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...pleased as I was with the product, there were some things that rubbed me the wrong way. Every other portable navigator that I have tested shuts off when I turn off the ignition of my car. Even those that run on batteries offer to stay on but automatically shutting down if I don?t answer. The Nav-U stays on unless you manually turn it off; several times during my test I forgot to shut it down, and ended up draining the battery...
Last week, I reviewed the frill-laden Alpine Blackbird navigator, a $750 product that has all sorts of features, including an FM transmitter to hear instructions (and music) through the car stereo, as well as built-in hardware to receive traffic updates, once the service launches in June. This week, I look at Sony?s entry into portable navigation, the remarkably priced and exceptionally stylish...
...launching a navigation product in the US, Sony decided to be conservative, pouring its resources into making a product that works well, looks good, and is easy to use. There is no realtime traffic feature, nor is there an MP3 player, or the infrared or Bluetooth connectivity found in other products. It?s just a compact dashboard device with a full map of the US, ready to give you turn by turn instructions...
...Overall, it?s a great product, one that Sony says is the first of a line. By Christmas, models richer in features should appear, but I say why wait? If what you want is reliable turn-by-turn navigation in an attractive package, this little toy totally does the trick...
...Cleaning spots is problem solving," says Lush. The difference between her and people who instantly reach for a commercial product or call a professional is that "they see a stain as a finished thing," she says. "They don't see how to break it down. But if you understand your stain and what it's made of, you can work out what will get rid of it." Take red wine. "Wine is an acid. Bicarb soda is an alkali. So when you spill red wine on the carpet, you mop up as much as you can, then sprinkle on bicarb...