Gotta throw in my recommendation for those one piece wiper blades (the one's in the tirerack link above). Got mine at Canadian Tire where they're called Reflex blades, but the idea is the same. Also noticed at the Toronto International Auto Show this past winter that many new (and high end) cars were coming with this type of wiper as OE.
Why do I like these blades? I find that they exert pressure evenly across the entire length of the blade because of the design of the back of the blade I guess - it being one continuous piece of metal. As a result, there is noticeably less chatter and streak free wiping. As well as on the Beetle, I have one of the back of my minivan - rear wiper blades are notorious for skipping...it's been at least a year and it still wipes perfectly. I'd have them on the front of the van too, but they don't come in 28".