Magellan RoadMate 1700
February 17, 2010 by Rich Owings
Filed under Auto, GPS Reviews, Magellan, Magellan auto GPS
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
December 11, 2009 by Rich Owings
Filed under Auto, Magellan, Magellan auto GPS, The business of GPS
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 [...]
Seven inch Magellan RoadMate 1700 announced
September 17, 2009 by Rich Owings
Filed under Auto, Magellan, Magellan auto GPS
UPDATE: I’ve posted a Magellan RoadMate 1700 page with links to hands-on reviews
Magellan made it official today – they are introducing a seven inch model, the RoadMate 1700. There’s really not a whole lot else new here, other than a video-in jack.
All the major auto GPS manufacturers are moving towards big-screen units, typically five or [...]
