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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

Three new Magellan Roadmate portable GPS navigation devices are coming to market

Thales Navigation announced a number of new Magellan branded GPS devices for handheld and auto usage at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show in early January. Among the more interesting new products on display were the RoadMate 800, the RoadMate 760 and the eXplorist XL. The RoadMate 800 is Magellan's new flagship auto GPS device. This portable vehicle navigation system comes fully loaded with features such as a 3.5" color, touch… Read More

Thales Navigation has finally released details on the new RoadMate 800 GPS device. Featuring an integrated battery the new RoadMate 800 GPS doubles as an MP3 playerand a photoviewer. Built inside of the new RoadMate 800 is a 20GB hard drive that provides you with out-of-the-box, turn-by-turn, text- and voice-prompted directions using the latest NAVTEQ data forall 50 United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and the US Virgin Islands.   Featuring a… Read More