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Technology makes us going all the time and drives our lives. We are so dependent on technologies that we want the upgraded technology in every gadget or device we own. GPS is one such most talked about technology in the recent past catering to reliable positioning and navigation services. It is also used for land surveying because of its navigation feature. Now mobile phones come with this technology and it is considered as one of the most important features. Waterproof handheld GPS is another form of this technology.

Waterproof Handheld GPS is a separate gadget which helps to navigate and search for the required location with great accuracy and reliability. This handheld GPS system is very compact and easily fits into our palms with water resistance capacity. Some of these gadgets are Satmap Active 10 which is a touchscreen GPS system with 3.5 inches display. It is all weather proof and is best suited for bicycles, car and outdoors. Featuring USB2.0 and SD memory card, this device helps you in navigation.

The Garmin Edge 705 (010-00555-31) is a handheld GPS featuring 2.2 inches screen with point of interest and traffic message channel. It offers navigation facility through software like MapSource City Navigator Europe and Micro SD memory. With 10 hours of battery life and screen size of 2.2 inches, the Magellan Triton 300 GPS device solves the purpose. The Fujitsu Pocket LOOX N100 (1GB) is a portable GPS device with Navigon Mobile Navigator 6 navigation software and 2.8 inches touchscreen.

The Garmin Edge 205, Garmin GPSMAP Outdoor-GPS, Garmin eMap and Garmin eTrex are other Waterproof Handheld GPS to be explored.

The Garmin Geko 201 is a compact 12 channel GPS receiver with a high contrast, easy to read display with a resolution of 100 x 64 pixels. It is very handy, robust and portable and can be easily carried anywhere. The Garmin Geko 201 is WAAS enabled device which provides 3 meter accuracy. The Garmin Geko 201 can save up to 500 waypoints with graphic symbols and names. It can save 20 reversible routes and 125 leg routes. The Garmin Geko 201 can also save 10,000 trackpoints and 20 saved tracks. The handheld GPS system has an automatic track log and the TracBack technology of the Garmin Geko 201 allows you to trace back the path you have taken.

The Garmin Geko 201 has a Trip Odometer which calculates your current speed, average speed, maximum speed, trip distance and time, and time of sunrise and sunset. Since the Garmin Geko 201 is a hand held device with 5 buttons, it becomes easier to operate. The Garmin Geko 201 is powered by 2 x AAA batteries which can last for 12 hours. The Garmin Geko 201 supports more than 100 datum and displays various formats including the Swiss Grid. The GPS receiver uses a stored firmware flash memory which can be updated by the user. With dimension of 48 x 99 x 24mm and weighing 96 g, this incredible GPS device can be operated within 15 - 70°C and the water resistant feature makes it work under 3 feet of water for 30 minutes. Hence, it can be said that the Garmin Geko 201 is a useful device for trekking, mountain climbing or any other adventure outings.

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