A new toy...

The Boston streets are quite crazy as most people know. One-way roads and detours that lead nowhere are more common than irritantingly drunk Red Sox fans who feel the need to remind me of the 2004 fiasco. Therefore, I've decide to fight back. Not with no Mapquest array or an Frommer's atlas. I purchased a portable GPS unit: the Garmin C320. This badass has a 3.5" screen and a 5-hr lithium battery. It's in full color that doubles as a touchscreen. Since it's built for the car, it comes with a windshield apparatus via a suction cup. The voice has an English accent and is plenty loud. We used it this past weekend for a trip to NJ/NY and outside of one missed turn, it hit our destinations just right. I got a used one for $265 on the eBay but new ones can be had for just over $300. The C320 comes with a 128MB SD card which fits a chunk of states, but I threw in an extra 256MB card, which hooked up most of the NE plus SoCal for my upcoming trip.

Pros: Easy to use, easy to hear, specific directions

Cons: It'd be nice if the screen was a bit larger, why can't the chick talk to me by name? Or speak dirty words into my ear....