Diversity Woman » Technology http://diversitywoman.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:51:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Navigate Your World http://diversitywoman.com/navigate-your-world/ http://diversitywoman.com/navigate-your-world/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:30:18 +0000 Diversity Woman http://diversitywoman.com/?p=419 Whether you’re navigating on city streets or through the woods, you donít have to go it alone. A GPS unit can help you find your way—and more. Today’s devices will keep you connected to the internet, take photos, and even serve as a personal trainer.

Magellan Triton 2000

Find your way in the great outdoors with this handheld GPS unit. Designed for hikers or boaters, the Triton 2000 is waterproof and includes a 3-axis compass for navigating the old-fashioned way, plus a barometer to help you gauge the weather. It includes a 2-megapixel camera so you can capture snapshots along the way, and a voice recorder so you can record audio notes along your journey.

Price: $399.99

www.magellangps.com

TomTom

GO 930

Speak and you shall be heard—at least by this GPS unit, anyway. The GO 930 includes speech recognition, so you can speak the address you’d like to find, rather than having to type it in—a real benefit when driving. It also includes TomTom’s IQ Routes technology, which calculates your travel-time based on the average road speeds, not posted speed limits.

Price: $349.95

www.tomtom.com

Garmin Forerunner 405

This GPS-enabled wristwatch doubles as a personal trainer for runners. It monitors your workout time, distance, pace, and calories burned and even provides you with a virtual workout partner. For an extra $50 you can get a version with a heart-rate monitor, too. The Forerunner wirelessly syncs that information with your computer so you can analyze your workouts.

Price: $299.99

www.garmin.com

AAA Mobile

You may not have to purchase a separate device to get the features of a GPS unit. AAA Mobile, now available in version 4.0, can turn your cell phone into your personal navigator. This software delivers turn-by-turn directions, traffic alerts, local gas prices, and movie reviews and show times, to compatible cell phones. It will even transmit your location to AAA if you find yourself in need of roadside
assistance.

Price: $9.99 per month

(billed by your carrier)

www.aaa.com/aaamobile

Navigon 2000S

A GPS unit doesn’t have to be a budget-buster. Take the Navigon 2000S: This $200 in-car unit delivers turn-by-turn directions on its adequate (though not exceptionally roomy) 3.5-inch touch screen. You also get a few extras, such as Navigon’s Reality View Pro feature, which shows the road—and road signs–as they actually look, in 3D.

Price: $99

navigonusa.com


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    • ]]>     Nowadays, cell phones are not just communication tools, they are extensions of us. With the ability to customize and execute everything from the ring tone to the text messages you send your teenage daughter, your cell phone is a reflection of your lifestyle and personality. And since your cell phone is out in the world, with you, you must assume everything on it, or that emanates from it, is fair game and accessible to everyone (including your boss). Here then, is a quick guide to today’s cell phone standards and etiquette.

    Ring tone – Did you know that Billboard magazine now publishes a Top-20 chart for ring tones? The ring tone that’s spent the most weeks in the top 10 in 2007 is “The Super Mario Brothers Theme.” The least popular? That high decibel Chaka Khan riff that jarred your staff out of their seats in the boardroom yesterday. Tone it down.

    Screensaver – The “face” of your phone says a lot. A photo of your children or dog is fine—but that shot snapped at the club last night at 2 am? Best save that in a password protected file.

    Clock –Glancing at your phone during a meeting just to check the time can be considered rude. Buy a Movado.

    Volume – If office security jumps to “Code Orange” every time your phone rings you set the volume too loud. Take it down a few decibels.

    Outgoing Voicemail – We’re all happy you’re blessed with the gift of rhyme, but please—don’t share your talents here. Keep your outgoing message brief.

    Speed Dial –Just make sure if a colleague borrows your phone he doesn’t see his name next to a picture of Darth Vader.

    Camera – Who knows when a bald Britney may bounce around the corner? Keep that phone out and at the ready and this year’s bonus check may just come from The Enquirer…But, but kind, and resist snapping away when the head of accounts payable makes a fool of himself at the office holiday party.

    Text Messaging – A leading cause of squinty eyed, frozen fingers syndrome. Probably best to leave this function to your twenty-one year old assistant.

    Mute – The greatest button ever created. Perfect for dealing with irate customers or your ex.

    Vibrate Mode – Don’t leave home without it.

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