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November 24th, 2010
Are You Globally Positioned?

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GPS stands for ‘global positioning system’, and gizmos that make use of the technology are also known as GPS receivers or satellite navigation systems (‘satnav’ for short). The benefits of using a GPS device are to show your location, plot routes and find your way around using digital maps. It’s amazing, you’ll wonder how you ever coped without it.

What to buy

You can get some GPS functions on smart phones and other mobile devices, but here we’re concentrating on dedicated GPS ‘handhelds’ or those that you can mount on your bike or go out walking and running with.

So, let’s get down to what you need to consider if you’re thinking of buying a GPS device and want to get yourself globally positioned.
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