Navigon 5100

Pros: Light, flat profile, easy to understand interface, loaded with options.

Cons: Initial charging is a hassle. Awkward touch-screen. No stylus.

The Bottom Line: Buy the Navigon 5100 and start enjoying the trip more and looking at the map less!

Review: Next to Rifle Marksmanship, the two most important skills I learned as a young soldier were dismounted, and later, mounted Land Navigation. Indeed, the ability to effectively use a map and compass was stressed so much that everyone in my peer group...

Pros: Half Life 2 and Portal! Great deal.

Cons: Team Fortress 2...meh.

The Bottom Line: Half Life 2 is reason enough, but the two bonus games make this the easiest gaming decision one could make.

Review: Half Life 2 has already been the stuff of legend for some time before the Orange Box came out, but the very mention of it sent shivers up gamers' spines. All of sudden, it was the stuff of legend again. What's the deal here? It's just a game after...

Pros: Free traffic. Reality view. Nice physical design. Strong company in Europe. Loud and clear speaker.

Cons: Everyday points of interest missing. Routing not set for US users. Poor battery life.

The Bottom Line: On the major GPS users forums the consensus is wait for announcement of software update. I agree and at that point I would recommend the Navigon line in the US.

Review: This is a promising product. The free traffic and to a lesser extent the "reality view" at first set this apart from current competing units in the same price range (e.g. Nuvi 660).

The company is well known and respected in Europe and the...

Pros: Solid Gameplay, Interesting Storylines, Fun Multiplayer

Cons: Team Fortress is only supported over Xbox Live.

The Bottom Line: Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

Review: Generally when a gaming company shifts one of their titles onto a game system, the transformation horribly disfigures the game, rendering it completely devoid of fun. Though, this is not the case for Orange Box for the Xbox 360.

Orange Box...

Pros: 3 games for 1 price, Portal is fun, EP2 finally out, TF2 also FINALLY out

Cons: TF2 not as I hoped (I get dizzy when trying to play this fast-paced game)

The Bottom Line: You'll find something you'll like in the box!

Review: Before you ask, I tried to look for the PC version of the game to post my review under, but unfortunately, it is either not listed or I can't find it. Either way, I will post my review here for the time being and will move it over to the PC version...

Pros: Easy Set up; quick satellite fix; concise easy to follow instructions; BEAUTIFUL

Cons: None..Maybe the ugly external traffic report antenna.

The Bottom Line: You will not be disappointed with the Navigon family of GPS Systems..Highly attractive units look great in any vehicle; and you can not get lost with these in your car.

Review: Don't be afraid to purchase this gps system..The Navigon 5100 is a more than capable gps system but when I purchased it after reading a lot of reviews I noticed a problem with the instructions that should have been caught by the Navigon people...

Pros: The BT3030 pendant provides good stereo with wireless bluetooth.

Cons: The included headsets sound tinny, but are easily replaced.

The Bottom Line: Good reasonable cost solution for bluetooth enabled audio and cell phones. Be prepared to replace the earphones.

Review: The Jabra BT3030 is a bluetooth stereo headset adapter that's easy to like. It looks a lot like military dog tags, but the tag is about a quarter of an inch thick and is rimmed in a black plastic case. Six metal and rubber buttons let you control...

Pros: 3D maps Reality view, Automatic speed warnings

Cons: Navigation functionality not accurate, very slow in getting satellite signals.

The Bottom Line: its an average product.

Review: I bought navigon 5100, 2 months back, Can say okay worth for the money. Guides and navigates properly up to the extent but not really accurate as other garmin and tom tom. Reality view is a picture, but sometimes its really confusing...Zagat rating...

Pros: Five great games for the price of one normal game.

Cons: Dated graphics in some of the titles, TF2 can lag at times.

The Bottom Line: Buy it, caress it, savor it. You won't get a better gaming deal for years, if ever.

Review: **Note that this review was originally written for and published on the GameFAQs website.**

The Orange Box is a ridiculously good deal for gamers. I bought the 360 version even though I've already played Half-Life 2 and Episode One on the...

Pros: Nifty 3D display; good POI database

Cons: Collection of usability issues; real-time traffic ineffective

The Bottom Line: The Navigon 5100 has good collection of features but the overall usability isn't great. I preferred my old Magellan.

Review: I bought a refurbished Navigon 5100 a few months ago for a little under $100, mainly for the lifetime traffic. It replaced my Magellan 3100, which has found a happy home with a friend. The GPS has not lived up to its billing and I will probably...