[Global Positioning System]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS

to define position for GeoTag entries

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/ map generator

May'2008: recommendation for [Garmin Nuvi]

Fall'2007 I bought a [NavCam] 7700. Cheap but definitely not great.

rent http://www.lowergear.com/product.php?id=240

• don't buy the [Road Mate] 300, buy the 360; but for a rental the 300 sounds fine since he pre-loads it for you

recommendations: http://gpsinformation.us/main/gpsauto.htm

• cheaper decent units run $300 at least, most cost a lot more than that

might consider buying a receiver for my Sharp Zaurus

• or maybe just a generic [CF]-card receiver

• but dealing with software for loading maps, getting something I can run on MacOsX and then connect to my Zaurus, ack who needs the nightmare

  • or maybe it's not that bad...

Some of the fancier units integrate current-Street Traffic data, which seems pretty cool. It's certainly frustrating sitting through jams on the [New Jersey Turnpike]. On the other hand, it seems unlikely that there's an alternative path, so the data might not be Action Able. (On the other hand, knowing whether the [Holland Tunnel] will be faster than the [Lincoln Tunnel] would be nice, though you should just be able to get that accurately from the radio - but I've had mixed success with that, in cases where traffic wasn't bad right around the [Holland Tunnel], but there was construction on a 1-lane access road that ran for miles...)

Product Review based on renting the [Magellan Road Mate300] for a trip from NYC to Washington D C and Williamsburg Va in 2007

The voice alerts are rather vague when you're dealing with complex intersections or highways with 2 exit ramps really close to each other ("stay to the left..." is what it says rather than "take this exit 45B for I-95-South"). If you watch the screen it can help, but placing the small [LCD] so that it's equally readable by both driver and passenger/navigator, especially in daylight, is a challenge. And the driver probably shouldn't be watching the [LCD] at those particular moments.

The interface is confusing for changing modes, e.g. I just changed my mind about where I'm going so I want to get back to the Address Book to pick a new destination. There doesn't seem to a Home in the GUI that you can get to.

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