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GPS Navigation Buyers Guide

There are six things you need to know before you buy a GPS navigation system for your car or truck. What do most people use a car GPS for? The most popular use is to get turn-by-turn directions while driving from point A to point B. Some popular car navigational units are the Magellan Roadmates, the Tomtom, the Garmin Nuvi units, and the new Navigon gps units.

1 – Screen Size and sound are important. Especially while driving. The screen should be readable and bright, Also Make sure the buttons are big enough for your fingers, so that you aren’t pressing multiple buttons at the same time. Vehicles are noisier than you may think. Driving noise can make it difficult to hear weak audio. Be sure to check out the sound quality to make sure you can understand what is being said. It should be clear and loud so that you can hear it in your vehicle.

2 – Downloadable Maps and memory. Most gps units come with maps built in. A lot of them can download maps as well. It is a good idea to puchase one that has the ability to download maps, so that you map doesn’t get outdated.

Memory – the more memory the gps unit has, the more locations, waypoints, landmarks, and maps you can save.

3 – The time it takes a GPS to find and display information. This depends on the number of channels a GPS has. The more channels the unit has the better the reception. Take this into consideration. You don’t want to have to pull over and wait for it to get map data if you make a wrong turn.

4 – Does the unit speak street names? This is very helpful. If it does not say the street names and it tells you to turn right. You may have to glance at the unit to check the street name. This can be dangerous.

5 – What type of batteries are used with the GPS? Are they normal rechargeable AA batteries or are they special manufacturer batteries? Also how long do they last.

6 – Bluetooth is great for those who need to use cell phones while driving, With Bluetooth the driver can make and receive hands-free calls through the unit’s speaker and microphone, and view their telephone book and access caller ID on the screen. What an amazing feature. Of course blue-tooth enabled units are little more expensive.

Those are the six things you need to know before you buy a GPS.

Here’s a quick note about GPS mapping data:

All Magellan Garmin and NAVIGON GPS units use NAVTEQ mapping data, while TomTom uses Tele Atlas. I’ve done research online and found that both NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas are both good and I would not base my decision on which mapping data the gps uses.

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Garmin Sonar GPS Fish Finder Settings

Today we’re going to get off  the road and show you some great Garmin sonar fish finders for your boat and a movie above by Garmin explaining some of the settings.  If your an avid fisherman you are going to love the way it can help you find your way back to your favorite fishing hole.

Besides locating fish that are up to 900 feet deep, ship wrecks, drop offs and underwater weed beds it lets you know what size the fish are under your boat.  It even comes with an alarm to warn you if you happen to venture into shallow water.  A few other features include a speed and water temperature sensor.

Garmin sonar GPS unit are powerful and ready to work for you,  All Garmin GPS fish finders have zoom functions, ultra scroll and ultra-fast refresh rates along with deep water performance.  I don’t know how we used to go fishing without these in the old days.  And when you are done fishing just flip it to GPS mode and use it to find your way home.

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MapQuest Navigator 5.0 For Your Cell Phone

MapQuest® Navigator 5.0 turns your GPS-enabled wireless phone into a voice-guided personal navigation device that not only gets you to your destination – it helps you find the optimum route, avoid traffic, find the cheapest gas nearby, and locate the best restaurants & more, as rated by AOL City’s Best®.

GPS navigation systems can cost hundreds of dollars and require expensive data updates. Why purchase another gadget? MapQuest Navigator 5.0 provides the safety and convenience of a full-featured personal navigation device, with content and features not found in any other GPS navigation software.

With moving maps and well-timed voice-guided instructions, MapQuest Navigator 5.0 gives you a high-quality GPS car navigation experience right on your phone without the need to buy another navigation device.
Find Out if Your Mobile Phone is Compatible
To get started, this service is only available for these select mobile phone carriers:

• AT&T®
• Sprint®
• T-Mobile®
• Rogers™
• SunCom™
• Centennial®

MapQuest® Navigator 5.0 Offers a Full Suite of Features Including:

• Easy MapQuest Navigator Menu Structure
• Simple-to-use menus for starting your search
• 3D Moving maps that utilize an above-view and forward-looking perspective
• Clear, voice-guided turn-by-turn directions
• Full route corridor download for quick route re-calculation of missed turns
• Real-Time Traffic that alerts you when there’s congestion ahead
• AOL City’s Best® integrated to show restaurant and venue ratings
• Locations of the nearest gas stations; by distance, station or gas price
• Search 16 million Points of Interest from the MapQuest database
• Pedestrian navigation option that ignores one-ways and finds the most direct walking route
• A “My Places” folder to save favorite locations and routes
• Advanced route options, including alternate routes that avoid highways or tolls and reverse routes
• Night maps that reduce backlight glare while driving in low light conditions

  

View MapQuest Navigator Demo »  GPS on Your Phone Demo

How to get MapQuest® Navigator GPS Navigation System For Your Cell Phone:

MapQuest Navigator is now available on select cell phones with GPS navigation systems installed.  To see if your phone is supported, see the Supported Handsets list below. More carriers and handsets are expected soon.

MapQuest® Navigator 5.0

If you watch a lot of action-packed movies or TV series these days you must have been awed by how technology can be applied in so many things like crime investigation and tracking. One technology that is often inserted in so many modern movies is the GPS or Global Positioning System. This is one huge project of the US Department of Defense that is fully functional and indeed very useful. The most common application is the GPS tracker that is now installed in most modern cars or available as portable devices.

GPS Technology

A GPS unit is mainly made up of three segments: the satellites, the control system, and the user.

There are over two-dozen satellites stationed just outside the earth’s atmosphere. These machines are about 11,000 nautical miles above the surface and they are funded and controlled by the US Department of Defense. In order to control these satellites, there are control or monitoring stations in several strategic locations across the globe. These are the units that get the information from the satellites, monitor, and analyze them for any significance in government operations. The user holds the receiver of the radio signals from the orbiting satellites. It can compute its distance from the satellite by using the time stamps on the radio waves that were sent.

To zoom in to a specific location, four satellites are needed. The accuracy is around 10-15 meters so it doesn’t really help if the object being tracked is a car that is about 3 meters long. This is why there have been upgrades like the Differential GPS, which helps give more accurate information on the precise location of a vehicle.

Application in cars

The GPS tracker technology has found a lot of use in so many things that need to be tracked. The primary application is in vehicles. With the GPS tracking device installed in the car, the owner is certain that he won’t get lost even in places unknown to him. The screen that is hooked on to the GPS system of his car will help him find his way onto the nearest main road leading to his destination,  that is, if he got lost.

The best use for the GPS tracking system is in the unfortunate event that the car gets stolen. If you only have the ordinary alarm system installed, you can’t be sure about your car’s total safety. This is because any skilled car thief can easily override your alarm system and get away with your car,  and you will never hear from it again.

The GPS tracker system is a genius of a tracker so your thief can’t really go far with your car. The minute you suspect that it’s been stolen, you can just report to the authorities immediately and they can tap into the GPS system so they can instantly check where your car is at that very instant.

The GPS tracker is also useful in many other ways like:

• Investigating on a cheating spouse
• Monitoring where your teen kids are
• Keeping track of your pets
• Guarding people on parole
• Tracking small units like cell phones

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