With everything you have to deal with on a daily basis?dropping the kids off at school, deadlines at work, getting the family fed?the last thing you want to think about is how to get from point A to point B. With the advent of personal GPS Navigation systems, the stress has been lifted. Like calculators before it, they are revolutionizing how we get things done and making life easier. It?s like having your own personal chauffer, except with a better driver: you. And best yet, you?ll never have to yell at your husband again for not asking for directions!
The leader in GPS navigation is Magellan. Recognized as an industry innovator, the company is the creator of the award-winning Magellan RoadMate? series portable car navigation systems, the Magellan eXplorist? outdoor handheld navigation devices, the Hertz NeverLost? car navigation system and ProMark?, the best-selling single frequency GPS survey product line on the market.? They have introduced two great new navigation Systems, The Magellan CrossoverGPS and The Magellan RoadMate 2200T. Both are very functional and will get to where you need to go with the greatest of ease, as well as help you find new and interesting restaurants, shops and more along the way.
The Magellan CrossoverGPS? ($549.99)
The Magellan CrossoverGPS is the first rugged, IPX4-waterproof, pocket-sized portable GPS device that delivers both in-car and outdoor navigation, making it ideal for a variety of activities including driving, off-roading, hiking, geocaching, boating, fishing and more.? This full-featured device has all the trimmings: a top-of-the-line SiRFstarIII GPS microcontroller chip, driving guidance with turn-by-turn voice, text and visual directions, color touch screen with 3-D birds-eye map view and even an MP3 player and picture viewer. It?s water resistant to IPX-4 standard and only weighs 8.5 ounces. On top of all that, it has a best-in-class battery life?up to 8 to 10 hours!
It?s ready to go straight out of the box. It already comes preloaded with topographic contour maps of the lower 48 states as well as full detailed street maps for the 50 United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. CrossoverGPS delivers voice-and text-prompted turn-by-turn driving directions on the road as well as point-to-point guidance to help users find their way where there are no streets. The outdoor navigation mode provides guidance using waypoints, routes, backtracking and more based on GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) of locations, such as the starting point and destination.
One of the greatest features is the searchable directory of nearly 2 million points of interest to easily find restaurants, ATMs and more. It also comes with Magellan?s signature SmartDetour? routing feature to help you get around freeway traffic and the SayWhere? text-to-speech program that delivers audible street names. And if you decide later that you want to add even more features, you can upgrade the device to include live traffic updates and rerouting services.
The Magellan RoadMate? 2200T ($449.99)
If you are looking for a great device, but don?t want to spend over $550 for it, then The Magellan RoadMate? 2200T is the perfect option. At $449.99,? the 2200T is the world’s first rugged, expandable, pocket-sized and advanced auto navigation system under $500.
It?s sleek, compact design features a simple and easy-to-use interface with an integrated antenna and battery. Like the Magellan CrossoverGPS?, its chock-full of features, including a top-of-the-line SiRFstarIII GPS microcontroller chip, GPS guidance with turn-by-turn voice, text and visual directions, a color touch screen with 3-D birds-eye map view and a MP3 player and picture viewer. It has full map coverage of the 50 United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, as well as the SayWhere text-to-speech software that delivers audible street names.
It also has a searchable directory of nearly 2 million points of interest to easily find restaurants, ATMs and more. You can also create route options and multi-destination routing with SmartDetour. If you would like to add on features later, it is upgradeable to add live traffic updates and outdoor navigation capabilities.
It weighs only 8.5 ounces, is water resistant to IPX-4 standard and has a best-in-class battery life up to 8 to 10 hours.
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