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		<title>Sony Nav U NV U73 U53 TrueVue Anti Glare GPS Screen Protector</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                          TrueVue by Lexerd is designed to protect and improve the durability of various LCDs applications. The product provides excellent anti-scratch effect with no adhesive residual when removed. In addition, it improves clarity and readability by reducing reflections for viewing comfort and sharpness. </p>
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		<title>Black Prima iPhone Premium Leather Book Style Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                          Prima is pleased to introduce our newest Premium Leather Book Style iPhone Case. This case will help protect your iPhone from the knocks and scratches of everyday life. </p>
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		<title>Sony NVU44 3 5 Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Text to Speech  Silver</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                          The Sony nav-u portable satellite navigation system is more than basic digital maps; it is the system that gets you where you need to go quickly and efficiently with intuitive features that help you along your journey. The latest Sony navigation system brings Photo Viewer to an already packed and helpful unit. </p>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;color: red">User Ratings and Reviews</h4>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong>  <em> cant find streets</em><br />
                        unit will not find some streets by street names it decides that I need to know the county road number. It also will just not find some roads that have been around for over 20 years. Sony tells me that if I buy their $50 map update it &#8220;might&#8221; fix the problem. I wasted enough money buying the unit. It does no good to have a gps that is lost half the time. I&#8217;m going back to Magellan. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Not Bad At All, I Like It Better Than Magellan</em><br />
                        This is my fifth GPS.  Three of my previous ones (a TomTom One, a TomTom One XL and a Magellan Maestro) were stolen and the third was a Magellan Maestro that I thought was dead but repaired.  Nonetheless, I bought this one because I didn&#8217;t want to spend another $200 on yet another GPS.</p>
<p>My favorite of my previous GPS&#8217; were the TomToms because of their user friendliness and their routing intelligence.  The Magellans were just plain stupid and their user interfaces were klunky.</p>
<p>This Sony has a very nice user interface but doesn&#8217;t quite reach TomTom level but it is good.  Address entry and marking locations on this GPS is pretty good.  I wish there was a GPS that would just put the current state as a default before you type but I haven&#8217;t found one yet that does that.  The order of entering the address is not what I&#8217;m used to.  I think this unit does number, street, city, state.  I like the reverse (state, city, street, number).  But the entry feels less klunky than the Magellan.</p>
<p>At first, I was disappointed at how garbagey the graphics looks but I quickly got over it when I noticed that the response time this unit beats any other GPS unit I&#8217;ve had.  The route recalculation speed on it is phenomenal as well.  Also, the simplified graphics seem easier to follow.  The voice navigation is much less annoying than others I&#8217;ve used as well.</p>
<p>All in all, it&#8217;s a pretty good device considering it&#8217;s sub-150.  I&#8217;m going to keep using it for another week and if I still like it, my Magellan is going on eBay!</p>
<p>Update: I felt compelled to add this since it is pretty important to me.  The unit is great but the PC software for this unit STINKS!  In the TomTom, you can edit an address book with real addresses but with this software you have to enter actual coordinates.  What geek knows actual coordinates of addresses off the top of his/her head?  This type of nerditry is what makes Apple number 1 in consumer devices.  They really got lazy on the software on which would otherwise have been a 5 star unit.  The Magellan software wasn&#8217;t any better so I guess that gives me some comfort? </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Not bad for the price</em><br />
                        I just purchased this gps system for about 79.00 at SEARS. I had some running around to do today and I just pluged in all destinations and the little device was really accurate. I am a first time gps buyer so I can&#8217;t say what I am suppose to get and what I am not suppose to get.<br />
<br />You can clearly hear turn by turn directions.<br />
<br />Im satisfied for now </p>
<p>**Cons***  None yet       </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">3 Stars</strong>  <em> Good while it lasted</em><br />
                        I enjoyed this GPS while it lasted. After 3 months of not-so-heavy use, it no longer picked up the satellites. I returned it to Sony and since they no longer have any left in stock (getting out of the GPS business?), they refunded my entire amount. Also, the battery would not hold a charge after several uses which I didn&#8217;t care about too much since I had it mounted on the windshield and plugged in.</p>
