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Christmas gift guide

We've got round-ups of the best products in each category to help you make the right choice for every person on your list. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from the CNET Australia team.

TomTom iPhone car kit

Featuring a built-in GPS receiver, microphone, speaker and charger, TomTom's iPhone car kit has certainly been a long time coming, but it's finally here.

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Articles

  • Best large-screen GPS navigators

    For the last several years, GPS units have come in two sizes: 3.5-inch and 4.3-inch. Fast forward to 2009 and larger sizes are now not only common, but affordable too.

  • Best budget GPS navigators

    With the words crisis and meltdown being a regular feature in newspaper headlines, we investigate some of the cheaper GPS options out there.

  • Best portable GPS navigators

    All brand name GPS units will get you safely from A to B, but some do it better than others. We nominate a clutch of navigators we'd junk our Gregory's or Melway for.

  • GPS buyer's guide

    Prices for GPS devices and apps have come down in the last year and many of us are looking at jumping on the bandwagon. We take a look at how it works, why you should (or shouldn't) buy a GPS, as well as key features to look out for.

  • Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation coming soon

    Google Maps with built-in turn-by-turn navigation is coming soon, but so far this has only been confirmed for phones running the new Android 2.0 platform.

  • iPhone GPS navigation apps

    We rank the GPS navigation apps available for the iPhone from best to worst.

  • TomTom iPhone car kit now in US, UK, EU

    TomTom's car mounting cradle for iPhone has been quietly snuck into the Apple Store. Unfortunately for us antipodeans, though, that's overseas Apple Stores, not the local version.

  • Google Maps, finally with Aussie traffic

    It's taken a while, but it's finally here: Google Maps now includes real-time Australian traffic info.

  • Navigon's iPhone car cradle revealed on Facebook

    With its turn-by-turn navigation software, MobileNavigator, successfully launched on the iPhone, Navigon is preparing to release a car kit for everyone's favourite fruity phone.

  • Father's Day gift guide

    Let someone else buy the ties and tool kits for dad. If you really want to win him over, get him one of these tech presents.

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Reviews

  • Uniden Trax 5000

    The Trax 5000 is not without its faults but its size and legibility make a compelling case.

    Specs: 5 inch

  • Garmin Nuvi 1390

    It mightn't offer the bigger bang for buck, but the 1390 is a solid and dependable choice. We particularly like its comprehensive lane guidance and easy-to-use interface.

    Specs: 4.3 inch, Bluetooth , Yes , Yes

  • Navman MY500XT

    Improved, but still deeply flawed. We'd suggest checking out the lesser fruit from the Navman tree first.

    Specs: GPS navigation device , 4.7 inch, Bluetooth , Yes

  • Sygic Mobile Maps for iPhone

    With its latest update, Mobile Maps has become our favourite iPhone nav app, but we still have reservations about using the iPhone as a GPS navigator.

  • TomTom for iPhone

    With the highest price, fewest features and the same ol' iPhone nav problems, TomTom's app is hard to recommend.

  • Mio A430

    It may be a frill-free zone, but the Mio A430 offers plenty of screen girth for the money. Pity then that the camera and school zone warnings are nigh on useless.

    Specs: GPS navigation device , 4.3 inch, No , Yes

  • Navigon MobileNavigator for iPhone

    With the addition of text-to-speech and the squishing of a few previous bugs, Navigon's MobileNavigator makes sense for the occasional nav use. We still have some reservations about the whole iPhone nav experience, though.

    Specs: 3.5 inch, Yes

  • Navman MY30

    Good looks, good price, but let down by overzealous school warnings and limited lane guidance.

    Specs: GPS navigation device , 3.5 inch, No , Yes

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