Magellan RoadMate 6000T Review

Multifunction

Magellan are moving with the current trend of convergence of functionalities into a single device which started with PDA phones and music player phones.

The Magellan RoadMate 6000T can be paired with a mobile phone using Bluetooth wireless technology for hands free phone calls. Other top line inclusions are a music player and picture viewer. A first is the integrated traffic receiver for LIVE traffic incident reports.

Display

The 6000Tâ€™s backlit TFT screen is an adequate 3.5 inches diagonal (320 x 240 pixels resolution) which conveniently adjusts display lighting for ambient lighting levels. The screen is touch sensitive for easy interactivity with installed software applications.

When displaying your current position the Magellan Roadmate 6000T can show a standard 2D or eye-in-the-sky 3D view.

Batteries

The Li-Ion rechargeable batteries used are popular because of their energy-to-weight ratio and lack of memory effect. Less desirable is that their life span is dependant on time from manufacture as well as the number of recharge cycles. More advanced lithium polymer cell batteries are finding their way into consumer products due to their solid polymer electrolyte being moldable and not flammable.

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GPS Functionalities

Built-in maps - 50 United States, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Canada.
Automatic Traffic Rerouting - Utilizing LIVE traffic incident reports gained with the integrated traffic receiver the Magellan RoadMate 6000T will automatically calculate a new route around traffic problems. Traffic details are available on the display as well as weather warnings.

SayWhere text-to-speech - provides turn-by-turn directions including street names negating the need to look at the screen as you drive.

Destination entry by address - or selected from over six million points of interest.

Points of Interest (POI) Icons - are utilized to indicate tourist attractions, banks, restaurants, gas stations, police stations, shopping centers and more. Touching a POI icon reveals detailed information and routing details.

An Address Book - avaivlable for storing personal POI.

SmartDetour - provides automatic re-routing around slow freeway traffic.

Multi-Destination Routing and Route Optimization allows up to twenty intermediate stops to be added to a planned trip and calculates the quickest route between them.

Route exclusion - Streets or freeways to avoided can be manually excluded from navigation plotting

Instant locate - One touch reveals your location on the display