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Photos: Gadgets we're thankful for, Part 1
November 21, 2008 10:52 AM PST 
Garmin Nuvi 370
Garmin Nuvi 370
Several times a week, I thank the gadget gods for my Garmin Nuvi 370. There's no more arguing with others in the car over a map's true meaning, and when you can never get lost, you tend to venture much further from the beaten track.
The Nuvi 370, while not newest Garmin model, gets the job done, and the once-$900 device is now priced at an extremely reasonable $270. The hardy unit has a 3.5-inch touch screen, voice alerts, Bluetooth capability, North American and European maps, an MP3 player, photo storage, a currency converter, a calculator, and local listings.
Driving in foreign countries, you begin to appreciate the persnickety U.S. habit of labeling roads. Most impressive is Garmin's up-to-date knowledge of the most obscure roads in deeply rural England, Scotland, and Italy.
The only flaw is Garmin's gross mispronunciation of foreign-language place names when in American or British English mode. While it's amusing to be told to make a left onto "VIE-al-ay Angle-O MASS-in," it results in missing the turn for Viale Angelo Masini.
--Candace Lombardi, from the picturesque English countryside
Photo credit: Candace Lombardi/CNET Networks
