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Magellan is currently offering a free TrafficKit for people who purchase a Magellan RoadMate 3000T before January 31, 2007. The trafficKit normally costs about $150 and comes with a three month subscription to the traffic service. Thinking of taking up this offer? Also watch where you buy your RoadMate from. You won’t qualify if you [...]
James Derk has written a short review of the TomTom ONE. Like many other GPS users in the USA, James had previously only used Magellan and Garmin GPS devices but decided to give the ONE a try and ended up buying it as his first GPS.
In the LA Times today there is an article titled “GPS Navigators have a long way to go”. The author cites that for the high cost of PNDs they currently do not work well enough unless you frequently travel to unfamiliar locations.
James Derk of the Sun Herald has written a short column about the Magellan RoadMate 3000T. His biggest praise is of the accuracy and acquisition time of the GPS chipset. Since the 3000t is powered by a SiRF Star III chipset this isn’t a surprise. He also praises the bright screen.
Recently David Pogue (tech columnist for the NY Times whom I respect very much) wrote about his experience with a Magellan RoadMate 300. He didn’t have much good to say about the 300, however he received it as a gift and mentioned that it is in fact an old, discontinued model from Magellan. He [...]
An article in yesterday’s Washington Post talks about “gimmicks” GPS manufacturers add to their devices. A point is made that since maps all come from the same place that manufacturers are adding these “extra features” to set themselves apart.
Deep down, the new products from Lowrance Electronics Inc., Garmin Ltd., TomTom International BV, Thales Navigation Inc. [...]
Rounding out Magellan’s announcements today is the Magellan RoadMate 3000T auto GPS navigation system. The RoadMate 3000T includes 3D maps on a touch screen display. It can be integrated with TrafficKit to receive live traffic updates and route around traffic jams.
Maps of the USA and Canada are included as well as a POI database of [...]
pcmag has reviewed the Magellan RoadMate 360 GPS system. The RoadMate 360 offers preloaded maps, touch screen display, a large POI database, and a built in trip planner.
The Magellan RoadMate 360 is a new, turn-by-turn navigation system that Thales Navigation recently added to the in-car RoadMate series. The RoadMate 360 weighs just 9 ounces and, [...]
GPS Information has also posted an extensive review of the Magellan Roadmate 360 GPS receiver. The Roadmate 360 is also a mid level GPS navigation device.
The Magellan RoadMate 360 brings full auto navigation to you at a reasonable price and is ready to use, right out of the box. With some complaints with the 300 [...]
c|net has an article via the New York Times about how GPS technology is making life easier for travelers and how the technology keeps getting better while prices continue to drop. GPS is making its way into the hands of the mainstream public as the technology used to build them gets cheaper.
“More and more young [...]
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