<p>Overall, I liked the interface and it was very easy to learn how to use. The routing algorithm was a bit weird where it would take me off a major interstate too early, causing a longer trip. I did update the unit to the latest firmware and played with some settings but it didn&#8217;t help. Some addresses where hard to find as I had to type in alternate forms of the street address.  However, as long as my defective unit isn&#8217;t a sign of common problems, I would recommend it as a cheap entry level GPS. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong>  <em> Unfortunately it broke</em><br />
                        The GPS was working well for a couple of weeks and I was happy enough. Then when I returned from a trip to VA, it stopped working. Now the battery will not charge and the touch screen does not work. So it is dead in the water. I contacted Tech Support and they told me to return it for repair, so I am hoping to return it to Amazon for refund.<br />
<br />Too bad !!! </p>
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		<title>Garmin n vi 760 4 3 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Automobile Navigator</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:05:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>GARMIN 010 10823 01 Leather Carrying Case For Nuvi Travel Assistant</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                          Every Garmin product is designed to meet the most demanding standard: customers&#8217; satisfaction. That&#8217;s why Garmin equipment is manufactured to give you reliable service for years to come, with intuitive features you can grow into over time &#8211; all at a price you can afford. </p>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;color: red">User Ratings and Reviews</h4>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong>  <em> Poor design makes this carrying case a bad buy</em><br />
                        While this carrying case appears to be well constructed, its side panels are too tall for a 760.  Had someone actually pushed a Nuvi into the original design, they would have either reduced the height of the side panels or cut slots in them to allow for the on/off slide switch. You have to be very careful when inserting the GPS into the case that the side panel doesn&#8217;t catch the on/off switch and turn the GPS on. If I had it to do over, I&#8217;d buy a zippered camera case from Wal-Mart. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">1 Star</strong>  <em> Doesn&#8217;t fit Nuvi 500/550</em><br />
                        Contrary to what it indicates in the listing, this case does NOT fit a nuvi 500/550.  The 500/550 are too thick to fit into this case. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> great</em><br />
                        Fit is perfect.  you need this to travel so the GPS is safe ,Great product </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> Handy little carrying case</em><br />
                        I bought this for my husband, along with a Garmin Nuvi and a friction dashboard mount.  He loves everything, and finds this little leather case so handy to slip the Garmin in and pop in his briefcase.  I bought this as a package along with the Garmin and the mount&#8230;good purchase. I highly recommend this case. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">1 Star</strong>  <em> carrying case</em><br />
                        The carrying case is not worth the money. If the gps was bought for a car you&#8217;ll probably never use it. </p>
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		<title>RAM Mounting Systems Suction Cup Mount for Garmin GPSMAP 76C  76CS  76Cx  76CSX  96  96C</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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                          The RAM RAM Marine Grade Aluminum Mount with 3.25&#8243; Locking Suction Base consists of the 1&#8243; dia. ball and socket system with RAM Composite Cradle for the select mobile phones. This is perfect when you need to attach your suction cup mount to your car dash vertically or horizontally, rather than to your windshield. </p>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;color: red">User Ratings and Reviews</h4>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> Works well</em><br />
                        Good suction.  Swivels in all directions.  Stays put.  Easy removal.</p>
<p>It is practical and portable.  I like the convenience of being able to place it in any car, as it is not a permanent mount.  It is a little hard to place/remove the GPS in the mount, however. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Ram Mounting Systems Suction Cup mount for GPSMAP 76CSX</em><br />
                        This unit did everything it was supposed to. I have two other types of mounts and this really was the most versital. If I had to complain about anything, it would be the some what difficulty in getting the GPS into the holder. It was very easy to position and reposition. It tilted easily, held the expensive GPS very safely. At first the thought the price was a little high but now I think it was right on the money and was a very worthy purchase. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> Raw mount for my Garmin 76 CSx</em><br />
