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A large number of Internet sites provide information on the best GPS options available. Manufacturers like Magellan, Mio, TomTom and Garmin compete for the first position in top. As it happens in the entire field of electronics, every new product is expected to be better than older models. Innovation is part of the production process, [...]
A portable GPS system consists of a unit that is not limited to in-car usage. Non-portable devices are usually older models that require cable links, but the same inconvenience is found with combinations of PDAs or Palms and GPS devices that have to be car powered in order to save battery life. The portable GPS [...]
A personal digital assistant or PDA is often referred to as pocket PC GPS because it combines a Microsoft software for PDA and a GPS device. Pocket PC systems are considered superior to Palm units in terms of functionality but a Palm is easier to use and comes with a larger range of accessories. The [...]
Supplementary portable orientation functions replaces the regular graphic display device in the new Palm GPS, which generates good conditions for personal navigation and lots of system applications. Regular products in the Palm GPS category have larger displays, more memory space and a quicker processing rate. The Palm thus ranges between a stand alone GPS unit [...]
The new GPS technology has caused many changes in personal navigation, public transportation and vehicle tracking. Any functional GPS receiver gives you access to the orbiting satellites providing information on destination, current location or the shortest route to take. Moreover, new GPS devices provide information on traffic conditions, restaurants, hotels, ATMs, gas stations and points-of-interest [...]