With a history that began in the military and only six years ago started to become useful in marine and other rather extreme environments where they were a survival tool, it's hardly surprising that most GPS units have tended to steer closely towards a functional, rather than aesthetically pleasing, design motif. With the current consumer craze for GPS as a replacement for fiddly paper maps while driving, however, plain old ugly just doesn't cut it any more. Navman's N40i still doesn't quite reach what we'd call truly sexy tech design, but it's a sight better than many of the clunky looking GPS systems we've reviewed in the past. Minimize