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Magellan RoadMate 1470 PND on sale

Chris Davies, Apr 6th 2009 Discuss [0]

Magellan may not have made much fanfare of their new RoadMate GPS units, but that hasn't stopped Amazon from putting the first up for sale. The Magellan RoadMate 1470 has a 4.7-inch wide-aspect touchscreen and supports multi-destination routing, highway lane assist and optional Traffic Link updates. Read The Full Story

Magellan sells consumer GPS business to MiTAC

Chris Davies, Dec 15th 2008 Discuss [0]

Magellan has announced it is selling its consumer products division to MiTAC, with the deal expected to be finalized in January 2009. Exact financial terms have not been disclosed, nor what will happen with Magellan's current range, such as the recently-announced Maestro 4350 series devices. Read The Full Story

Magellan Maestro 4350 GPS revealed

Brenda Stokes, Oct 31st 2008 Discuss [1]

It's nice to see something new from Magellan again. That company has been a little quiet lately. But yesterday, they announced their newest in-car GPS device and it's called the Magellan Maestro 4350 series. These new models include the Maestro 4350 and the Maestro 4370. Both are super portable and feature the OneTouch interface, offering up fast and easy selection of favorited destinations. This makes it much easier to select frequently traveled destinations while on the go, without having to stop and go through a complex set of menus. Read The Full Story

Magellan RoadMate 1200

James Allan Brady, Nov 6th 2007 Discuss [0]

It has a 3.5-inch touchscreen and the top of the line SiRF Star III GPS chipset. There is also a rechargeable battery and maps pre-programmed for the all the US except Alaska and Puerto Rico. Its thin too, thinner than the Maestro 3200. I have to admit, I didn’t know thickness was an issue with GPS units, I mean last I looked TomTom GPS units were one of the top selling units around and they are fat as hell compared to most other navigation units. Read The Full Story

Magellan CrossoverGPS Guides You Anywhere

Rue Liu, Jan 18th 2007 Discuss [0]

If you have a bad sense of direction, then most likely you get lost not only while driving. And if you’re the outdoorsy type, often lost on a hike or a bike or a kayak, then it’s a good idea to get something like the Magellan CrossoverGPS. It’s claimed to be the first rugged, IPX4-waterproof, pocket-sized portable GPS for both in-car and outdoor navigation. The Magellan CrossoverGPS comes with full-featured driving GPS guidance with turn-by-turn voice, text, and visual directions, preloaded topographic contour maps of the lower 48 states, a color touchscreen, and multimedia capabilities such as playing MP3s and picture viewing. It can also be upgraded to have live traffic updates and rerouting. The unit measures just 3.4 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches and has an 8-hour battery life. Priced at $549.