                        This thing is built at a very high quality level; the suction cup you can&#8217;t even pull the suction cup off of anything when engaged </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> Rugged device</em><br />
                        When mounted in my car this thing acts as if it is mounted via bolts, not suction cup to the windhshield.  No vibration or slippage at all.  I can press buttons without having to support the device at the same time. This thing is much, much better than anything garmin has to offer. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s not compact but the reach this unit offers really makes it easy to find a good position for the not so small gps underneath a sloped windshield and once installed doesn&#8217;t look too big relative to the dash of the car.</p>
<p>My only complaint is that removing the gps from the mount is a two hand affair, not easy at all.  You have to pry the 2 wings away from each other to allow the gps to slide out of the bracket.  When I want to stow the gps when parked I just remove the whole assembly from the windshield.  That makes for a bit more work when setting the thing back up.  </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> Great Product</em><br />
                        I like this product because it is adaptable for different bases and mounts.  The suction cup holds tight and all the parts are high quality. It adjusts to different positions easily and the holder for the unit fits tightly so it won&#8217;t bounce out. </p>
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                          Turn your laptop PC or UMPC into a powerful GPS navigator, with voice-guided navigation, automatic back-on-track, GPS Radar to locate travel services, and other top-end features. DeLorme&#8217;s newest USB-powered GPS receiver includes a new super-high-sensitivity chipset, support for ultra mobile personal computers, superior on-screen GPS displays, and updated Street Atlas USA 2009 DVD software included. New STMicroelectronics GPS chipset delivers faster satellite acquisition, and DeLorme ConstantLock technology means surefire signal retention even in challenging GPS environments. GPS tracking is easier than ever with NavMode, including optional 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls. Locate over 4 million places of interest (hotels, restaurants, attractions, sports venues, and businesses of all types&#8211;most with phone numbers included). Create routes automatically with user controls to ensure you take the roads you want. Calculate fuel usage and costs, and GPS-navigate with total confidence anywhere in the U.S. or Canada, and on major roads in Mexico.</p>
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<p><span class="h3color"><b>Turn Your Laptop or UMPC into a Powerful GPS Navigator</b></span><br /> High-end GPS capabilities at an unbeatable price! With the included Street Atlas USA software running on your laptop PC or UMPC, just plug the Earthmate GPS LT-40 into a USB port, secure the GPS on your dash, and you&#8217;re ready to go. Get voice-guided navigation, automatic Back-on-Track routing, GPS Radar to locate upcoming places of interest as you travel, aerial imagery, much more.
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<li>NEW! NavMode with 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls
<li>NEW! Support for ultra-mobile personal computers (UMPCs)
<li>NEW! Hundreds of thousands of new roads and road name updates </ul>
<p><span class="h3color"><b>Includes Street Atlas USA 2009</b></span><br /> When you&#8217;re driving in the car and you get lost, don&#8217;t you ever wish you didn&#8217;t have to deal with a bulky atlas? Or when you&#8217;re walking around in an unfamiliar city, don&#8217;t you wish you didn&#8217;t have to deal with a huge map? Now you don&#8217;t have to with Street Atlas USA 2009. You can put these maps on your GPS, PDA, PC or even your UMPC. Know where you&#8217;re going with street-level detail of the U.S. and Canada, and also highways and main roads in Mexico. There are over 4 million places of interest in the U.S. and Canada for when you&#8217;re looking for something specific. You can even edit your maps and print them out. These authentic DeLorme maps are guaranteed accurate&#8211;they&#8217;re produced by their own mapmakers, and triple-referenced to ensure you have the correct guidance anywhere you go.</p>
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<p>Updated, exceptionally detailed map software you can use anywhere&#8211;on the go with your laptop PC, ultra mobile PC, PDA, or touchscreen phone. No Internet access or subscription required. Get street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, plus highways and major roads for Mexico. Pre-plan your trips with automatic routing and over 4 million places of interest. User controls let you plan side trips, avoid congested areas, choose back roads, and more. Locate restaurants, lodgings, attractions, truck stops, sports venues, and businesses of all kinds. Calculate fuel usage and costs. Customize the maps to meet your needs. Import aerial imagery. Print a wide variety of map packages, or use MapShare to send maps, routes, and directions to others via a secure Web link. GPS-ready&#8211;connect a DeLorme Earthmate or other receiver to your laptop and receive spoken directions. Use new NavMode for a 3-D perspective, and locate upcoming travel services as you drive.</p>
