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GPS Plans Your Business Trips

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By Damian Joseph

GPS Plans Your Business Trips

It makes waking up in a strange city easier than ever. Location-based mobile applications provide directions to your meeting, the local weather report, and the location of a coffee shop closest to your hotel. Counting on a round of golf to clinch a deal? New golf GPS Units from Garmin and SkyCaddie pull up satellite images of a hole, calculate distance to the tee, and track every shot for you to study afterward.