Take a hike with Garmin's latest GPS handhelds
Garmin GPS 60 series
The product: It may be winter, but spring is just around the corner and many of you will be itching to get outside for some activity. Garmin has introduced a new line of GPS handhelds that should please hikers, geocachers, and other outdoor enthusiasts. The budget-friendly GPS 60 sports a four-level grayscale display, a dedicated geocaching mode, and 1MB of internal memory for storing points of interest. If you crave more data capacity, take a look at the GPSMAP 60, which boasts 24MB of internal memory. Both units also offer:

• 28 hours of rated battery life
• Serial and USB connections
• Alarm clock; sunrise/sunset and moon phase tables
• Waterproof casing

The price: The Garmin GPS 60 series will be available in January. The GPS 60 won't stretch the wallet too much with an affordable price tag of $192.84, while you'll have to shell out $321.42 for the GPSMAP 60 and its extra memory.

The prospects: For casual hikers and beginning geocachers, the Garmin GPS 60 series will be a good fit. However, hard-core outdoors types might want to look for units with a more advanced feature set.

By Bonnie Cha, associate editor, CNET Reviews