Magellan has extended their ongoing partnership with National Geographic, bringing USGS raster topo imagery to the eXplorist line. Just like Garmin’s BirdsEye Topo, this will be a subscription option running $29.99 per year. read more
Magellan eXplorist line gets USGS topos via National Geographic
May 8, 2012 By 4 Comments
Topo.com goes away, takes SuperQuads with it
January 30, 2012 By 6 Comments
Late last week I received an email from National Geographic Maps, informing me that their Topo.com website would be discontinued in 30 days, as they transtion to a new partnership with AllTrails.com. The National Geographic Topo
Magellan eXplorist 110 announced
January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Magellan has quietly rolled out a new entry level handheld, the eXplorist 110. The 110 appears very similar to the eXplorist 310 we reviewed last year, except that the new model doesn’t allow you to load additional maps and has no expandable memory. Still, with that great preloaded world map found on the new Magellan handhelds, that’s not a huge drawback.
Magellan Switch and Switch Up announced
January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you’ve been paying much attention to GPS market segments, you already know that fitness is the hottest and fastest growing category. That’s why TomTom, Motorola and today Magellan, have jumped in with both feet, smack into a market dominated by Garmin, which has a huge lead. As we surmised way back in October, Magellan is introducing their own sportswatch – actually two of them – the Magellan Switch and Switch Up.
Magellan entering fitness market with Switch UP
October 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Magellan appears poised to tackle the fitness market with the Switch UP, which looks to be a cycling unit with multi-sport aspirations. It is ANT+ enabled to interface with heart rate rate monitors, cadence and power inputs. No word on an introduction date, but I’d say there’s a good chance we’ll see it on the market for the holidays.
Magellan eXplorist and Triton lines get aerial imagery
August 5, 2011 By 2 Comments
Magellan has rolled out a new aerial imagery subscription program for their eXplorist and Triton lines. Like the DeLorme and Garmin services, this one will utilize DigitalGlobe imagery and runs $29.99 per year.
Navionics marine charts heading to Magellan eXplorist handhelds
June 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
Magellan has announced a new partnership with Navionics, allowing Magellan eXplorist 510, 610 and 710 owners to load marine, lake and fishing charts to their devices. That’s about all this landlubber has to say on the subject, but you can hit the jump for the full news release. read more
Magellan eXplorist 310 review
May 4, 2011 By 3 Comments
The Magellan eXplorist 310
Magellan eXplorist PRO 10
April 14, 2011 By 9 Comments
A little over two years ago, MiTAC purchased the consumer products division of the old Magellan Navigation company. The latter went on to become known as Ashtech, continuing to sell professional grade GPS receivers under the MobileMapper brand. I don’t know if there was a two-year non-compete clause or if that doesn’t apply in this case, but MiTAC’s Magellan GPS is back in the game as of today, announcing the Magellan eXplorist PRO 10.
Magellan eXplorist 710 review
January 25, 2011 By 25 Comments
Magellan reinvents the handheld GPS interface
The Magellan eXplorist 710
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