Speed GPS

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

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

The Bottom Line: If you're looking for a high-end in-car GPS with the latest features, the TomTom GO 930 delivers with accurate directions and new navigation tools like advanced lane guidance and voice address entry.

The Bottom Line: The Nextar Snap3 may look good on paper with an admirable feature set and affordable price tag, but road tests prove this GPS device to be a dud.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement

The Bottom Line: As an entry-level GPS device, the Jensen NVX225 offers all the basics at an affordable price tag, but you can get a better user experience and more from the Mio C230 or Garmin Nuvi 200.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions

The Bottom Line: Style and ease of use mark this basic portable navigation and multimedia device, but the Harman Kardon Guide + Play GPS-500 doesn't offer the same smooth performance and efficiency of competing products.

Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions

The Bottom Line: Despite some very slight performance glitches, the Garmin Zumo 550 is a fantastic navigation system for motorcyclists (and cars), with good Bluetooth integration.

Specs: Motorcycle, Warnings, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 10.6 oz

The Bottom Line: In addition to accurate driving directions, the high-end Garmin StreetPilot c580 provides a number of useful tools to the driver, such as real-time traffic data and local gas prices, thanks to the integration of MSN Direct services.

Specs: Automotive, Warnings, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 9 oz

The Bottom Line: The Garmin StreetPilot c530 offers all the navigation basics for a fairly reasonable price.

Specs: Automotive, Warnings, Navigation instructions, 9.5 oz

The Bottom Line: The Averatec Voya 350 offers a nice basic navigation system for an affordable price, but its design and interface need some fine-tuning before it can compete with the big boys.

Specs: 12 channel, Automotive, Navigation instructions, 0.4 lbs