Amazon’s two-day Prime Day shopping event is in it’s last stretch, but there are tons of great finds dropping left and right including a lot of tech deals. Even for commuters and truckers, there is a sure deal that they will likely find suits them. To help with your daily drive, Amazon dropped the price of a couple of Garmin GPS Navigation devices by up to 44% this Prime Day. We’ve also curated additional automotive Prime Day deals.
You’ll be able to enjoy a much safer drive with the Garmin Drive 50 GPS Navigator. This device will alert you in specific situations to increase your awareness of road conditions. You will receive warnings for upcoming sharp curves, nearby red light, speed changes, railroad crossings, and more. It also informs you if you are driving the wrong way on a one-way street and if you are nearby school zones.
For extended drives including out-of-town excursions, a fatigue warning will recommend break times and will search out potential rest areas after long hours of driving. It also offers a free USA lifetime map service and dedicated navigation display that shows your current street, current speed, speed limit, and your estimated arrival time. These features will greatly simplify traveling to complex destinations like airports and malls.
You can now get the Garmin Drive 50 USA LM GPS Navigator System at a discounted price of only $85. Order through July 16 and save $65 from its original price of $150.
In addition to the features described above, the Garmin DriveSmart 61 GPS Navigator has detailed maps of North America with free lifetime updates. The device includes real-time services like live traffic and live parking updates via an associated smartphone app, allowing users to become aware of places to avoid. It also has built-in Wi-Fi for easy map and software updates.
This Garmin DriveSmart 61 GPS Navigator has a bright 6.95-inch capacitive, edge-to-edge touch display with a resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels for a clearer view of the map. It also allows you to stay connected to your smartphone as it has hands-free calling feature via Bluetooth, voice-activated navigation, and smart notification functions. This navigator will help you reduce the amount of time you waste stuck in heavy traffic.
Normally sells at $250, the Garmin DriveSmart 61 NA LMT-S GPS Navigator is now on sale for an awesome price of $140. Get it now while you still can and save $110 this Prime Day.
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BYD has launched the third-generation Qin Plus DM-i in China, and the first thing that caught my eye is its price. According to CarNewsChina, the plug-in hybrid sedan starts at 79,900 yuan, which is about $11,980. That’s an incredibly low price for a brand-new car, especially by US standards.
What’s even more impressive is the range. The Qin Plus DM-i can drive up to 137 miles on electricity alone, which should cover most people’s daily commutes without using a drop of gas. Once the battery runs out, the 1.5-liter engine takes over. Thanks to its 17-gallon tank and roughly 91 mpg with a drained battery, the combined range reaches up to 1,423 miles.
Apple won the PC market’s worst quarter, but that’s not the entire story. It won the race by stumbling less than everyone else.
PC makers shipped just 57 million computers worldwide in Q3, which might look good, but it’s a 21% year-over-year plunge (via Counterpoint Research). And despite Apple’s Mac shipments falling by 11%, to 5.6 million, its market share rose from 8.7% to 9.8%. How did that happen?
Update (October 22 23:54 PT): In response to our query, GM clarified that offline recording support is already available on eligible vehicles. Like Tesla's Sentry Mode, it requires owners to connect a USB drive to save incident recordings, which can be viewed on the vehicle's infotainment screen. The upcoming Connected Cameras feature will build on this by giving owners remote access to these recordings via the revamped OnStar app, allowing them to check footage without walking out to their car.
General Motors has announced plans to add a new Connected Cameras feature to its OnStar service starting next year, giving drivers a way to monitor parked vehicles remotely and capture footage of certain incidents.