GPS Devices tips 2008:The consumer range of GPS solutions start with sophisticated car GPS systems- they can have features like voice guiding, dynamic route calculation and in built features to load and update a map from a CD.

The handheld range includes GPS devices from companies such as Magellan and Garmin. These typically have maps stored inside and work well for outdoor use. However the handheld range does not usually have dynamic route calculation facility and so the user has to find his/her route.

Another application that was launched in the market recently has GPS working in a PDA. The PDA is designed to connect with a GPS receiver. This range is generally cheap, but the PDA based application is not very rugged. There are also variants that use wireless Bluetooth connections. These can work both for personal navigation as well as inside a vehicle.

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