Everybody's fed up with the high price of gas and probably sick of hearing about them. It doesn't seem like there's much we can do about the soaring prices, but maybe we can make our rides a little more enjoyable.

We all love our gadgets. As the technology keeps getting better and everything becomes smaller and smaller, more of these gadgets are finding their ways into our cars.

Here are some of the latest and coolest devices we can take on the road with us.

A new service for your existing GPS device called PhantomALERT calculates your vehicle's speed and alerts you when approaching a possible speed trap or red light camera with both audible and visual warnings.

The PhantomALERT Web site contains a downloadable database of more than 3,400 known fixed camera or radar sites in the U.S. and Canada, plus users can upload additional sites to keep it up-to-date. The user then imports this information into their GPS' mapping software via its USB cord.

How about spicing up your GPS system with a celebrity voice? All TomTom GPS units let you download optional voice packs from a handful of celebs including the likes of John Cleese, Curt Schilling, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Hopper and Mr. T.

The celebrities don't just give you mere directions, however. Each one injects their own personality into it using some of their own signature phrases. In addition to celebrity voices, there are also about 20 "character" voices you can download such as a raspy "Godfather" sounding Don, a New York cabbie, a German shrink and Granny Rose.

What about something for our iPods and cell phones. Kenwood offers a system that has an in-dash CD Receiver with USB Direct Control and Bluetooth technology.

Among the features that the receiver includes are a built-in Bluetooth hands-free cell phone modul, USB Direct Control for portable music devices, and a multi-control wheel that makes finding music fast and easy. Probably its coolest feature allows you to listen to your iPod and if your phone rings, the music will turn off so you can talk on the phone.

Frequent nighttime drivers might appreciate the Flir PathFindIR thermal imaging camera, which can spot animals and pedestrians up to 2,000 feet away -- much sooner than you can eyeball them. This is no toy system, military and police vehicles have tried out this technology.

If all of this isn't enough for you then wait till next year. That's when Chrysler will be introducing wireless Internet into its vehicles. The UConnect Web system will be mounted on the vehicle's dashboard and marks the start of what some are calling the "dot-car era."