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Magellan is a leading portable GPS navigation consumer electronics company founded in 1986. Magellan's most recognizable products are its award-winning Magellan RoadMate, and Maestro series portable navigation devices (PND) for autos. Other notable products are the Triton and eXplorist outdoor handheld navigation devices for hiking. Magellan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MiTAC International Corporation (MIC) with headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. MIC holdings also encompass the Mio and Navman GPS brands.

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Magellan OneTouch Interface

Magellan One Touch Interface

Magellan users have the One Touch user interface, or menu, which once configured provides quick access to frequently used destinations and searches (eg. find the closest parking). One Touch is similar in concept to the favorites toolbar of a Web browser. While it takes a bit of time to set, the One Touch does noticeably [...]

Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM Brings WiFi and Web Browser to a GPS Navigation Device

Magellan RoadMate 5175T-LM GPS Navigator

Magellan’s RoadMate 5175T-LM is a 5 inch display, premium featured GPS navigation device with WiFi and a Web browser.

Magellan 9020T-LM GPS Satellite Navigator Review

Magellan RoadMate 9020T-LM GPS Navigator

The Magellan RoadMate 9020T-LM shares the largest screen size of Magellan automotive GPS navigation devices. This model comes with both lifetime traffic and map updates ensuring route calculations will be based on the latest maps and traffic reports are available for planning detours when necessary. Noteworthy features are; spoken street names, multi-destination routing, highway lane [...]

Magellan RoadMate 5145T-LM Review

Magellan RoadMate 5145T-LM GPS Navigator

Magellan’s RoadMate 5145T-LM has a 5 inch color touch screen display which is the largest in the Magellan range of automotive turn-by-turn GPS satellite navigators. The RoadMate has wide range of features including spoken street names, maps covering US, Canada and Puerto Rico, highway lane assist, 6 million POI, AAA Tourbook, Find-your-car and multi-destination routing. As well as getting a much larger than average display, the display has good color reproduction, contrast and is a transmissive LCD for easier viewing sunlight – unlike media tablet and smart phone displays one would use with a navigation app. The free map upgrades are a valuable inclusions as up to 10 percent of roads can change in a year increasing the chance of erroneous route calculations unless maps are updated regularly. The time savings from avoiding traffic congestion can be a prime reason for using a GPS device if one does a regular commute – so free traffic reports are a very useful inclusion.

Magellan RoadMate 9055 and 9055-LM GPS Navigator Review

Magellan RoadMate 9055 GPS Navigator

The Magellan RoadMate 9055 and 9055-LM have an exceptionally large 7 inch display is 50% larger than the average 4.3 inch display and is ideal for large passenger cabins such as an RV or SUV. It’s a similar screen size to in-dash units and is able to display more information helping reduce the drivers eyes [...]

Magellan eXplorist 510, 610 and 710 Waterproof Outdoor Handheld GPS Devices Review

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Megallan’s eXplorist 510, 610 and 710 reflect the experience Magellan has in designing an accurate handheld GPS navigation device suitably rugged and waterproof for outdoor trips and hiking. The inclusion of an inbuilt camera and microphone so that each trip can be documented with geotagged images and voice narration all ready for later sharing makes this a product for the next generation of social network savvy hikers. An excellent product.

Magellan RoadMate 5045 5 Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic Review

Magellan RoadMate 5045 GPS Navigator

Magellan’s RoadMate 5045 GPS navigator is an easy unit to use with a huge 5 inch display contributing ease of reading of the navigation interface. Magellan’s Free Lifetime Traffic Updates inclusion is an attractive offer. There suite of navigation tools is well rounded and key features include; multi-destination routing, highway lane assist, built-in AAA TourBook and a database of 6 million of Points of Interest (POI).

Magellan RoadMate 2035 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic Review

Magellan RoadMate 2035 GPS Navigator

The Magellan RoadMate 2035, the flagship model in Magellan’s 2000 series of portable turn-by-turn GPS satellite navigators, hosting many premium features topped by a large, driver friendly, 4.3 inch touch screen display. The inclusion of free lifetime traffic updates with the built-in traffic receiver adds considerable value.

Magellan RoadMate 2045 4.3 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth GPS Navigator Review

Magellan RoadMate 2045 GPS Navigator

The Magellan RoadMate 2045 is the flagship model of Magellan’s 2000 line of portable vehicle GPS navigators for 2010. As the flagship model it has a host of premium features topped by a large 4.3 inch touch screen display with Auto Night View for the best color and contrast for easy night viewing. Magellan have offered excellent value by combing free lifetime traffic updates with the built-in traffic receiver helping drivers avoid traffic jams, detours and construction zones. Other key features include; multi-destination routing, spoken street name guidance, highway lane assist and the built-in AAA TourBook providing ratings and descriptions on AAA approved places to stay, play, dine, and save.

Magellan RoadMate 3045, 3045-UM and 3045-LM 4.7 Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigators Review

Magellan RoadMate 3045 GPS Navigator

The Magellan RoadMate 3045 is one of Magellan’s 3000 portable GPS navigator series. It has a wide range of features headed by a large 4.7 inch touch screen display which is 17 percent larger than the more common 4.3 inch screen. Auto Night View ensures the best color and contrast for easy night viewing. Other key features include; a traffic receiver, highway lane assist, highway exit POI, text-to-speech, multi-destination routing and the built-in AAA TourBook.

Magellan RoadMate 3065 Commuter 4.7 Inch Widescreen Bluetooth GPS Navigator with Lifetime Traffic Review

Magellan RoadMate 1700 7 Inch Widescreen Trucking GPS Navigator Review

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Magellan’s Maestro 4700 4.7 inch Voice Command Auto GPS Review

Magellan RoadMate 1470 and 1440 Auto GPS Navigators Review

Magellan Maestro 5310 5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator Review

Magellan Maestro 4350 and 4370 4.3-Inch Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic

Magellan RoadMate 1200 and 1212 Car GPS Navigators Review

Magellan RoadMate 1412, 1430 and 1400 Car GPS Review

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Magellan Triton 300 and Magellan Triton 200 Outdoor Handheld GPS Navigators Review

Magellan Maestro 4200, 4210, 4220, 4250 Car GPS Navigators Review

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Magellan Triton 400 and 500 Portable Handheld GPS Receivers for Outdoor Enthusiasts Review

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Magellan Maestro 4050, 4040, 4000 Vehicle GPS Navigation Systems Review

Magellan RoadMate 860T Vehicle Navigation Unit Review

Magellan RoadMate 3000T and 3050T Car GPS Navigation Systems Review

Magellan RoadMate 6000T Vehicle Navigation Unit Review

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