With everything you have to deal with on a daily basis?dropping the kids off at school, deadlines at work, getting the family fed?the last thing you want to think about is how to get from point A to point B. With the advent of personal GPS Navigation systems, the stress has been lifted. Like calculators before it, they are revolutionizing how we get things done and making life easier. It?s like having your own personal chauffer, except with a better driver: you. And best yet, you?ll never have to yell at your husband again for not asking for directions!
The Magellan CrossoverGPS? ($549.99)
The Magellan CrossoverGPS is the first rugged, IPX4-waterproof, pocket-sized portable GPS device that delivers both in-car and outdoor navigation, making it ideal for a variety of activities including driving, off-roading, hiking, geocaching, boating, fishing and more.? This full-featured device has all the trimmings: a top-of-the-line SiRFstarIII GPS microcontroller chip, driving guidance with turn-by-turn voice, text and visual directions, color touch screen with 3-D birds-eye map view and even an MP3 player and picture viewer. It?s water resistant to IPX-4 standard and only weighs 8.5 ounces. On top of all that, it has a best-in-class battery life?up to 8 to 10 hours!
One of the greatest features is the searchable directory of nearly 2 million points of interest to easily find restaurants, ATMs and more. It also comes with Magellan?s signature SmartDetour? routing feature to help you get around freeway traffic and the SayWhere? text-to-speech program that delivers audible street names. And if you decide later that you want to add even more features, you can upgrade the device to include live traffic updates and rerouting services.
The Magellan RoadMate? 2200T ($449.99)
If you are looking for a great device, but don?t want to spend over $550 for it, then The Magellan RoadMate? 2200T is the perfect option. At $449.99,? the 2200T is the world’s first rugged, expandable, pocket-sized and advanced auto navigation system under $500.
It also has a searchable directory of nearly 2 million points of interest to easily find restaurants, ATMs and more. You can also create route options and multi-destination routing with SmartDetour. If you would like to add on features later, it is upgradeable to add live traffic updates and outdoor navigation capabilities.
It weighs only 8.5 ounces, is water resistant to IPX-4 standard and has a best-in-class battery life up to 8 to 10 hours.
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