Top Five Best Add-ons in New Cars

By Bernice Rogers

OnStar System - Take the danger of driving alone out of your thoughts and rest assured that a friendly individual is only a button away. It's true, most people have cell phones and can call when needing help, but the OnStar System is miles better. Imagine getting a flat tire. Instead of needing to figure out your location and how to get it fixed, the OnStar employee sees your exact location and can send help immediately. There is also the chance of the unthinkable: a car jacking or other life-endangering situation. Simply press the OnStar button and you'll receive the help you need.

Satellite Radio - You might never be satisfied with local radio after scrolling the hundreds of high quality stations that come with satellite radio. A large amount of new automobiles now come with 1 year of free listening. There is no end to the types of programming entertainment that is available with both Sirius and XM radio subscriptions.

Built-in Water Cooler - Imagine long trips where your soda and potato salad stay cold for its entirety. Driving becomes much more convenient and those that regularly drive long distances will truly appreciate this accessory. However, automobile manufacturers have yet to produce a cooler that stays cold even when the automobile is not running.

Rain Sensing Wipers - This won't be as necessary as satellite radio and OnStar but it is definitely amazing. This feature works using an infrared sensor in the car's advanced windshield. This sensor will detect dirt and moisture, automatically working to clear the windshield.

Built-in Navigation - Gone are the times of having to hold your portable GPS system on your hand, lap or dash. The brilliance of the built-in navigation system is its perfect location in relation to the driver's line of vision. Also, most portable GPS devices have to take time figuring out their location when first turned on. Built-in GPS systems never experience delay. As soon as the automobile is started, the GPS locates itself.

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Bernice Rogers blogs about traveling and cars. Her dream is to drive the most expensive car.

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Discover the New and Versatile Garmin Nuvi 3790T GPS

By Mary D. Hester

The latest in engineering effort from one of the pioneering companies in the industry is the Garmin Nuvi 3790T GPS (Global Positioning System). The Nuvi 3790T shows that Garmin is continuing to update and expand from a technological point of view as well as in its design. The move to the "ultra-thin" look is a bit late as many other electronic hand-held devices have had that design for a while. The consumers wanted this design and Garmin responded, so it was a good move for them. Because the bells and whistles always seem to be improving, we ask ourselves, how much better can they get.

Along with the clear trend toward micro-designs and very small profiles, there has never been a let-up for the love of 3-D in just about everything. There seem to be many people who love the sense of realism. Garmin created a proprietary 3-D imaging algorithm for buildings and terrains to meet the need for realism. Another thing the Nuvi 3790T provides is the highly detailed City Navigator NT street maps. What that provides is close to six million points of interest in the US, Canada and Mexico. If you are unfamiliar with City Navigator NT, then what you can see are hotels, restaurants, stores of all kinds, entertainment locations, ATM's, gas stations and a lot more.

The Nuvi 3790T and a #2 pencil have the same slim profile cut. Other cool features at a glance include the ability to use the device in either a vertical or horizontal orientation - convenience. While it isn't comprehensive enough to include absolutely everything, by using the 3-D Building and Terrain capability, you will get a representation of the terrain and the major buildings. Another standard that the Nuvi 3790T offers along with the City Navigator NT is the SUNA Traffic Channel that has a valid life subscription. A consequence of creating such a low-profile design is that evidently there wasn't any room left for a FM receiver.

So that you can get the SUNA traffic updates, you do need to have a receiver. This means you will need a charge unit which also houses the FM receiver. But the charger is a mobile device so at least you can get traffic updates while on the road. Yes, there is Bluetooth capability that allows for hands-free phone calls. The microphone usually isn't of very good quality and seems to be the last thing they think to install, so you will probably want to experiment with the device first. There are so many features available that we can't cover them all in detail.

Garmin Connect can download pictures of places so if you are traveling around the country and need ideas of where to go, you can just download then navigate to whatever place seems interesting. If you are traveling around the country and run out of ideas of what to see, you can download pictures from Garmin Connect and then just navigate to whatever the picture shows.

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Tips on Satellite Radio

By Olga Wright

For many years, satellite television had been available to the viewer, allowing you to watch your favorite shows in high definition quality. It is now even possible to surf the Internet by these means and you get to enjoy super fast speed. So, it is logical that you should be able to listen to satellite radio with this technology.

Swapping over from your regular radio to this new technology means that you no longer have to become frustrated over poor signal strength or quality. The broadcast quality is excellent and you never have to worry about constantly fine tuning your favorite station due an enlarged sized footprint.

Normally, if you are driving on a long journey, you will have to constantly retune your radio as you travel to search for a new station you like as you move from one locality to the next, unless you have tuned into a national station. This switching and tuning that has been a part of life for FM and AM radio listeners really is now becoming a thing of the past.

Station Availability Another benefit to satellite radio is the sheer number of stations available. With terrestrial radio you are usually limited to a handful of stations that you can pick up in your area. If you enjoy listening to more alternative music you may be stuck with having to listen to CD's or an mp3 player. This isn't a bad thing, it just can get irritating listening to the same music over and over again.

For $80 less than the stiletto you can get yourself the Pioneer GEX-INNO2BK. Small, stylish and powerful, and carrying the renowned Pioneer brand name, this model is becoming increasingly popular. It has a 1 GB storage capacity, large enough to hold 5O hours of music and a single charge will give you five hours of live XM radio or 15 hours of playback. One touch recordings of your favorite programs are played back through MP3 or WMA files. The 1.7 LCD display is full color with a pixel resolution of 180 x 180.

The different stations that you may wish to tune into all have a separate digital frequency, and like with television, the decoder that you have in the home or in your car will automatically find all the stations in real time. This means that the end result you actually hear is converted from binary into analogue and the music will sound as good as an unscratched compact disc.

The footprints that are used in order for these digital broadcasts are huge, and the advantage of this is that you will never have to retune your set on a long journey again. A country the size of Britain needs only footprint to cover even the furthest of points, America starting with two, one for the west coast, and the other for the east. In order to successfully listen to this kind of radio, you do not need to worry about having a huge parabolic dish like those required for television. A simple digital aerial is sufficient, and this will allow you to obtain excellent reception wherever you are, even if you are on the move.

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