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Driving Directions at Your Fingertips

A touchscreen changes GPS for the better.

By Suzanne Kantra Kirschner Posted 09.24.2003 at 6:00 pm 0 Comments

Dedicated portable navigation systems are fantastic, but they've been hamstrung by the process of plugging in addresses using a scroll pad. GPS granddaddy Garmin has leapfrogged the cumbersome data-entry issue by adding a touchscreen to its new 2650 ($1,400).

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