same is true for the nuvi 760 and 660, by the way. They both have that sleeker, newer design with the antenna that doesn’t show.)

With all of that said, unless the antenna is a big issue with you, the nuvi 350 is a whale of a deal!

There are other Garmin GPS systems for sale that were not mentioned in Consumer Reports’ article. The nuvi 200 is their entry level device. It sells for only about $150.

The nuvi 880, on the other hand, is their state of the art, cutting edge device, which sells for close to $900!

If you’re interested in a Garmin, what you need to do now is to find an informative website where you can look at individual models and check out their current prices.

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Buying a GPS is sometimes difficult because there are so many manufacturers and they have so many products to choose from. If you’re focusing on a GPS that has Bluetooth, then you’re narrowing the field down some, but still, you have a ton of possibilities.

In this article I’m going to make the choice of the right Bluetooth GPS a little (how about a lot?) easier for you. Once you finish reading this, you’ll be ready to purchase the right unit for your needs and your budget.

One thing that helped me when I bought my unit was realizing there are three main manufacturers of GPS devices. Garmin is the industry leader with probably 70% of the market share. Tom Tom is fast catching up with great products and great prices. And Magellan certainly holds its own as one of the early pioneers with a lot of proprietary features.

I’m not going to tell you which unit I chose. I will tell you it was made by one of these three.

Let’s talk about each of these companies and their GPS’s that have Bluetooth capability.

Garmin

Garmin has a huge range of products. They have several GPS devices that have Bluetooth integration. Personally, I like their newer, sleeker nuvi line. The nuvis are replacing the StreetPilot as Garmin’s flagship line of GPS receivers.

There are several nuvis with Bluetooth. Their numbers are the 360, 370, 660, 670, 680, 760, 770, 780, and the recent arrivals the 880 and the 5000.

The 300s all have the smaller 3.5-inch screens. The main difference between the 300s and the 600s is the screen size. If you want a huge screen, try the 5000! It’s screen is a huge 5.2-inches along the diagonal.

The 600s also have what’s called FM transmission capability. That is, the sound from the GPS is routed through your car’s stereo system.

What the 700s offer above the 300s and the 600s is multi-destination routing. In other words, if you want to drive from New York to Calgary to Vancouver to San Francisco, you can enter all that information in your GPS at one time and it will calculate the best route to get you to all three places. (Unfortunately, it can’t make the drive shorter!)

Nuvis currently run from right around $200 for the 300s to $350 or so for the 700s. The 5000 is currently around $650, and the 880 runs about $1,000.

Magellan

I absolutely adore Magellan’s Maestro line! In that line, there are two GPS’s that support Bluetooth, the 3250 and the 4250. They are the same, except the 4250 has the larger 4.3-inch screen.

These devices are comparable to the Garmin nuvis. Magellan does have a proprietary thing with AAA, where they offer their Tour Book actually on the device. (You have to be a AAA member to access it.)

At the moment, the 3250 will set you back about $200. Believe me, that’s a lot of GPS for that amount of money. And the 4250 is about $250.

Tom Tom

Tom Tom is the newer kid on the block. And they have been aggressively gaining market share with great products and very aggressive pricing. The Tom Tom Go line supports Bluetooth. The Go 510 runs slightly less than $200 and the Go 920 runs between $300 and $350.

Unfortunately, no six hundred word article can tell you all you need to know about these great devices, even if you narrow it down to just the ones with Bluetooth. What you need to do now, is to get on an informative website where you can actually look at specific models and check their current prices.

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From anywhere in the world, these car alarms GPS tracking devices can be armed or disarmed with a phone call or text message. Doors can be locked or unlocked by dialing into the GSM alarm. And, the car’s status in many areas can be remotely determined. Wondering if the doors are open or shut? Wondering if the car alarm has been engaged? With the capabilities of GPS tracking car alarms you can wonder no more. These systems can even tell you if the engine is running, regardless of its location.

A highly desirable security feature of the GPS tracking devices is that they allow the car’s owner to remotely immobilize the car at any time and from any location to thwart a robbery attempt. The car owner can also engage or disengage the vibration sensor, and even determine the reason why the car alarm activated before notifying the owner via phone call or text message.

Within moments of a break-in, the GPS tracking car alarm will call or text the car’s owner to advise them of the situation. Because these systems are able to discern the particulars of the break-in situation, the owner notification also offers the owner important information about how to proceed. And, if silent mode has been selected, these things can be accomplished without ever alerting the thief that the alarm has engaged.

The additional cost of adding GPS tracking to your car alarm is actually quite reasonable when compared to the cost of otherwise trying to recover an apprehended vehicle. These GPS tracking car alarm features are being utilized by individual car owners as well as car rental and fleet management firms to manage their assets in a cost-effective, proactive manner. Any car alarm will offer some peace of mind to the car’s owner, but these GPS tracking features take this to a whole new level in the global marketplace.

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