Dash Express GPS Is Addicted to the Internet

There are enough GPS devices on the market to choke a hungry donkey, but until now, none of them have been able to utilize the web like this little guy. It's available starting today only at Amazon.com for $399, which is down two bills from the $600 everyone originally expected. What makes the Dash unique is its ability to talk to other Dashes out there on the road, gathering what they claim is the most accurate traffic available. Also included in the monthly subscription fee (it's around $13) is access to the web over a GPRS cellular network, giving it access to Yahoo searches and all kinds of other cool crap. Other features include the ability to send directions from any computer to your device over the web and built-in WiFi. It sounds awesome, but it'll be interesting to see if the traffic service really is better than the traditional method. I'm sure it's better than my method, which is to just drive the normal way and honk the horn non-stop when there's traffic back-ups.