Dashboard Saint
YOU HAVE A WIDESCREEN PLASMA TV on your wall and a widescreen monitor on your desk. It's about time for a widescreen GPS on your dash. The Mio Moov 310 ($249 at www.mio.com) has a very readable, very navigable 4.3-inch touch-screen that works right out of the box with no service fees. For the first year you even get free real-time traffic updates to avoid accidents and traffic jams. This affordable GPS is unique in that its text-to-speech feature actually pronounces the street names, so instead of the vague industry-standard "turn right in 50 yards" you hear a clear "in 50 yards turn right on Elm Street." And with more than 3.5 million points of interest -- restaurants, gas stations, hotels -- built right in, that impulse to road-trip becomes that much less daunting.