Hands on review of the Magellan RoadMate 5230T-LM
The Magellan RoadMate 5230T-LM
Archives for 2012
Magellan RoadMate 5230T-LM review
August 20, 2012 By 12 Comments
Magellan tackles fleet management
August 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
One of the few chances PND manufacturers have of surviving these days to is diversify into the ever-expanding niche of opportunities that GPS continues to bring. Fleet management has long been the domain of small companies, but just like Garmin and TomTom before them, Magellan is now jumping into the game too. read more
Garmin nuvi 3550LM
August 16, 2012 By 4 Comments
The Garmin nuvi 3550LM is one of the company’s new top of the line auto navigation units. As part of their Prestige series, this model basically offers the same feature set as the nuvi 3450LM, but with a larger 5″ screen. Which means you get a bevy of customization options, the new Exit Services feature and a large glass capacitive touchscreen.
Garmin refreshes motorcycle line with zumo 660LM and 665LM
August 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
In addition to the new zumo 350LM, Garmin has made a few other changes to their motorcycle-friendly lineup, adding lifetime maps to a couple of units – the zumo 660LM and 665LM
, while discontinuing the original 660 and 665, along with the zumo 550.
Munzee – A scavenger hunt for your smartphone
August 8, 2012 By 1 Comment
It seems every time you look there’s a new geolocation game on the market. Some of these are little more than thinly veiled behaviour tracking vehicles fighting for a place in an already crowded segment of the app market, but some of them are genuinely fun games offering something a little different. Munzee is one of the fun ones, sitting somewhere between traditional geocaching and smartphone based location-based games such as Foursquare. read more
New Magellan RoadMates bring safe texting and portrait mode
August 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Magellan has annouced five new RoadMates featuring Landmark Guidance, portrait mode and, in the two Bluetooth models, safe texting. This feature, highlighted in the video above, “enables drivers to quickly and safely respond to a call with a pre-written text message. The driver may select from a text message to inform the caller that they are driving and will call them later or a text that will include the vehicle’s present location and estimated time of arrival to their destination.” read more
Best selling GPS for July 2012
August 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s that time again — the first of the month, when we look back on our readers’ favorite auto and handheld GPS. The rankings below are based on the number of units sold on GPS Tracklog and our sister site, GPS Deals, through our various partners like Amazon and REI. And we have two new units topping the charts this month, the Garmin nuvi 50LM and the eTrex 20. On to the charts…
Magellan eXplorist TOPO editions announced
July 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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
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
