Thursday, September 2, 2010

Magellan eXplorist 510, 610 and 710 unleashed

July 15, 2010 by Rich Owings  

UPDATE: Here’s some screenshots and a discussion of capabilities and accepted map formats.
As expected following the success of the Magellan eXplorist GC, the company today announced several new additions to their updated handheld platform: the Magellan eXplorist 510, 610 and 710.

Magellan eXplorist GC review

March 29, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Hands on with the Magellan eXplorist GC
The Magellan eXplorist GC is a new introduction designed to do one thing well – geocache! It has a 2.2” color (non-touch) screen, 18 hour (rated) battery life and a highly detailed  worldwide basemap. And while it isn’t designed for backcountry navigation, it can accommodate 500 waypoints and a [...]

Magellan eXplorist GC first looks

March 22, 2010 by Rich Owings  

UPDATE: I’ve posted my hands-on review of the Magellan eXplorist GC.
Magellan is announcing a new handheld today – the eXplorist GC, which is designed specifically for geocaching. I’ll have a full review up soon but I wanted to go ahead and give you a sneak peek.
The eXplorist GC is set up for full paperless caching, [...]

Magellan rolls out new firmware for Triton series

July 21, 2009 by Rich Owings  

Magellan announced new firmware today for their Triton series, and a new version of VantagePoint as well. It looks like their acquisition by MiTAC has infused the company with some much needed energy. I’ve been very impressed with the improvements made to their latest auto units and have been hoping they would ramp things [...]

Magellan Triton custom maps

October 12, 2008 by Rich Owings  

There’s been a lot of progress recently on making custom maps for the Magellan Triton series. For any of you with these handhelds, here are some resources to check out…

Aerial imagery on a Magellan Triton

July 9, 2008 by Rich Owings  

It’s now possible to add aerial imagery to most of the Magellan Triton line, thanks to National Geographic’s new TOPO! Explorer application. You can download a "SuperQuad" that includes aerial imagery and a 1:24,000 scale USGS topo map for a dollar at their Map Store.

Screen visibility problems on the new generation of handhelds

January 29, 2008 by Rich Owings  

UPDATE: Screen visibility took a major leap forward recently with the Garmin Oregon 450, and it appears that later production runs of the 550 series now include the improved screen.

The new Garmin Colorado and Magellan Triton series (and now the Garmin Oregon too) have higher resolution screens than anything we’ve seen before in handheld GPS [...]

Tritons pulled from REI

January 24, 2008 by Rich Owings  

Magellan Triton handhelds have disappeared from REI stores and from the REI.com website. The problematic units were pulled, depending on who you ask, at REI’s request or as a result of a Magellan recall. Since other sites are still selling them, I’m betting REI leaned on Magellan to take them back. This post on the [...]

Magellan Triton 1500 review

January 24, 2008 by Rich Owings  

The Magellan Triton 1500 is one of a new series of handheld GPS receivers from Magellan that can display USGS topo maps (raster imagery) from National Geographic. I’ve had the unit for over six weeks now and have put it through its paces.

Magellan Triton 1500 – First impressions

December 17, 2007 by Rich Owings  

UPDATE: Read my Magellan Triton 1500 review.
I’ve had a few days to try my new Magellan Triton 1500 and have decided to post some initial impressions, since a full review isn’t likely till after the holidays.
Cable snafu
After a stumbling introduction, Magellan seems to be going the extra mile to assist folks who received units without [...]

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