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November 14, 2008 12:04 PM PST

Review: Sony NV-U44 GPS device

by Antuan Goodwin
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SONY NV-U44

Click to view the full Sony NV-U44 GPS review.

(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CBS Interactive)

As the entry-level model in the Sony NAV-U line of portable GPS devices, the NV-U44 has a fairly basic feature set. There's no Bluetooth hands-free. There's no traffic information. There's no multimedia playback. For your $249 dollars, the only feature that you get beyond basic navigation is a photo viewer.

However, for many consumers, the basics are all that is needed. In this respect, the NV-U44 does a pretty good job of creating a good navigation experience without breaking the bank.

Read the full Sony NV-U44 GPS review.

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by John B. Kendrick November 15, 2008 8:52 AM PST
Or, you could just get an iPhone. I recently wrote on my blog about the iPhone's GPS, which surprised me with its abilities. Here's the link if you're interested.
http://johnkendrick.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/iphone-does-gps/
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