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Sports watches are more than just tough, water-resistant timepieces today. In fact, thanks to digital technology, you can buy a sports watch that doubles as a heart rate monitor and has a built-in GPS device. While in the past, if you could even find such a watch, it would have cost a fortune, these features are common in today's sports watches and they are surprisingly affordable. |
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Today's mobile phones do far more than just make calls - they're portable entertainment centres.
Mobile phones are gradually assimilating all the other devices in our pockets - such as MP3 players, photo viewers, video cameras, PDAs and GPS navigators. The result is a jack-of-all-trades entertainment device, tucked away in your pocket for whenever you need it.
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Cordless phones often take a back seat to the other telecommunication devices available today, but for the home or office, they remain as indispensable as ever. Often, though, even a tech savvy IT professional doesn't understand that all cordless phones are not alike.
In order to make a proper comparison between cordless phones and choose the one that's best for your needs, there are a few things you need to know about them. Which frequency band is the best? Do you need all the extra features that are available on today's cordless phones or do you just need the basics?
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 If you're looking to find your way there and back again, you'll benefit from a GPS satellite navigation system on the dashboard.
Rather than messing about with a paper street directory, GPS navigators include built-in maps for the entire country, making it easy to see where you are and where you're going. If you punch in a street address they'll quickly calculate the fastest route from your current location and then talk you through the journey.
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GPS or Global Positioning System is a satellite navigation system developed by the United States Department of Defense. The GPS system incorporates 24 satellites that orbit the earth and transmit signals to GPS receivers on the ground.
A GPS receiver uses signals from multiple satellites to determine its location, speed, direction and time.
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Getting ready to purchase a GPS?  Cut through the brochures and sales literature with our glossery to understand terms like Bluetooth, GNSS, GPS, QVGA, SD, MMC, WQVGA ... |
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Review our buying guide to compare car, handheld or maritime GPS navigators. This guide identifies the standard features you can expect plus available options. 
What routing options should you look for?
Do you pay extra for traffic alerts, hands free calling, text to speech capability or an MP3 player?
What are the basic features you should expect of any car or handheld GPS navigator?
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