Dave's Download

A New, Happier Place for Your Portable GPS

By David LaGesse

Posted: June 6, 2008

The GPS is less obtrusive in real life than in this close-up.

The GPS is less obtrusive in real life than in this close-up.

Here's a quick tip: Mount your portable GPS navigator to the left side of the steering wheel on the dashboard or the windshield. Until recently, mine sat above the middle of the dashboard, as does just about every other one I've noticed. When mounted in the lower left corner, the screen seems easier for driver and passenger to see while also being less distracting. The arrangement does send the power cable snaking across the dashboard, but with careful threading, I've not found that a problem.

I agree

I use TeleNav GPS Navigator (mobile phone navigation) but I mount it in the same area you are suggesting. My husband thinks I'm strange but I like it much better there for the same reasons you mentioned. Plus - the bonus is that I can leave my phone there even when not using the navigation so it's good for speaker phone use or for connecting to my BT headset.

Mary Beth Lowell-TeleNav of WA @ Jun 06, 2008 17:48:50 PM

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Our in-house gadget guru, Senior Writer David LaGesse, checks out the latest technologies and gizmos, from computer software to GPS systems -- and reports back to you in plain English.


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