<p><span class="h3color"><b>NEW in Street Atlas USA 2009 and Street Atlas USA 2009 PLUS:</b></span><br /> 
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<li>Support for Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs)
<li>Hundreds of thousands of new roads and road name updates
<li> Improved features when GPS tracking, including 3-D perspective and larger, more accessible user controls </ul>
<p><span class="h3color"><b>Street Atlas USA 2009</b></span><br /> 
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<li> Street-level detail for the U.S. and Canada, highways and main roads in Mexico
<li>Over 4 million places of interest in U.S. and Canada
<li>Easy, automatic routing
<li>GPS ready, with voice-guided navigation
<li>Versatile, flexible editing and print capabilities
<li>Application included for mapping, routing, and GPS navigation with Palm OS, Windows Mobile devices
<li>Incorporate aerial imagery into your maps and routes&#8211;download $40 worth free
<li>Share customized maps, routes, and directions with others via a secure Web link
<li>GPS-accurate placement for individual locations in 90+ chains in the U.S. and Canada
<li>Truck stop data with extended information about service offerings
<li>900+ malls and access roads
<li>Airport access roads
<li>Major sports venues college, professional, NASCAR
<li>Translucent route highlights to better display underlying map data
<li>Support for multiple monitors </ul>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;color: red">User Ratings and Reviews</h4>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">3 Stars</strong>  <em> Navigating with Earthmate</em><br />
                        It seems like the software could be easier to use and I found the help files did not clear up my confusion. I had thought that it was able to integrate with my address boor but have not bee able to do it. I did use it on a drive from central Texas to Denver and it saved me time over all. I did try to up grade to the Pro version and the only way to was through a new cd sent to the home address which would do no good being an a trip. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">3 Stars</strong>  <em> More complicated than I need</em><br />
                        This was purchased as an upgrade to the 2005 version.  Not much new except more unneeded features.   We use this mainly to plan trips (and it is much better than a &#8220;Garmon&#8221; because you can actually see and revise your route)  Then we take it along with a mini-notebook and use it for driving instructions.   Trouble is, there are far too many &#8220;bells &#038; whistles&#8221; that I would never use.  That makes for a huge program.  It is the slowest-loading software I have ever used.  I would like the system much better if you could delete all the &#8220;stuff&#8221; for a smaller program and a cleaner user interface.  On the other hand, if you consider the technology behind this, it is amazing. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong>  <em> Good GPS, horrible software</em><br />
                        This is the first item, in years of order from Amazon, that I have ever returned (the return process with Amazon, btw, is wonderful!).  The GPS with this software is very good, it gets a signal quickly, and is very accurate.  It does not (which is what led to my returning the item) however, work well with other software.  There&#8217;s an application that you have to load to make the GPS appear in software like Steets &#038; Trips (it converts the USB signal to a COM port) which is more hassle then I wanted to deal with.  </p>
<p>The software, however, is HORRIBLE.  I can&#8217;t express in words how bad this software is.  I work in IT for a living, and I work with many different software packages every day.  I spent about 16 hours working with the software, trying to learn how it &#8220;did&#8221; things, and working around it&#8217;s issues.  I was trying to plan an upcoming trip to Yellowstone; none of the points of interest were hitting; I was entering GPS coordinates for the hotels I&#8217;m staying in, and the overall process (planning a single trip, 7 waypoints) took almost 4 hours.  It was just horribly complicated, and incredibly frustrating.  After going through that disaster, I decided to try a competing product, Streets and Trips 2009 (free download available). </p>
<p>Using S&#038;T, I planned the entire trip in about 30 minutes.  EVERY single hotel I&#8217;m staying in was immediately picked up; the longest part of the process was figuring out how to tell the software that I was stopping in a location for the evening.  It was SO much better then this product&#8217;s software that I purchased another GPS (Hulox M1000) and decided to send this one back.  I realized that, even if I did eventually learn the software, my co-pilot (girlfriend) would never figure it out, and she&#8217;d hate me forever for making her try.</p>
