Favorite Things $250-$500

The Magellan® RoadMate™, from Thales Navigation, is a portable, color, touch-screen vehicle navigation system with built-in maps, delivering door-to-door street navigation to nearly every address in the United States and Canada. Straight out of the box, in any vehicle, the Magellan RoadMate 700 provides turn-by-turn voice prompts and text directions. In addition, the searchable points-of-interest database helps drivers find gas stations, restaurants, hotels, ATMs, tourist sights and more.

Available for $400 at www.magellangps.com.