the buzz log
Gotta Get a GPS?
Searches are Soaring on GPS
For years, people have been saying "This is this the year GPS goes mainstream." Well, maybe this year they're right. Searches on global positioning systems have doubled over the past 30 days, indicating the gadgets are a hot holiday gift.
In order help the directionally-challenged determine which system, if any, to invest in, we've ranked the top 20 GPS searches from the last month. May you make a minimum number of wrong turns en route to your final destination.
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what's the buzz?
A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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comments
Posted by djrioux2000 | Wed, December 05, 2007, 5:19 am PST
I bought a Garmin GPS and found it is very easy to use and program. I did play with a Tom Tom in a store that had lots of different kinds of GPS and played with others also but found Garmin to be easy.
Posted by gentlestrangers2 | Wed, December 05, 2007, 6:00 am PST
I bought a Tom Tom and it was a big mistake. First use it took us 5 miles from where we were going and proudly announced we had reached our destination. It tells me I'm home a half mile from home. Asked the company for a refund and they don't refund the money. When a GPS system comes up in a conversation with friends I refer to it as Dum Dum. We are stuck with it but if anyone wants to buy it we will take half price and show the invoice. Sincerely Emmett Melton 813-634-1133 Sun City Center Fl.
Posted by rusty23503 | Wed, December 05, 2007, 6:05 am PST
What a bunch of dumd a$$e$!!!! What you can't find yourself around your own town. Gee whiz!!!!
Posted by rusty23503 | Wed, December 05, 2007, 6:05 am PST
correction DUMB!
Posted by rusty23503 | Wed, December 05, 2007, 6:06 am PST
correction DUMB
Posted by dan_06470 | Wed, December 05, 2007, 6:15 am PST
Moving to a new city can be a daunting experience for some people. I bought my wife a Garmin GPS when we moved to the Greater Austin Texas area. The biggest problem she encountered with it, was the lack of updated maps. The street we live on has been in existance for over three years, but was not on the map. Neither are most of the new roads, especially the toll roads. Everytime I try to get updadted maps, I am told I have the latest. Being three years out of date is totally unacceptable.
Posted by gvfj2045 | Wed, December 05, 2007, 6:21 am PST
When I was on Hurricaine relief for Rita and Katrina I had the Hertz rental with the never lost system which was worth it's weight in Gold. The first things that went were the street signs and when trying to find a certain location it would have been much more difficult if not impossible without this system.
Posted by lilmin26 | Wed, December 05, 2007, 11:45 am PST
We just bought a Garmin. Great investment!
Posted by pattern36@sbcglobal.net | Wed, December 05, 2007, 11:49 am PST
Bought a Garmin 3720 (refurbished model) All I can say is it is on the money! Have used it on 2 separate trips to & from Fla. It hasn't skipped a beat & gets you where you want to go!
Posted by pattern36@sbcglobal.net | Wed, December 05, 2007, 11:50 am PST
Bought a Garmin 3720 (refurbished model) All I can say is it is on the money! Have used it on 2 separate trips to & from Fla. It hasn't skipped a beat & gets you where you want to go!
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