The TomTom XL 340 Live offers widescreen navigation to help you get where you’re going as efficiently as possible on it’s 4.3 inch screen. TomTom has been in business since 1991 so they know what they’re doing when it comes to getting you from point A to point B as quickly as possible. Having reliable real time information saves you time, money and stress. That’s why the TomTom 340TM gives you lifetime map and traffic updates. Here are some other features you may be interested in.

• This TomTom XL 340TM is a portable GPS device. The “Fold & Go EasyPort” mount provides maximum portability so you can take it off and use it in multiple vehicles.
• There are 7 million preloaded points of interest, ranging from gas stations to restaurants to tourist attractions. You can add your own as well.
• Advanced lane guidance assists you in what lane to take to make sure you take the right off-ramp or make a safe exit from the freeway.

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Up next on Hawt Gadgets is the Magellan RoadMate 9055. It’s an extra large 7 inch GPS navigation device that was designed for larger vehicles like SUV’s, trucks and RV’s. Of course you can use it on a smaller car if you’ve got room on your dash for it.

The RoadMate 9055 provides real time traffic alerts and alternate routes for free for life. It’s extremely useful as you can opt for an alternate route if you’re stuck in traffic. Another feature I enjoyed “points of interest” feature. There’s over 6 million of them. If you’re exiting the freeway and need to locate a gas station, restaurant or an ATM it will guide you to the nearest one.

Other nifty features are the favorites menu where you can store locations for easy access. You can also plan a whole road trip with multiple stops. You can re-order it any way you want or let the Magellan RoadMate find the quickest route through them all. As you travel, the extra large screen displays clearly visible arrows, written instructions as well as clear verbal directions on your next move.

The Magellan RoadMate 9055 is bluetooth enabled which means that this navigation system turns into a hands free speaker phone. The audio video input can play video from your back-up camera right on this large screen.

In the box you’ll find the Magellan RoadMate 9055 GPS receiver, which comes pre-loaded with maps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, an extension windshield mount, a vehicle power adapter, a USB cable and the manual.

When it comes to GPS navigation systems, Garmin is still one of the leading makers, and to look at the Nuvi 3790 it’s no wonder why. The Nuvi 3790 offers both multi-touch and voice activated functionality for quick and convenient navigation, hand-on and hands-free. It’s even capable of hands-free calling for when you need to call ahead to your destination.

The Garmin Nuvi 3790 comes packed with state-of-the-art nüRoute technology featuring smart trafficTrends that learns the trends on your frequent routes and constantly improves its recommendations and predictions, as well as personalized myTrends, knowing what information you need before you even need it. Garmin gives you all this, even real-time traffic alerts, without a subscription.

When trying to pay attention to the road and read directions at the same time, you want to be able to see where you are, where you’re going, and where you need to go at a glance, which is why the Garmin Nuvi 3790 lets you choose from a selection of helpful views which one works best for you, including a bold 3D building and terrain view. Another is junction view with lane assist, that guides you into the lane in which you need to be in more than enough time to make a turn or take an on-ramp or exit. And whichever view you choose, you’ll see it all displayed large and clear on a vibrant 4.3″ screen with dual orientation capability, meaning you can choose to view the display horizontally or vertically.

Under 9 mm thick, it fits neatly in a pocket or purse so you can easily pull it out while walking an unfamiliar route as well, with enhanced pedestrian navigation that’s on par with its driving directions. There’s no question, however you look at it, the Nuvi 3790 is the best Garmin GPS navigation system yet, and, par for the course with Garmin, one of the whole industry’s best of breed.

The new feature in portable vehicle gps units is the widescreen display. The “W” models are the widescreen units. The larger horizontal screen makes it easier to enter destinations on the touchscreen keypad. The wider screen also lets more information be displayed.

The Garmin nüvi 285WT has a 4.3-inch widescreen touch display. The screen display is bright enough to view map details, driving directions, and even photos. Garmin units are preloaded with detailed 2D and 3D City Navigator NT street maps, with over 6 million points of interest. This unit has voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names. It also features Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker for hands-free calling.

This model, the 285WT, includes an additional component. The “T” refers to the traffic receiver. The traffic receiver provides traffic data from NAVTEQ Traffic, a real-time traffic services provider with no monthly fees or maintenance costs.

The Garmin nüvi 360 is a portable GPS unit. This is one of the lowest priced units where you can get portability, 2D and 3D maps, voice directions, Bluetooth capability, and optional traffic update capabilities.

At 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87 inches and 5.1 ounces, the Garmin nüvi 360 is highly portable. The 2.8 X 2.1 inch touch-screen is large enough to clearly display map information. Garmin’s GPS devices come preloaded with the latest maps and over 6 million points of interest. The unit has built-in Bluetooth, letting it act as a hands-free unit when paired with a Bluetooth enabled cellphone.

Garmin nüvi 360 GPS Navigator is a compact and versatile unit. It can also function as an MP3 player, an audiobook player, a JPEG picture viewer, a world clock with time zones, a currency converter, and more. The unit’s USB port can be used for updating or loading new data. You can also add data using the unit’s SD memory card expansion slot.

Garmin’s nüvi 700 series brings two exciting new features — multi-destination routing and, “Where am I?/Where’s my car?” — to its popular pocket-sized GPS navigator lineup. As with all nüvis, you get Garmin reliability, the fast satellite lock of an integrated high-sensitivity receiver, a slim, pocket-sized design with a gorgeous display, an easy, intuitive interface, and detailed NAVTEQ maps for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico with more than 6 million name-searchable points of interest. All of the 700-series navigators also feature a rich array of features including spoken directions in real street names, MP3 player and photo viewer, and an FM transmitter that will play voice prompts, MP3s, audio books, and more, directly through your vehicle’s stereo system.The nüvi 760 and 770 add integrated traffic receivers and Bluetooth capability for hands-free calling. The nüvi 770 adds maps for Europe. The nüvi 780 adds enhanced MSN direct content capability.