The Zumo 550 boasts an impressive spec, which includes text to speech (in other words speaking street names, for example “Turn left on Main Street in 200 yards”), Bluetooth hands free calling, XM NavTraffic for North American users, and TMC traffic alerts. It has a free in car kit too.

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This article reviews the Garmin Nuvi 770 satellite navigation system. The Nuvi 770 is the top of the range model currently available in the UK.

If you compare it to the likes of the Nuvi 250W it is almost £100 more expensive. So what extras do you get and is it worth the extra money? This review will try to help you decide.

The Nuvi 770 is identical to the Nuvi 760 except it has transatlantic maps covering both Europe and North America, whereas the Nuvi 760 just has European mapping. If you don’t need the North American maps then go for the Nuvi 760, it is about £30-40 cheaper.

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This article reviews the Sony NV-U73 sat nav system. Functionally this device is very similar to the NV-U53 which has already been reviewed. So rather that repeat what has already been published, this review will just cover the differences between the two systems.

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This article reviews the Sony NV-U51 sat nav system. It has now been replaced by the NV-U52 but even so it is not a bad sat nav system. It shares many of the features of the NV-U53 except it doesn’t have a widescreen.

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This article reviews the recently released Sony NV-U53 satellite navigation system. Sony is a name you might not immediately associate with sat nav systems but the NV-U53 performed very well.

The NV-U53 is at the budget end of the Sony nav-u range but still packs a good punch. There are a few minor niggles but overall this is an impressive looking device.

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This article reviews the Navman N40i GPS navigation system. I’ve tested a couple of Navman systems before which have been disappointing so I was interested to see if the N40i would fare any better. The N40i does have one trick up its sleeve, a built-in camera so you can navigate to photos you’ve taken elsewhere.

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This article reviews the Garmin Nuvi 250W satellite navigation system. The 250W is the widescreen version of the Nuvi 250. Garmin is seen by many as the benchmark in satnav systems. So I was interested to see how it would compare to the likes of TomTom and Mio.

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This is the second part of my review of the HP iPAQ 5720 Travel Companion. This week I am reviewing the UK version of the TomTom6 satellite navigation system that comes built into the PDA.

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