Where am I?

• Position: What's New? - Brief Article - Product/Service Evaluation

* The latest toy for luxury car buyers is a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) that will take them to their destination via an onscreen dashboard map. Until recently, however, pedestrians--particularly hikers--were on their own, save, perhaps, for a compass that stolidly pointed due north. Off-trail trekkers now have an equal opportunity to be steered by modern technology, thanks to Bushnell Performance Optics, Overland Park, Kan.

The Digital Navigation System (DNS), within a compact handheld device, provides a backlit LCD display of compass cardinal points and the direction of travel. When used in conjunction with a GPS or topographical map, it allows you to determine your location and the direction you're heading in, no matter the weather, the ruggedness of the terrain, or whether it's day or night. Even if you know exactly where you are, where you're going, and how to get there, there are enough features in the DNS to keep you well-informed en route, including a thermometer with Fahrenheit...