I just got an email saying that Magellan will announce a new line of handheld GPS units at the Outdoor Retailer trade show early next month. The wording makes it sound like they may be introducing a successor to their eXplorist ine. Magellan will introduce the units at Outdoor Retailer’s Open Air Demo on August 7 and 8.
They also say they "will announce partnerships that will change the landscape of the handheld GPS category." Marketing hyperbole? Probably, but time will tell. I’ll be posting more on this as it unfolds.
Here’s a link to the Outdoor Retailer website, but I’ll warn you — it crashes Firefox on my computer.
UPDATE: Read my Magellan Triton 1500 review.
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New Magellan Handhelds on their Way?
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