Using a GPS navigation device can help you to reduce your carbon footprint.

When you use a GPS navigation device, you will get directions to help you take more efficient routes to your various destinations. This means that you will not be driving around lost or pulling over and idling as you try to see if pedestrians have a better idea of how to get where you are trying to go. There will be less need to stop and start up again since you will not have to stop in at gas stations or convenience stores to ask for directions.

You may think that one stop for directions is no big deal, but these things add up. If you move to a new area and need a lot of routing help or if are often lost because you live in a large, complicated city, you’d be surprised at the how your frequent stops for directions can harm the environment.

GPS devices have route calculators to re-route you, should you get off-course. This means that even when you make a wrong turn, your GPS will make sure that you don’t burn up extra fuel trying to get back where you were.

If you have opted for a GPS navigation device that lets you add traffic alerts, take advantage of this feature. For example, you can visit Action GPS to see which devices from Garmin are compatible with the Garmin GTM 10 FM TMC Traffic Receiver Module. Of course traffic alerts will save you time and gas, but consider that when you save time and gas, you are also making your carbon footprint that much smaller as well.

Be a legend in your own time with the Garmin Etrex Legend Handheld Outdoor GPS Receiver. The Factory Refurbished version of the handy GPS device is on sale now at ActionGPS.com. You’ll have the great outdoors (and possible the world) in the palm of your hand. The Etrex Legend comes with a full basemap of the Americas, the Atlantic or the Pacific. Plus it comes with an additional 8 megabytes of memory to store the maps of your choice.

In ancient times people told legends to explain things like the sun, the moon and the seasons. With the Etrex, the natural world will become less of an enigma. You will actually be able to spend more time around the fire or in the tent telling tales because the eTrex Legend with its sun and moon information and Hunt/Fish Calendar will get you to where you want to go.

And if, like Hansel and Gretel, you realize that you need to know how to find your way back, the Etrex Legend’s feaure that lets you save 10 tracks will allow you to retrace your steps with no problem. There is also a 10,000-point automatic track log.

To get you started the Garmin Etrex Legend comes complete with:

•  eTrex Legend Handheld
•  Database: Marine Point Database
•  Americas Basemap
•  Serial Port Interface Cable
•  Wrist Strap
•  Owner’s Manual
•  Quick Start Guide

The basemap will guide you whether you want to travel by land or by sea since it contains lakes, rivers, cities, interstates, national and state highways, railroads and coastlines.

Click here or visit Action GPS and check it out!

The Garmin Oregon 200 Handheld Outdoor Color GPS is expected to be released on August 1, 2008 and you can pre-order yours now!

As we told you, excitement about Garmin’s new Oregon line has been building ever since some retailers let the cat out of the bag sooner than expected.

The Oregon 200 has a 3-inch diagonal, sunlight-readable color touchscreen display. Its easy-to-use interface lets you get the information you need quickly so you can get out an enjoy the great outdoors.

And because Garmin knows how much you like to get out there are really explore, they made sure that the Oregon 200 is rugged and ready. It is slim and lightweight, but it is no cream puff. The Oregon is durable and waterproof and made to face the elements and keep going.

If geocaching is your thing, then look no further than the Oregon 200. It supports Geocaching.com GPX files so that you can download geocaches right to the unit. You can upload the GPX file and hit the trail.

The Oregon 200 comes with a highly sensitive WAAS enabled GPS receiver and HotFix satellite prediciton. It can find out where you are fast and it is accurate, even deep in the forest or way down inside a canyon.

Forget bread crumbs. The Oregon keeps track of where you are and where you’ve been. There is a 10,000 point automatic track log. You can also save 20 tracks (with 500 points each) and retrace your steps in both directions.

Visit Action GPS to learn more about the Oregon 200 and other Garmin products.

Garmin, a manufacturer of high-quality GPS navigation devices, teamed up with Chipotle to put a cycling team in this year’s Tour de France. Team Garmin-Chipotle’s roster had three of the four American cyclists that participated in the famous bike race.

The Tour de France started on Saturday, July 5 and it will continue until Sunday, July 27. This is the 95th Tour de France and it will span a distance of 3,500 kilometers. The race has many varied stages including: 10 flat stages, 5 mountain stages, 4 medium mountain stages and 2 individual time-trial stages.

That is a whole lot of cycling. It is exhausting just thinking about it.

Maybe you are not ready to take on the Tour de France. But perhaps you are ready to get more serious about your own cycling or fitness regime. If that is the case, then Action GPS and Garmin are ready to help. Visit the Action GPS website and check out the selection of Fitness GPS devices available.

One such device is the Garmin Forerunner 405 GPS Green Sports Watch with Heart Rate Monitor. If you are an athletic type, the Forerunner will allow you to cross train. Pair it with an optional foot pod to track your speed, distance and running cadence indoors when a GPS signal is unavailable. This new design clips onto your laces for easy removal and automatically turns on when you start moving. You can also add a speed/cadence bike sensor to track the speed and distance of your cycling workouts.

You’ll never feel like you’re going around in circles with the Garmin 360 GPS Bluetooth Automotive Navigation System. In fact, once you get one of these, the circle will close because everything will connect.

This multi-faceted GPS navigation unit can navigate, translate, assist, entertain and play tour guide.

Check out some of its features:

Navigation: The Nuvi 360 comes pre-loaded with City Navigator NT and can direct you in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also accepts custom points of interest and can alert you when you are approaching one ahead.

You can choose the map point of view–overhead 3D or the 2d map perspective.

Translation: With nine languages to choose from including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, you’ll never be at a loss for words.

Assistance: You get reminders on screen as well as voice-guided directions. The Route Calculator offers several options for route planning. You can reduce time, use of freeways and avoid toll roads.

Because the Nuvi 360 integrates Bluetooth technology, you will be able to use it with your Bluetooth phone. You can also quickly look up numbers using your phone’s call history log. There is 1-touch dialing for points of interest too.

Entertainment: Your Nuvi 360 comes with an MP3 player and sample MPs, audio books, and picture viewer.

Guide: The Travel Guide provides useful reviews for various venues, while the Savers Guide can get you discounts at some of these same places.