Portable Navigation Devices Deck: Get On Track & Stay On Track

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, Special Issue 2009 If you’re directionally challenged, or you just hate asking for directions, then a PND (portable navigation device) is for you. Based on the GPS (Global Positioning System) system, PNDs can get you almost anywhere you want to go, anywhere on the globe. The [...]

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Portable Navigation Devices: Get On Track & Stay On Track

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today, December 2009, Vol 7, Issue 12. If you’re directionally challenged, or you just hate asking for directions, then a PND (portable navigation device) is for you. Based on the GPS (Global Positioning System) system, PNDs can get you almost anywhere you want to go, anywhere on [...]

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PNDs & Smartphones: All GPS Systems Are Not Alike

by Tom Nelson and Mary O’Connor | PC Today GPS receivers are turning up in a variety of places, including automobiles, smartphones, and dedicated PNDs (personal navigation devices). The basic characteristics of the GPS receivers used in various devices may be similar, but the software and features that present navigational information can be dramatically different. [...]

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