MacNN | Magellan News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Magellan, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Magellan launches iPhone GPS app, announces car kit http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/car.kit.to.support.ipod.touch/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/magellaniphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />GPS maker Magellan has launched a new iPhone GPS application, RoadMate 2010. Like most such apps, the software provides turn-by-turn navigation, with features like bookmarks, lane guidance and spoken navigation cues. Aspects separating RoadMate include a pedestrian mode, and an associated "find your car" option, which marks a parking place for later return.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/17/car.kit.to.support.ipod.touch/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT Best Buy's Black Friday deals revealed http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/best.buy.thanksgiving.sale.flyer.leaked/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/bestbuyin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The flyer for Best Buy's Black Friday/Thanksgiving sale has been leaked on the Internet ahead of its official release thanks to a copy posted today. Among the 'doorbusters' are a $300 PS3 bundle that includes two games, while an Xbox 360 bundle with six games will carry the same sticker price. Another front-page deal involves a 46-inch, 120Hz LED-backlit Samsung HDTV with free home delivery, hook-... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/13/best.buy.thanksgiving.sale.flyer.leaked/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:05:00 GMT Magellan SE4 navigator shows up at Best Buy http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/budget.priced.magellan.se4.now.shipping/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/magellanse4intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new Magellan GPS model, the SE4, is now available at Best Buy. The budget-priced SE4 has a 4.3-inch touchscreen and contains Navteq map data for 48 contiguous US states, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The spoken turn-by-turn directions can guide users to one of the preloaded six million points of interest, and the device has the ability to route to multiple destinations.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/29/budget.priced.magellan.se4.now.shipping/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:05:00 GMT Magellan rolls 7-inch RoadMate 1700 GPS navigator http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/magellan.roadmate.1700.official/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/magellanroadmate1700.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Magellan gave its navigation units a new crowning model today in the RoadMate 1700. The GPS mapping device is one of the largest in the US and has a 7-inch, 800x480 display that's both easier to read from a distance and which provides more information onscreen. A video input jack helps exploit the extra size as an external display for a portable media player.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/17/magellan.roadmate.1700.official/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT Magellan leak shows RoadMate with 7" touchscreen http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/large.roadmate.gps/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/1700sml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Product pages for an unannounced Magellan GPS, the RoadMate 1700, have leaked on several online retailers such as Tiger GPS. The 1700 matches many of the same features as the rest of the RoadMate series, but adds a larger 7-inch display. Otherwise, the GPS offers a AAA TourBook, 6 million points of interest, text-to-speech and multiple-point routing.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/large.roadmate.gps/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:15:00 GMT Magellan bows new-design Maestro 4700 GPS http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/magellan.maestro.4700/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/magellanmaestro4700.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Magellan this morning officially unveiled its first significantly redesigned GPS unit in recent years. As seen at the FCC, the Maestro 4700 is significantly slimmer than most other models even with its larger 4.7-inch touchscreen. It's also Magellan's most advanced with 3D landscapes, Bluetooth calling and predictive traffic alerts that offers to reroute based on usual road congestion patterns.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/06/magellan.maestro.4700/ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:25:00 GMT Magellan RoadMate 1475T brings free traffic http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/09/magellan.roadmate.1475t/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/magellan14701.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Magellan today produced a quick but important hardware revision for its RoadMate line. The 1475T improves on the earlier 1470 with free traffic updates that help re-route drivers around congestion. Magellan's approach is ad-supported rather than subsidized and helps keep the GPS device's price down.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/09/magellan.roadmate.1475t/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:05:00 GMT Magellan Maestro 4700 passes FCC testing http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/22/maestro.4700.passes.fcc/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/maestro4700intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Portable GPS system maker Magellan is likely to soon release its latest Maestro-series navigation device, the 4700, as it has just been spotted and passed tests at the FCC. Hard specs are still unofficial, but the user's manual (PDF) reveals it has a microSD memory card slot for adding multimedia content and a USB connection for charging and connecting to computers. The touchscreen is expected to ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/22/maestro.4700.passes.fcc/ Fri, 22 May 2009 16:15:00 GMT DealNN: $148 RoadMate 1430, $2 Bluetooth headset http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/08/dealnn.148.roadmate.1430/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/dealnn/_img/dnn.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Today's featured DealNN deal is on the Magellan RoadMate 1430 4.3-inch portable navigation system. It is regularly priced at $299.99, but for today only 6ave.com has reduced the price to $148 with FREE shipping. The RoadMate has a 4.3-inch color touchscreen display, turn-by-turn navigation, LIVE traffic capability, 6 million Points of Interest, text-to speech and more.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/08/dealnn.148.roadmate.1430/ Fri, 08 May 2009 16:25:00 GMT Magellan updates features of 3 RoadMate units http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/06/magellan.updates.roadmates/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0904/magellan14701.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Portable GPS unit maker Magellan at the CTIA show last week quietly showed off three new RoadMate devices with new features that were carried over from the flagship Maestro series. One of them, the 4.7-inch Magellan RoadMate 1470, is already available for purchase online at Amazon. This particular unit includes the company's OneTouch interface that provides shortcuts to favorite features and allo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/06/magellan.updates.roadmates/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:10:00 GMT