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March 19, 2009Magellan Maestro 4350 and 4370 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with TrafficMagellan’s Maestro 4350 and Maestro 4370 GPS portable navigators have identical specifications apart from the resolution of the anti-glare, widescreen display. The Maestro 4350 and 4370 feature Bluetooth, real-time traffic updates, and 2-D and 3-D maps of the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. The units are compact and slim for easy use in or out of the car. Above all, these units are most popular for the excellent usability provided by the new One Touch Interface.
The Maestro 4370 has a higher resolution WVGA (480 x 800 pixels) display compared to the WQVGA (480 x 272 pixels) of the 4350. While the display of the Magellan Maestro 4350 4.3 inch screen is more than adequate, a higher resolution display always looks better and so it will come down to a cost choice for most shoppers. OneTouch interfaceMagellan have brought in quite a few new capabilities and features with the Maestro 4350 and 4370 including most notably a new One Touch user interface. The concept is to allow the user to bring access to all their most commonly used searches (eg. find the nearest franchise of my favourite coffee) to the top level of the navigation interface. Hence, the term “One Touch”. It could be considered analogous to the concept of a favourites toolbar in a Web browser except it’s a real world search. Once set up by the user, One Touch significantly reduces the time a driver spends stepping through menus. The capabilities of One Touch can be summarised as instant top level access to;
Other Navigation Interface FeaturesOther improvements to the navigation interface include;
Hands Free Bluetooth Wireless Phone CallsBoth these Magellan maestros have Bluetooth wireless technology and built-in microphone to allow you to connect to a compatible cell phone and use your Magellan Maestro as a hands-free device to initiate and receive calls as well as send and receive SMS (text) messages. Pedestrian ModeBoth models are Magellan’s first pedestrian mode navigation offering. Pedestrian mode naturally optimizes a plotted route for walking and estimated arrival times are calculated based on walking speeds. There is about three hours of battery life available for when operating in pedestrian mode. Navigating with the Magellan Maestro 4350 and 4370Magellan have provided a wide variety of methods for entering a destination however, for convenience, any frequently used destination or destination search type should be saved as a One Touch favourite. Destinations can be entered by:
The Magellan Maestros are equipped with text-to-speech and will announce street names for each turn. It gives confirmation to the driver that they are on track without taking their eyes from the road. Voice guidance can also be channelled through your car’s FM stereo using the built-in FM transmitter. Positioning your car in the correct lane for turns on multi lane roadways is much simpler with the help of the Magellan Maestro’s Lane Guidance. You can even get some assistance in keeping to the speed limit with the optional speed limit warning. LIVE TrafficThe Magellan Maestro 4350 and 4370 have a built-in FM traffic receiver and come with a 3 month Live Traffic Service trial with an annual subscription costing about $60 thereafter. Live traffic incident reports allow you to request the Maestro to automatically plot an alternative, time saving route around traffic delays. The live traffic user interface has had a makeover from previous models giving easier access to all traffic information. Multimedia PlayerThe Magellan Maestro 4350/4370 feature an audio, video and picture player. The player is compatible with .mp3, .ogg or .WMA audio files and .AVI Xvid MPEG-4 ISO format video files. Magellan Maestro AAA Tourbook GuideThe integrated AAA Tourbook Guide is in addition to the standard 6 million entry POI database and provides navigation information such as:
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ResourcesCompare the Magellan Maestro 4350 and 4370 with another favourite, the TomTom GO 930.
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