Car GPS Navigators: Essential and Other Features, or How to Choose and Buy a GPS Navigator

Do you like travelling by car around our country but don't want to get lost even if you set off without a map? Do you frequently go on business trips and find yourself driving in an unfamiliar city? Or are you already an experienced driver but want to feel more confident in a new area? In any case, a GPS navigator will be your best helper on the road, with various models widely available on the Internet.

GPS is a global system for determining coordinates on the Earth's surface (Global Positioning System). Garmin and Mio navigators are considered world leaders, but recently other brands have been gaining popularity as well — for example, Texet or Connect navigators. A navigator can help you save time and nerves by plotting an efficient route — moreover, in accordance with traffic regulations, which is very important. Many GPS navigators are equipped with technology that is highly relevant in large cities: they display road congestion and traffic jams.

A GPS navigator is a reliable companion on every trip, because it not only plots the route and helps you orient yourself locally, but also assists in finding train stations, ATMs, hotels, and so on. In addition, it will entertain you on the road or in a traffic jam: most modern GPS navigator models (for example, Garmin GPS navigators, the Nuvi) offer the ability to view photos and play audio and video files. Of course, a feature like integrated Bluetooth hands-free is convenient — you can make phone calls on speaker without taking your attention off driving. And the voice guidance system allows you to focus even more on the road by timely warning about turns, deviations from the route, and traffic police checkpoints.

Until quite recently, car GPS navigators were an unpopular and expensive product, but now they are perceived almost as a must-have item for any car owner, and demand for them is constantly growing. This is natural, because a GPS navigator is very convenient, helps you easily see the information you need, and at the same time takes up very little space in the car! And the attractive, stylish design of the latest Mio, Garmin, Connect and other navigators will also make it a stylish element in your car's interior.

Buying a GPS navigator as a gift is a great solution for any car owner, whether man or woman, and for any occasion. Excellent design and wide functionality of this fashionable "gadget" will certainly appeal to men, while many women will be attracted to an elegant and graceful device like the blue Nuvi navigator, which, by the way, can easily fit into a lady's handbag if needed. Of course, you'll always have time to buy a GPS navigator, but first you need to choose one. First you should decide which functions you need in a navigator — only in this way can you find the best option that meets all your requirements.

So, before buying a GPS you should pay attention to the amount of map memory (so you can load additional maps if necessary), the ability to automatically build routes, voice prompts and the hands-free option — all of these will definitely come in handy on the road. There are also special options such as playing video and music files, and connecting the GPS navigator to a computer via USB (Are you not an experienced PC user and not familiar with USB and other technical things well enough? In that case, good computer courses will help you) — you can store all necessary route data and points of interest (hotels, stations, restaurants, ATMs, etc.) in the navigator's memory. All these and other functions are available in Mio, Garmin and other modern navigator models from the wide selection in stores.