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Retrevo Recommends the Best GPS Devices

Sunnyvale, Calif. (PRWEB) December 3, 2007 -- Retrevo's Value Analysis Engine examined the latest crop of GPS devices along with all important GPS product information including a Garmin nuvi review (http://www.retrevo.com/samples/Garmin-GPS.html), Mio GPS review (http://www.retrevo.com/samples/Mio-GPS.html) , Magellan review, and other GPS systems reviews along with GPS features, and GPS prices and offers this list of recommendations which includes devices from Garmin, TomTom (http://www.retrevo.com/samples/TomTom-GPS.html), Mio, and Navigon.

Andrew Eisner, director of content at Retrevo says, "We're not sure if there are more people feeling lost and looking for direction or they just want to own one of the hottest digital lifestyle gadgets, but Retrevo is seeing lots of interest in everything GPS from cheap GPS devices to high-end GPS devices. There are some great GPS values this holiday season."

Hot GPS Features This Season

Avoiding traffic jams is top on every commuters list this year. Real time traffic information often requires an extra device to receive the data sent on FM, cellular, or satellite signals. You'll also often have to pay a monthly, annual, or lifetime fee. MSN Direct, bundled with some units like the Garmin nuvi 680 is available for 120 cities and not only gives you traffic info but adds gas prices, weather, and movie times. Some GPS devices like the Navigon 7100 include free lifetime traffic.

Text-to-speech (TTS) lets the GPS device give you audible street names, directions, and points of interest (POI) information. This feature is sometimes called spoken street names and is pretty standard in most high-end devices. The Navigon 2100 is a new low price GPS device that offers TTS.

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The Garmin Forerunner 205 (http://www.retrevo.com/s/Garmin-205-GPS-review-manual/id/419bh346/t/1-2/) is a GPS device that you wear like a wristwatch. It tells you how far you ran and how long it took. Serious runners rave about this GPS device. You can buy the Garmin Forerunner 205 for around $180. The older Garmin Forerunner 201 which reviewers don't like as much as the 205 can be purchased for around $120 or you can buy the higher end Garmin Forerunner 305 that adds a heart rate monitor for around $220.

The Garmin eTrex family that includes very small, portable, and waterproof handheld GPS devices make great companions for outdoor activities. They come with WAAS accuracy enhancement technology and run for many hours on AA batteries. The basic Garmin eTrex sells for around $100. The Garmin eTrex Legend CX (http://www.retrevo.com/s/Garmin-Legend-Cx-GPS-review-manual/id/419ci362/t/1-2/) sells for under $200 and offers 36 hour battery life and a color display.

Black Friday Hot Sellers You Can Still Buy

Retrevo looked at what happened in the world of GPS devices on Black Friday and found there are still plenty of good values out there. Here are a few:

The TomTom One LE (http://www.retrevo.com/s/TomTom+One+LE?sub.x=13&sub.y=22) was a doorbuster at Best Buy for $119. It has a 3.5 inch display, Bluetooth, an SD card expansion slot, and comes with a windshield mount which are illegal in California and Minnesota. You can currently buy the TomTom One LE at Best Buy for $149.

The Navigon 2100 (http://www.retrevo.com/s/Navigon-2100-GPS-review-manual/id/5128ci777/t/1-2/) has an MSRP of $249 but they were gobbled up on Black Friday at Staples for $99. Staples had the Navigon 2100T the T is for traffic and was included in the price. You can currently purchase the 2100 now for a little over $200. The Navigon 2100 is part of a Navigon GPS family that just started selling in the U.S that includes The Navigon 2100, Navigon 5100, and Navigon 7100. The 2100 and 5100 have a 3.5 inch screen while the 7100 is a widescreen device. Traffic is included free in the 5100 and 7100. The 2100 gets good marks for industrial design and flash-like graphics but there are concerns about icon and font readability and data entry.

The Mio c230 (http://www.retrevo.com/s/Mio-C230-review-manual/id/4866ci460/t/1-2/), featuring text to voice was on sale at Radio Shack for $149. You can get this basic 3.5 inch screen GPS that offers Text-to-Speech functionality and gets high marks for performance and ease of use for well under $200.

Retrevo is a source for GPS buying information and more

Retrevo is the best place to find, buy, or use all the latest electronics. Retrevo's AI-based information processing technology finds the most relevant reviews, articles, manuals, and other product information for all popular gear and gadgets like cameras, camcorders, cell phones, laptops, HDTV, MP3 players, and more.

Retrevo's new GPS Product Advisor (http://www.retrevo.com/s/gps) crawls the web, analyzes many thousands of products, expert reviews, user reviews, features, and prices to report the best values in electronics. The new Value Map for GPS devices displays GPS devices based on bang for the buck. You can find GPS reviews (http://www.retrevo.com/samples/GPS.html)and GPS manuals (http://www.retrevo.com/samples/index.html) for all popular GPS devices.

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