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TomTom helps you find the cheapest gasMonday, December 21, 2009With gas prices hovering around $4 per gallon, TomTom's new "Fuel Prices" GPS service is looking pretty darn appealing to road warriors. In case you missed the official announcement earlier this year, supported TomTom GPS navigation units -- namely, the Go 920 and Go 920T -- work with the company's new fuel pricing service, which allows the driver to find the cheapest gas on their route within a 30-mile radius. Specifically, this yearly ($14.95) service sends U.S. gas price information to a driver's GPS unit when a Bluetooth phone (with data plan) is nearby. This information is also sent to TomTom Home, computer software for Windows PCs and Macs that lets you personalize the type of information displayed on your synchronized GPS unit. Users can also select which type of gas you’d like tracked (regular, midgrade, and premium) as well as diesel. Data, which is updated every four hours, is supplied to TomTom by OPIS, a leading source of petroleum pricing received through credit card transactions from nearly 120,000 gas station owners. About This BlogWelcome to The Geek Weekly's blog, which is designed to deliver the latest in tech-related news, rumors, reviews and how-tos for your personal and business needs. You can also expect plenty of opinions, rants and tips. I am a syndicated technology journalist and author. I've spent the last 12 years waist-deep in gadgets, gizmos, gear and games. I'm very much living the "digital lifestyle," whether I'm flashing barcodes on my BlackBerry to board a plane, backing up my laptop's data onto a USB memory watch (Ok, so I know it's geeky) or jamming with my three kids in Rock Band. Like you, I love this stuff. So come back every Monday and Wednesday for new entries. --Marc Saltzman 
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