<p>This software is so poor it shouldn&#8217;t even be sold; I&#8217;ve used alpha software that&#8217;s more refined and easier to use.  The GPS is great, but if you want to use it with another product, you will HAVE to use the serial port emulator (a deal breaker for me), another piece of software to load on your mapping computer.</p>
<p>I realize that some people like the Street Atlas interface; but, trust me, if you&#8217;ve never used mapping software before, you will absolutely hate it; it reminds me of a DOS program that&#8217;s been ported to Windows.   </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Great Product</em><br />
                        Advantages:<br />
<br />I have only used two car GPS products. Considering my driving pickup, this earthermate LT-40 is right for me. My laptop was Inspiron E1405 so that the LT-40 could recaculate very quickly after I missed the turn. To be honest, the product is very powerful tool compared with other protable GPS navigators such as garmin, tomtom, etc. It tracks your position very quickly and precisely even that I just parked my truck on the plot where 5 feet away the road and it said off road. It is not difficult to learn.<br />
<br />Disadvatages:<br />
<br />There were always errors to transform the map to handheld palm centro and I don&#8217;t know why. The turn to turn voice was bad so that I updated the voice engine to make it read clearly.</p>
<p>Cons:<br />
<br />As matter of fact, I didn&#8217;t rely on any one of GPS navigator unless it was necessary. If you don&#8217;t use your head but count on GPS product, you are not a wise man. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> DeLorme&#8217;s Earthmate is good, complete and complex.</em><br />
                        I watched friends use their GPS devices and was tempted by the novelty of the devices. But, I never could justify the expense when a little forethought would assure all the directions I needed to go from one place to another would be printed out with map before hand.<br />
<br />When I discovered this DeLorme package could provide a complete navigation function in connection with my notebook computer at an acceptable price, I finally made the leap.<br />
<br />The DeLorme Earthmate GPS LT-40 2009 easilty justifies five stars but for one thing; It&#8217;s overkill for most users and it&#8217;s not untiutively obvious as to how to configure it to be just a simple navigator.<br />
<br />If you&#8217;re looking for a simple navigator to get from point A to point B, this device will cost effectively, reliably do that and a whole lot more. If a simple navigator is ALL you want, the DeLorme Earthmate GPS can be a bit intimidating and you might want to reconsider the simple stand alone alternatives.   </p>
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<p align="justify"><font face="Arial" color="#000080">  <big style="COLOR: rgb(81,81,81)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic">This   RAM heavy duty handlebar mount with cradle has a U-Bolt Rail Base which will fit   on any handlebar up to </span></big></font>        <font face="Century Gothic">1</font><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><big style="COLOR: rgb(81,81,81)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Century Gothic">   in diameter. Perfect for Motorcycles, Bicycles, ATV&#8217;s or Boats. Mount will   swivel so device can be on an upward position regardless of mounting position.   Allows space for electrical connection. </span></big></font>  <font face="Century Gothic" color="#000080" size="4"> </font><font face="Century Gothic" size="4"><b>Fits   on handlebars  from 0.5&#8243; to  1&#8243; inches</b></font></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;color: red">User Ratings and Reviews</h4>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong>  <em> Not for me&#8230;</em><br />
                        The cradle cracked in half when I installed it for the first time.  The rest of the kit seemed like it was very durable, so I may go with the universal RAM mount with the Garmin cradle, but this kit was not the one stop shop I had hoped it would be.<br />
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<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">3 Stars</strong>  <em> Not as good as the Garmin cradle</em><br />
                        I accidently got both this mounting system and the Garmin cradle (p/n 10-10495-00) made for the Garmin 2720, not realizing that I would get two different cradles. This gave me an opportunity to try both cradles on my BMW motorcycle. I like the Garmin cradle a lot better for four reasons: (1) Thanks to the Garmin cradle&#8217;s security screw, the GPS cannot be removed by the casual walk-by thief; (2) The RAM cradle is quite noticeable, but the Garmin cradle is out of the way; (3) The RAM mount clips around the GPS and will mar the finish over time, but the Garmin cradle attaches to the back to the manufacturer&#8217;s mounting points; (4) the Garmin dust cover fits on the GPS while mounted on the Garmin cradle, but the RAM cradle prevents it. To mount the Garmin cradle on a motorcycle handlebar, I recommend the RAM mount that attaches to the Garmin cradle available from GPS City (SKU RAMB149-347). </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> RAM Mounting Systems Handlebar Mount for Garmin Streetpilot 2820</em><br />
