Magellan RoadMate 3065 review
Hands on review of the Magellan RoadMate 3065
The Magellan RoadMate 3065 is a newly (spring 2010) introduced unit with a 4.7” screen, lifetime traffic, Bluetooth for hands free calling, and an innovative “Traffic Wakeup” feature that downloads traffic data ahead of your daily commute.
Magellan rolls out spring lineup
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Magellan Roadmate 3065
Magellan has quietly rolled out ten new RoadMate navigators, including some models bundled with one-time or lifetime map updates. A few are already available at Amazon. Magellan has been steadily improving their interface with recent models, so I’m looking forward to testing at least one [...]
Magellan RoadMate 3065 grabs traffic info while you shave
Thanks to the FCC, we’ve got a sneak preview of the Magellan RoadMate 3065 Commuter Edition. It’s got lots of goodies that you would would expect like Bluetooth, but the novel feature is that it grabs traffic data before you ever hit the road. The manual describes this "Traffic Wakeup" feature:
In many cases, traffic [...]
Magellan RoadMate 1700
The Magellan RoadMate 1700 sports one of the largest screens available of any after-market navigation device — a whopping seven inches! Clearly aimed at truck and RV drivers, the 1700 also offers lane assist and multi-destination routing.
Truckin’ with Magellan
Magellan has apparently swung a deal with ALK Technologies, makers of a couple of truck navigation products, PCMiler and CoPilot Truck. These have previously only been available for laptops and some cell phones, but the CoPilot Truck navigation software can now be ported to the Magellan RoadMate 1470 and the seven-inch RoadMate 1700.
This gives [...]
Magellan SE4 Best Buy exclusive and Black Friday special?
UPDATE: The Magellan SE4 product page has now been posted.
A new auto navigator has shown up on BestBuy.com, the Magellan SE4 GPS. I’ve confirmed that this is a BestBuy exclusive, so don’t expect to see it anywhere else, at least not for awhile.
The SE4 comes with pre-loaded maps of the entire U.S.except Alaska, 6 [...]
Magellan RoadMate 1440
The Magellan RoadMate 1440 is one of several models introduced by the company in the spring of 2009. This 4.3” touch-screen navigator offers Magellan’s OneTouch interface, AAA TourBook, Highway Lane Assist, exit POIs and multi-destination routing.
Magellan RoadMate 1220
The Magellan RoadMate 1220 is one of several new Magellan units introduced in the spring of 2009. It has a 3.5” touchscreen and comes with pre-loaded maps of the entire U.S., with the exception of Alaska.
Magellan Maestro 4370
The Magellan Maestro 4370 has a 4.3” screen, Bluetooth for hands-free cell phone use, lane guidance, 3D landmarks and AAA TourBook. It comes with preloaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, six million POIs and text-to-speech, so you’ll hear "approaching right turn, Maple Street" instead of just "approaching right turn."
Magellan Maestro 4700
The Magellan Maestro 4700 has a 4.7 inch touchscreen, voice commands, Bluetooth for hands-free cell phone use, lane guidance, 3D landmarks and AAA TourBook. In other words, it’s loaded.
