Garmin Geko 301 ($246):
To uninformed outsiders, geocaching sounds like a sport that has you skedaddling on a scavenger hunt like a rat in a maze. Some would say that adds up to serious potential for getting lost. So thank the heavens for the military-inspired constellation of GPS satellites all geocachers employ. A unit that quickly comes to this sport’s forefront is the Garmin Geko 301 GPS, festooned with features over which any geocaching aficionado would drool: WAAS technology, for pinpoint accuracy to within three meters; an electronic compass; a barometric altimeter with a 12-hour pressure-trend tool to forecast weather; 500 waypoint storage, plus room for a further 20 routes and an IQ-sapping 10,000 trackpoints; waterproof construction; nine hours of long-lived battery power; yada, yada. But here’s the kicker for geocachers: The Geko 301 also features Garmin’s unique suite of geolocation games—with three levels of difficulty—turning the outdoors into a virtual maze that’s always a challenge to play, even if the thrill of the geocache hunt becomes a bore. Sport practitioners will also like the special geocaching icons that let them match a symbol with the found stash. Contact 800-800-1020, www.garmin.com.
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