                        This mount is affordable, and excellent.  It is adjustable on the fly to many angles and the unit is quickly removed from the bracket, which holds it solidly while riding.  It is strong enough for me to hang my helmet on the unit if I want to run into a store quickly (thus also hiding the GPS from view pretty well).  The one drawback to this mount is that the bar mounting portion is roughly an inch wide, so you will need that much space available on your bar (one of my bikes does not have that), or you may have to get creative and/or possibly sand down the sides of the plastic portion of the mount to sneak it into a narrower spot.  Overall, a great product, seems very rugged. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Great product, great price.</em><br />
                        For the price, this is the best motorcycle GPS mount that can be had.  There are other mounts that are more secure or solid, but you will pay much, much more for them. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> nice kit</em><br />
                        I installed this mount quickly and easily and it works great. Holds my streetpilot 2820 nice and firm. The unit connects and disconnects from the mount in seconds to take with me when I leave the bike unattended.<br />
<br />Don&#8217;t buy the garmin motorcycle mount if you buy this, all you need is the garmin power/audio cable. I bought the garmin unit first and then realized I still needed another piece and bought this. </p>
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                          DeLorme, famous for its topographic and street map detail, has created a GPS receiver to enable anyone to use a wide variety of detailed maps and aerial imagery for all outdoors activities. The Earthmate GPS PN-20 is a low-cost, high-sensitivity, fully integrated handheld GPS that delivers capabilities previously unavailable at any price.</p>
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<p><b><span class="h3color">GPS for wherever you go.  On Trail&#8230;. On Road&#8230;  On Water&#8230;.</span></b>
<p><b>An All-in-One Handheld GPS Solution from DeLorme</b><br /> Includes Topo USA 7.0 DVD mapping software with full U.S. topographic and street maps, plus aerial imagery
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<li>NMEA-compliant 12-channel receiver
<li>Fast acquisition times, outstanding signal retention
<li>High-resolution 2.2&#8243; TFT color screen for total clarity under a variety of lighting conditions
<li>75 MB of user-available internal flash memory
<li>SD card slot for up to 2 GB additional memory
<li>Holds up to 10 tracks (10,000 points per track), 1,000 user-defined waypoints, and 50 routes
<li>Aerial imagery available for free download
<li>Pre-loaded worldwide highway/major road base map
<li>Waterproof to IPX-7 standard
<li>Impact-resistant rubberized housing
<li>On-device road routing
<li>Runs on 2 AA batteries (included) or available lithium-ion rechargeable battery
<li>WAAS-enabled
<li>Device dimensions: 2.43&#8243; W x 5.25&#8243; H x 1.5&#8243; D
<li>Weight 5.12 oz. </ul>
<p><b>Why the All-in-One PN-20 Handheld?</b><br /> 
<p><b>Maps Included</b><br /> No extra maps to buy. Includes DeLorme Topo USA 7.0 DVD software with full, updated U.S. topographic &#038; street maps to export as needed to your PN-20. Also includes an on-device highway-level world base map.
<p><b>FREE Aerial Imagery Downloads</b><br /> Includes $100 worth (400 sq. km) of DeLorme Aerial Data Packets of your U.S. areas of interest. Download Aerial Data Packets containing black &#038; white aerial imagery (DOQQs), Sat-10 colorized satellite imagery, and scanned USGS 7.5-minute quads using Topo USA&#8217;s NetLink tab.
<p><b>Multiple Views of the Same GPS Location</b><br /> On-device data layering lets you select which map or imagery type to see of your GPS location. Switch among data types to gain a comprehensive view of where you are&#8211;it&#8217;s revolutionary and provides a whole new level of geographic detail.
<p><b>Bright Color Screen</b><br /> Works in bright sunlight to total darkness. Sharp brand screen featuring the latest transflective screen technologies to maximize visibility under a variety of lighting conditions.<br />
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<p><b>Rugged and Waterproof</b><br /> Conforms to IPX-7 waterproof standard with impact-resistant rubberized housing for a solid grip. Concealed battery compartment with SD card slot. Includes two AA batteries.
<p><b>High-Performance Technology</b><br /> Features STMicroelectronics chipset with SiGE RF front-end and DeLorme firmware for outstanding signal acquisition and retention. Works equally well under dense foliage or in-vehicle.
<p><b>Easy Exchange of Maps, Tracks, and Waypoints</b><br /> Exchange pre-cut multi-state routable regions between Topo USA on the desktop to the GPS, or select only the specific, customized areas you want&#8211;topographic maps and imagery. Exchange routes, tracks, and waypoints between the GPS and Topo USA (two-way transfers).
