Portable Navigation Systems Going in More Directions By IVAN BERGER The New York Times July 27, 2006
Sure, portable navigation systems, the kind that can be taken from car to car and plugged into a lighter socket, are a godsend for driving directions, but they are becoming quite handy in other ways as well - and not just for drivers. With more than a dozen brands of portable global positioning system devices now sold in the United States for $300 to $1,500, manufacturers are competing by adding features like audio, video, photography and language guides rather than becoming tangled up in price wars. Most of these enhancements are for entertainment, supplementing AM/FM radios and CD players and capitalizing on the portables' existing features. For example, portables have sound systems so users can hear directions, have storage for extensive map data and have some means of downloading map updates via home computers. So it was not much of a leap to make devices that could also play downloaded audio. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/27/technology/27basics.html?ex=1311652800&en=d26941d0ceebe36b&ei=5090 Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews@twiar.org To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
