Magellan has announced eXplorist 310 and 510 Topo Editions (the latter is pictured above), which will come bundled with a one-year subscription to National Geographic TOPO, offering 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale USGS-based topos. According to the news release, you will also be able to “view a unique collection of road and trail data that shows a complete network of back roads and trails on a national scale.” read more
Archives for July 2012
Magellan eXplorist TOPO editions announced
July 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Garmin Alpha 100 dog tracking and training system
July 31, 2012 By 25 Comments
Garmin has announced the Alpha 100 dog tracking and training system, the first product to integrate Tri-Tronics technology since their acquisition of that company. The Alpha utilizes a new form factor we haven’t seen in Garmin handhelds before, comes with preloaded 100K scale topo maps, and is compatible with other mapping products such as BirdsEye imagery. read more
Magellan Switch and Switch Up review
July 30, 2012 By 7 Comments
Hands on review of the Magellan Switch series
The Magellan Switch and Switch Up
iNavX Marine Navigation for iOS review
July 30, 2012 By 3 Comments
Hands on Review of iNavX Marine Navigation for iOS
The iNavX marine charting app is targeted for recreational boaters. This app allows navigation using NOAA raster charts and a few other proprietary vector and raster chart formats. Users can create waypoints & routes and also record tracks. read more
A (shaky) first look at Landmark Guidance
July 26, 2012 By 6 Comments
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Magellan RoadMate 5230T-LM with Landmark Guidance.
I’ve been testing the Magellan Roadmate 5230T-LM for the last few weeks, which (AFAIK) is the first navigator in the US to feature Landmark Guidance. Basically, in addition to using street names for guidance, it will tell you to turn at “landmarks” like a McDonalds or a Chevron station. You can see and hear it in action in the admittedly shaky video above. Apparently I need a camera with image stabilization, although the main point in this video is the audio. read more
Auto GPS FAQs
July 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a list of posts covering a wide range of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about auto GPS receivers: read more
Handheld GPS FAQs
July 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a list of posts covering a wide range of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about handheld GPS receivers: read more
Garmin Adventures: A sneak peek
July 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
Garmin Adventures hasn’t been officially announced to the general public yet, but there’s enough information available to give you a good peek at what’s coming. Basically, it seems to be a social/outdoor adventure sharing website, that integrates with BaseCamp, allowing you to download “adventures” to your Garmin (see screenshots below). read more
Garmin BaseCamp app coming to smartphones
July 11, 2012 By 21 Comments
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the Garmin fenix.
I don’t know how I missed this little tidbit in yesterday’s Garmin fenix announcement:
A Basecamp mobile app allows users to transfer waypoints and tracklogs to view them on a more detailed map and larger screen of select smartphones.
Magellan eXplorist 510 Marine Edition announced
July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Looks like Magellan is trying to carve out a new niche with boaters. Following Monday’s announcement of two Angler editions of the eXplorist line, they’ve now announced the Magellan eXplorist 510 Marine Edition, which includes U.S. coastal coverage up to two miles offshore, with data on 5-foot contours, tides, currents, wrecks, port plans, marsh areas, and marine services. And just in case you spend time both offshore and on inland waters, 12,000 US lakes are charted for you too.
