Tag archive: Magellan

GPS maker Magellan is expanding its Maestro line of in-vehicle navigation systems with the Magellan Maestro 4700, which features a big 4.7-inch display, built-in voice commands, highway lane assist, and Magellan's OneTouch user interface for quickly bringing up favorite destinations. And, in a new twist, the Maestro 4700 offers a new “find your car” Pedestrian Mode feature that can automatically bring users back to where… Read More

GPS maker Magellan has announced its new RaodMate 1475T GPS, sliding in at the top end of its RoadMate GPS series. The 1475T offers a new 4.3-inch WQVGA anti-glare touchscreen display, a new slim design, and subscription-free real-time traffic alerts to help drivers get where they're going with a minimum of gridlock. "Magellan is committed to providing navigation solutions that provide the best possible experience to… Read More

As you may recall, one of the biggest names in GPS seemed to be on the rocks around CES time this year, since Mio’s parent company Mitec snapped Magellan up in December. And with the umbrella company already having merged the European Navman brand into its homegrown Mio brand, it looked as if Magellan might be assimilated the same way. Not so, says Raphel Finelli, Magellan’s senior manager of public relations. We caught with… Read More

Hang onto your old Magellan GPS units, because they’re about to become collector’s items. The former GPS goliath that helped usher in the era of personal navigation units over the last decade will sell off its consumer products division in the future to Taiwanese rival Mitac, maker of the popular Mio and Navman brands. Magellan announced the “definitive agreement to sell” on Monday, which it expects to close in… Read More

Microsoft has announced an agreement with Portugal to put WIndows XP, Microsoft Office 2007, and a selection of educational products onto Portugal's “Magellan” laptops, based on Intel's Clasmate PC design. The notebooks cost school children just €50, and are aimed at accelerating technology adoption in Portuguese schools. “For the first time a whole generation will grow up to have strong English and ICT… Read More

GPS maker Magellan has announced a partnership with Primordial Inc., to bring Primordial's Ground Guidance software to future Magellan Triton GPS units. Primordial's Ground Guidance enables users to plug-in regional content packs to their GPS units to implement off-road routing capabilities, avoiding dense forests, lakes, rivers, and other natural and man-made obstacles to find a route between two points without connecting… Read More

GPS maker Magellan has announced two nw additions to its Maestro line of in-car GPS systems, in the form of the Maestro 3100 and 3140. The new units are intended to offer the core feature sets the drivers want in a GPS system, but try to leave behind the intimidating price tags often associated with Magellan gear. “Without compromising the quality and richness of experience that Magellan stands for, we have been able to pack into an… Read More

Thales, through their Magellan Consumer GPS brand, yesterday announced a new portable vehicle GPS navigation system with provides real-time traffic capabilities and text-to-speech street name driving directions. The new Magellan RoadMate 860T is priced at $799 and will be available in May. The Magellan RoadMate 860T, said Thales, can, in major metropolitan areas, receive live traffic updates notifying drivers of possible road problems. It… Read More