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You'd think driving from point A to point B would be a pretty simple task, but you can hit some roadblocks along the way. You get lost, people are calling to see where you are--all of which c... Read more [+]

You'd think driving from point A to point B would be a pretty simple task, but you can hit some roadblocks along the way. You get lost, people are calling to see where you are--all of which can be frustrating and distracting. Fortunately, there are driving aids that can help the situation. These GPS devices not only give you text- and voice-guided driving directions, but they also have integrated Bluetooth so you can pair them with your Bluetooth-enabled phone to make hands-free calls. Granted, it'd be safer if you just didn't talk on your phone in the car at all, but at least this way, you can keep your hands on the wheel.

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Garmin Nuvi 1690
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Garmin Nuvi 1690 Reviewed on 11/24/2009

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

Garmin Nuvi 765T
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 27 reviews
Garmin Nuvi 765T Reviewed on 08/24/2009

The Bottom Line: The Garmin Nuvi 765T packs a number of useful features into an easy-to-use package and its ad-supported traffic updates are quite useful--plus, the ads themselves are quite unobtrusive.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.5 oz

Garmin Nuvi 760
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 51 reviews
Garmin Nuvi 760 Reviewed on 07/30/2009

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

TomTom GO 740 Live
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 14 reviews
TomTom GO 740 Live Editors' choice Reviewed on 05/27/2009

The Bottom Line: The TomTom GO 740 Live puts a tremendous amount of information at your fingertips and makes it easy to access and process it all from the driver's seat.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, Voice command recognition, 7.9 oz

Navigon 8100T
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 4 reviews
Navigon 8100T Reviewed on 12/16/2008

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

Sony NV-U84
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.0 (3.0 stars)
Sony NV-U84 Reviewed on 11/14/2008

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

Alpine PND-K3 - GPS receiver
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)
Alpine PND-K3 - GPS receiver Reviewed on 10/29/2008

The Bottom Line: With the new interface and additional navigation features, the Alpine PND-K3 is an improvement over the company's previous in-car GPS, but the expensive price tag is a turn-off, especially when you can get more for less.

Specs: 20 channel, Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.3 oz

Garmin Nuvi 265WT
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 3 stars out of 36 reviews
Garmin Nuvi 265WT Reviewed on 10/09/2008

The Bottom Line: Despite some minor performance issues, the Garmin Nuvi 265WT is a good value GPS, offering a number of high-end features for an affordable price.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 6.1 oz

Nokia 500 Auto Navigation
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.7 (3.0 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 18 reviews
Nokia 500 Auto Navigation Reviewed on 07/23/2008

The Bottom Line: The Nokia 500 Auto Navigation improves over its predecessor and offers a decent set of features and performance, but the GPS needs some work in terms of ease of use and interface.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions

Garmin Nuvi 880
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3 stars out of 31 reviews
Garmin Nuvi 880 Editors' choice Reviewed on 06/30/2008

The Bottom Line: As we've come to expect from the Nuvi line, the Garmin Nuvi 880 offers an impressive feature list and solid performance, but it's the accurate speech recognition that really pushes the Nuvi 880 over the edge and makes it one of the best GPS we've tested to date.

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

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