<p><b>Extensive On-Device Memory</b><br /> 75MB of internal flash memory available in addition to the preloaded world base map. Holds up to ten tracks (10,000 points per track); 1,000 user-defined waypoints; and 50 routes. SD slot also available.
<p><b>Powerful Topographic Software Included</b><br /> The included Topo USA PN-20 software is loaded with additional capabilities for use on a desktop PC. Create automatic road and trail routes, elevation profiles, and realistic 3-D flyovers. No extra charge to you&#8211;a $99.95 retail value by itself!
<p><b>A Powerful Partnership</b><br /> 
<p><b>Earthmate GPS PN-20 and Topo USA</b><br /> The Earthmate GPS PN-20 with included Topo USA 7.0 DVD software provides a complete two-way map data, waypoint, and track log transfer capability:
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<p><b>It&#8217;s a powerful way to create and save detailed GPS-accurate maps for use on the desktop software and on the GPS.</b>
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<li>Prepare exactly the maps and imagery you want on the desktop, including waypoints, tracks, and automatically generated routes, and then transfer to the Earthmate GPS PN-20
<li>Once you&#8217;ve been in the field or in-vehicle with the Earthmate GPS, transfer your new and updated waypoints and track logs back to the Topo USA desktop software and edit and save within your map files </ul>
<p><b>Topo USA/Earthmate PN-20 Map Exchange Overview</b><br /> DeLorme has pre-cut U.S. multi-state regions within the included Topo USA software. This allows you to update the world base map on the GPS with more detailed routable U.S. highway and major roads for your region(s) of interest. This design maximizes user-available, on-device internal memory for even more detailed topographic maps and imagery you cut from Topo USA of your precise areas of interest. The Eastern 1(A) multi-state region, as an example, requires 12 MB, with a total of 75 MB available on the device. These precut regions are located in the left window of the Handheld Exchange dialog, which is also where your map packages, waypoints, and tracks will be stored once created. (Note: you can store up to 2 GB of data on an SD card. The SD card slot is located within the battery compartment, beneath the batteries.)
<p><b>The PN-20&#8211;Topo USA 7.0 System comes with:</b><br /> 
<p><b>Street and Topographical Maps</b><br /> <br />
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<p><b>Detailed U.S. Street &#038; Topographic Maps</b><br /> 
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<li>Cut &#038; transfer custom map packages of the exact coverage you want
<li>Detailed vector-based maps created from the USGS topographic data &#038; the latest DeLorme U.S. street &#038; trail network
<li>U.S. land cover including bodies of water, wetlands, forests, mountains, glaciers, grasslands, rock cover &#038; more
<li>Contour lines with elevation numbers
<li>Fully routable when combined with the corresponding Regional Highway map
<li>By default, saved map packages include data zoom levels 8-17 (which translates to a scale of 4 miles through 40 ft). Saved maps display all roads, land cover, and contours. </ul>
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<p><b>U.S. Regional Routable Highway Maps</b><br /> 
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<li>Convenient, precut multi-state regions&#8211;transfer from Topo USA to your PN-20, as needed
<li>Major highways &#038; major roads
<li>Required for road routing on the PN-20
<li>Regional maps cover scales of 4 miles to .25 miles </ul>
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<p><b>The DeLorme World Base Reference Map</b><br /> 
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<li>Preloaded on the Earthmate GPS PN-20
<li>High-level map includes country borders, highways &#038; major roads
<li>Displays interstates and major highways at scales of 500 miles to 8 miles
<li>Created by DeLorme&#8217;s staff of professional cartographers </ul>
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<p><b>Aerial Data Packet (ADP) Downloads&#8211;400 sq. km FREE!</b><br /> Comprised of the three layers for a chosen area.<br />
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<p><b>USGS 7.5-Minute Quad Maps</b><br /> 
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<li>FREE download into Topo USA as part of your ADPs
<li>Transfer from Topo USA to your PN-20, as needed
<li>The authentic scanned USGS 7.5-minute paper quad maps
<li>Show roads, trails, buildings, large natural landmarks &#038; other unique features </ul>
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<p><b>DOQQ (Digital Orthoquads) B&#038;W Aerial Imagery</b><br /> 
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<li>FREE download into Topo USA as part of your ADPs
<li>Transfer from Topo USA to your PN-20, only as needed
<li>Detailed, black &#038; white, satellite imagery
