Archive for May, 2006

Are you looking for a new double-din head unit for your car or SUV? The new Pioneer AVIC-Z1 should definitely do the trick! The Pioneer AVIC-Z1 features a 7inch LCD with a built in DVD player and a high tech navigation system… The AVIC-Z1 also gives you touch screen control over the entire system, voice control over several navigation functions, and playback of your DVDs and CDs. Already pretty impressive, but it gets even better…

The Pioneer AVIC-Z1 has an on-board 30-gigabyte hard drive that facilitates advanced satellite navigation and the storage of up to 10 gigabytes of songs to store music it rips from your standard CDs or mp3’s. The unit has voice command capabilities and includes a microphone. It also has a text-to-speech technology that announces the names of most roads, and a learning feature that remembers frequently traveled roads and suggests familiar routes. The smart routing algorithms take data such as posted speed limits and number of turns into account to suggest the most efficient route possible. The Pioneer’s navigation system also has Read the rest of this entry »

I Did some research to try and find the best CD rates for those looking to invest in CD’s. As of yesterday the average rate for a 6 month cd was 4.23% and the average rate for a 1yr cd was 4.64%. After doing some digging to I found a few banks that were offering rates that were well over the average! Below you will find a list of some of the best cd rates I could find:

- Countrywide Bank offers a 5.20% APY on a 12 month CD (with a $10,000 min. balance)
- World Savings offers a 5 month internet cd that pays 5.16% (with a $10,000 min. balance)
- Millennium Bank is offering Read the rest of this entry »