Editorial Review

Garmin's new GPS III Plus offers cartographic capabilities formerly found only in high-end automotive navigation and marine chart plotting units. The basemap in the GPS III Plus will get you where you're going with more than 10,000 new towns added to the permanent basemap. It also includes airport locations, secondary roads in metro areas and even detailed exit information for the federal interstate highway system, including information about available lodging, food, and service stations.

Its powerful 12 parallel channel receiver tracks and uses up to 12 satellites for fast, accurate positioning. Its versatile screen switches between horizontal to vertical orientation with the press of a button, and it has a detachable antenna. The GPS III Plus also features an adaptable navigation page with either compass or highway steering guidance, and user-selectable data fields. In addition, you get the Garmin-patented TrackBack feature, which lets you quickly navigate your track log back home without manually storing waypoints.

Isbn: 0965966755
Sales Rank: 516354
Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Geography    2. Global Positioning System    3. Navigation    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Technology   

Features

• Fiberglass shank for arch support
• Fits women's size 11-11 1/2; or men's size 9-9 1/2
• 100% waterproof, natural hand-crafted, ozone resistant rubber
• Chevron cleated outsole with built-in full cushion insole and top strap and buckle adjustment
• Ankle fit design for comfort and support

Asin: B00004VWKY
Sales Rank: 4619

Features

• 3 gpm at 2,000 psi
• 5-1/2-hp Honda engine
• Electronic ignition
• 10-inch pneumatic tires
• OVH fuel economy

Asin: B0000224WP
Sales Rank: 55874
Subjects:  1. Pressure Washers    2. (Power Washers)   

Editorial Review

Ready for the ride of your life? Test Drive Off-Road 3 offers a ruggedride through the riverbeds of Vermont, the ruins of the Yucatan, and the grassy hills ofYosemite. Getting there is half the fun, as you maneuver in the driver's seat of some ofthe toughest and manliest four-by-fours, such as Dodge Rams and Hummers. Dirt willfly, trees will fall, and (yes!) cars will even flip over as you hit speeds nearing 80 mph.Look out for those trains, bridges, houses, or any other solid object that gets in the way ofyour fun. This game takes full advantage of the vibration function from the dual shock controller as yourvehicle hits every bump.

This sort of reckless off-road adventure is something that most of us will neverexperience in real life, which raises the entertainment value tremendously of this "goanywhere, do anything" driving game. You can race track-by-track solo, or with a friendin split-screen mode. There's also the world tour, which allows you to save your racingprogress as you advance through a circuit of races. If you place high enough, secret trackswill be revealed. You can also choose your viewing angle on each race, which isaccompanied by thrashing rock music from the likes of Blink 182, Eve 6, Girls AgainstBoys, and Incubus. --Carrie Bell

Pros:

• No roads, no rules
• Great rock soundtrack

• No multiplayer support (more than 2 players)
• Some car control isn't very precise

Features

• Color
• NTSC

Asin: 6303978177
Sales Rank: 26393
Subjects:  1. Auto Racing   

Editorial Review

Editorial Review

The Kodak DC3400 was created to take the place of the DC280, one of Amazon.com's top-selling digital cameras of all time. Essentially, Kodak faithfully kept all of what made the DC280 such a great camera--2.1-megapixel images, 2x optical zoom, ease-of-use--and placed it in a new body with a more traditional shape. The DC3400 has enjoyed some great reviews from publications, which cite Kodak's trademark color saturation, the easy-to-use menu system, and its resemblance to the popular DC280.

The 2.1-megapixel CCD captures images at resolutions of 1,760 x 1,168 or 896 x 592 pixels. At both resolutions, Kodak offers three levels of JPEG compression to choose from. Files are saved to the included 8 MB CompactFlash card. The built-in flash features auto, off, fill, and red-eye reduction modes.

Kodak was aiming for the middle of the consumer market with the DC3400. Essentially a point-and-shoot camera, the DC3400 features a degree of customization not normally found in point-and-shoots. Exposure compensation (EV) can be adjusted in increments of 0.5 EV, from +2 to -2 EV. The user can select center-weighted or multipattern metering. Center-weighted metering allows the photographer to adjust for a backlit subject and helps portraits come out well. Multipattern metering takes samples from the entire frame and averages the light values. Image sharpness can be adjusted to one of three presets: Sharp, Standard, and Soft. Also, white balance can be set to auto, daylight, fluorescent, or tungsten.

The 2x zoom of the DC3400 is perhaps its weakest point, but even that can be overcome--if you don't mind the decrease in resolution required when you use the 3x digital zoom. All in all, the DC3400 is a good choice if you're looking for a point-and-shoot digital camera with good image quality, saturated color, and a certain level of customization.

Pros:

• Easy-to-use point-and-shoot digital camera
• Allows for a good amount of customization
• Kodak color saturation

Cons:

• 2x optical zoom is a bit weak
• 8 MB memory card will need to be upgraded quickly