<li>Provide a unique aerial perspective, ideal in off-the-beaten-path environments
<li>View logging &#038; 4WD roads, bodies of water, and other natural features from above </ul>
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<p><b>Sat-10 Color Satellite Imagery</b><br /> 
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<li>FREE download into Topo USA as part of your ADPs
<li>Transfer from Topo USA to your PN-20, only as needed
<li>10-meter colorized satellite imagery for viewing large geographic areas
<li>Provides high-level views of vegetation, topography, and large, visible geologic formations on the Earth&#8217;s surface
<li>Natural color satellite imagery derived from merging SPOT 10m panchromatic &#038; Landsat 30m multi-spectral scenes </ul>
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<h4 style="text-align: left;color: red">User Ratings and Reviews</h4>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Great GPS for the money</em><br />
                        I have used Delorme software and laptop GPS for the last several years and found their software superior to Garmins. I like the flexibility of being able to update the maps myself with my own data. Not to mention you get more for the money with Delorme than Garmin. The 60csx is an excellent GPS but has been just out of my price range and the PN20 is more than comparrable. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Earthmate pn-20</em><br />
                        I had previously bought a Magellan in the same price range from a local &#8220;big box&#8221; store. Only to find out it didn&#8217;t have local roads, contours, or anything much,and those couldn&#8217;t be added, due to lack of memory.</p>
<p>The Earthmate comes with maps on DVD (which would have been $99 extra for the Magellan) showing back roads, hiking trails, streams, railroads. Quite useful.<br />
<br />PN-20 works well, seems pretty accurate &#8211; within 50 &#8211; 75 feet when driving, closer when walking or not moving. Altimeter and speedometer seem very accurate. Takes a while to &#8220;find itself&#8221; when first turned on, but keeps up after that. </p>
<p>I&#8217;d rate it &#8220;very good&#8221; &#8211; does all I could expect for the price. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">4 Stars</strong>  <em> Great Handheld GPS</em><br />
                        I have owned a Garmin Handheld GPS for many years and I bought this as a replacement for it.</p>
<p>Pros:<br />
<br />- Great bright clear screen<br />
<br />- Good GPS reception<br />
<br />- Sturdy construction<br />
<br />- Attractive design<br />
<br />- Intuitive menus</p>
<p>Cons:<br />
<br />- Had difficulty with installing software on my Vista laptop  </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong>  <em> You&#8217;re on your own</em><br />
                        The much-hyped ability to display USGS topos and aerial photography is fine in theory, but after wasting 6 hours I still have not found out how to transfer downloaded files from computer to the PN-20 either in the manual or online. Not having the USGS maps is a serious problem, because the Delorme maps for areas I am interested in are inaccurate. </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">2 Stars</strong>  <em> not worth the money</em><br />
                        I bought this GPS for a family camping trip to north Florida. I rarely obtain satelites to get a position, and what made it worse, was the fact my $50 cheaper MIO car gps obtained satelites constantly. I had to use a map and compass to find our way back to camp, because it was unable to obtain satelite position during our hike. I would not recomend this product. it was a waste of money.  </p>
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                          The RAM marine grade aluminum mount with 3.25&#8221; locking suction base includes a 1&#8221; diameter ball and socket system with RAM plastic cradle for the Garmin Streetpilot C310, C320, C330, and C340.  The Twist Lock Suction Cup is designed to have an extra strong hold on any smooth non-porous surface such as glass.  Manufactured in the USA and comes with RAM Lifetime Warranty. </p>
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<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">1 Star</strong>  <em> Wrong Item</em><br />
                        This is the wrong description, this is not for the C310, 320, 330 or the 340.  it is for the Garmin iQue 3600.  DO NOT BUY THIS!!! </p>
<p> <strong style="color:#ffd000; background-color:#fafafa">5 Stars</strong>  <em> Great Product</em><br />
                        I had a chance to use this mounting system the other day. It is absolutely great and is superior to Garmin&#8217;s original mount. Hooking up the DC plug to the Streetpilot mount was a snap. Remove two small screws and remount it in the same place on the RAM Mount. I strongly recommend this product. </p>
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