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Waypoints – Thanksgiving hangover edition

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Odds & ends from the holiday weekend:

  • I thought the tryptophan in turkey was supposed to mellow people out. Must have worn off by the time the fights broke out in Wisconsin and Florida over TomTom Black Friday deals at Walmart!
  • The Magellan Car Kit for the iPhone and iPod touch has shown up on Amazon, with a release date of December 11 and a price of $129.99.
  • TomTom announced a special edition last week – the TomTom XXL 540S World Traveler Edition, with pre-loaded maps of the US, Canada and Europe. Full news release after the jump.

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Last chance for great GPS deals?

November 30, 2009 By 2 Comments

GPS sale small In past years, we’ve seen the best deals of the holiday season during the Thanksgiving / Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend. We have no reason to believe that this year will be any different; in fact, we expect it to be even more so. Fair warning; here are the bargains we’ve posted at GPS Deals that are set to expire at midnight:

We now return to regular programming.

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Garmin nuvi 285WT

November 29, 2009 By 4 Comments

Garmin nuvi 285WT review

UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For current recommendations, please refer to our auto GPS buyers guide.

NOTE: MSN Direct is ceasing operations on January 1, 2012.

The Garmin nüvi 285WTis one of the second-generation models in the nuvi 2×5 series, which I dubbed the “best entry level GPS on the market.” This series offers more mid-line features though; in addition to everything that made the 2×5 series a hit, the 285WT adds MSN Direct services and Bluetooth for hands-free cell phone use. It includes pre-loaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, has a 4.3″ wide touch-screen and comes with text-to-speech, so you’ll hear “drive one-half mile, then turn left on Oak Street,” instead of just “drive one-half mile, then turn left.”

The similarly appointed nuvi 265WT has lifetime NAVTEQ traffic instead of MSN Direct; otherwise it is identical to the 285WT.

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Black Friday GPS deal roundup

November 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Amazon Black Friday sale I’ve added a few items to yesterday’s list (most of which are still available). You can always check the current deals by following this link to GPS Deals. Unfortunately, all the $59 TomToms are gone. I had the Walmart deal posted overnight; they were gone by the time I fired up my computer this morning. I posted a similar deal at NewEgg at 9 a.m., which surprised me when it lasted for two hours. Enough lamenting deals past. Here’s what we got now:

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Thanksgiving GPS deal roundup

November 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Here’s a roundup of the bargains we’re tracking on our GPS Deals site today:

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Black Friday GPS buyers guide

November 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Tomorrow is the big day! Here are some tips and resources to help you get the best deal…

First of all, keep an eye on our GPS Deals site. Better yet, follow it on Twitter. Quite a few of tomorrow’s deals are likely to be fleeting.

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TomTom XL 340

November 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

TomTom XL 340
UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For a list of current TomTom models and their features, please see our TomTom comparison chart.

The TomTom XL 340 updates the XL 330, adding IQ Routes and Advanced Lane Guidance, and expanding map coverage to include Mexico, as well as the U.S. and Canada.

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TomTom ONE 125 SE

November 24, 2009 By 24 Comments

TomTom ONE 125

EDIT: Currently unavailable (as of 12/3/2009).

UPDATE: This model has been discontinued. For a list of current TomTom models and their features, please see our TomTom comparison chart.

The TomTom ONE 125 SE is set to be this year’s Black Friday star, with Walmart set to sell it for $59. The ONE 125 (pictured) was last year’s hit, and not only has the price dropped dramatically from the $99 we saw last year, TomTom has even added text-to-speech!

Technically, the ONE 125 SE is exclusive to Walmart, but we expect it, or perhaps a similar model with another moniker, will be available online Friday. If so, we’ll have it on our GPS Deals site’s Black Friday pages (I’m going out on a limb a little bit here, but you might want to check the site at 9 a.m. Friday). Otherwise, get in line at Walmart.

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Pre-Black Friday GPS deal roundup

November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

GPS sale small Oh boy, I’ve been slammed today trying to keep up with all the deals. This is a summary of the current sales posted at GPS Deals:

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Waypoints – Pre-Thanksgiving edition

November 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment

My "Waypoints" link roundup has mainly moved to Twitter, but here are a few items from this week, some of which might have warranted their own post if I would have had the time:

  • Geocache-custom-map Garmin custom maps feature for the Colorado, Dakota and Oregon series comes out of beta – You can now add aerial photos, park maps and USGS topos to your Garmin. While its not exactly a “high resolution” aerial photo, I’ve included a screen shot from a geocaching expedition yesterday. You can read about the process for creating these in more detail in my previous posts on the topic.
  • TomTom introduces their own Cash for Clunkers program – Trade in your old GPS – any brand – for a new TomTom.
  • TomTom car kit for iPod touch – This is a new car kit forthcoming from TomTom, designed specifically for the iPod touch. It appears that the Magellan mount adjusts so as to accommodate either the iPhone or iPod touch.
  • Droid one touch navigation shortcut tip – As long as I’m talking mobile:
    1. Go to the Home Screen
    2. Press and hold in open space
    3. Touch Shortcuts
    4. Touch Directions
    (adapted from Simply Droid)
  • Holiday GPS deals – I’ve already posted quite a few of these over at my GPS Deals site. Check them out!
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