Touch screen Car GPS (Navigation)

The Bottom Line: By itself, the Garmin Nuvi 1690 is merely a solidly performing GPS device, but it earns its keep through the free NuLink service, giving users easy access to up-to-the-minute data for safety, convenience, and entertainment.

Specs: Hiking, Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.2 oz

The Bottom Line: The Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT not only brings a robust set of features into the car in a single box, but it also provides a variety of quick and safe ways to access those features.

Specs: Automotive, Audible signal(s)

The Bottom Line: The Garmin Nuvi 760 delivers beautifully on almost every front, but the portable navigation system hits a speed bump with its sluggish performance.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.7 oz

The Bottom Line: The Pioneer AVIC-U310BT isn't perfect, but it meets most people's needs for navigation, hands-free calling, and digital audio playback at a very affordable price.

Specs: 20 channel, Automotive, Audible signal(s), 3.7 lbs

The Bottom Line: Fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr. will enjoy hearing the Nascar star direct their trips, but after the novelty wears off, the Rightway Spotter, Dale Jr. Edition just doesn't stack up to the competition.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, 8 oz

The Bottom Line: The Navigon 8100T offers an impressive feature list, including panoramic 3D map views, but the GPS doesn't deliver where it counts most: performance.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, Voice command recognition, 9.4 oz

The Bottom Line: Despite a couple of minor performance issues, the Magellan Maestro 4370 offers convenience through its new OneTouch interface and also delivers with features and accurate directions.

Specs: Automotive, Audible signal(s), 0.5 lbs

The Bottom Line: Though the Navigon 7200T doesn't have cleanest user interface, the portable GPS offers plenty of advanced navigation features and accurate directions.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, Voice command recognition, 6.5 oz

The Bottom Line: The TeleNav Shotgun's Internet connectivity brings dynamic content to the driver, but the functionality is a bit limited at this time, and the GPS needs to work out some performance issues before we give it co-pilot duties.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 4.4 oz

The Bottom Line: Sony has positioned the otherwise good NV-U84 GPS device in an odd spot, where it's not as good a value as the models immediately above and below it in the NAV-U lineup.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 8.8 oz