Measures 4.65 x 2.16 x 1.22-inch and weighs 187 grams, Magellan’s rugged and IPX waterproof’s Triton 300 GPS Navigation sports a 2.2-inch color QVGA (240×320) display, SiRF Star III receiver, a USB 1.1 interface, and a 10MB onboard storage pre-loaded with 48 contiguous U.S., Alaska, Canada, and worldwide geographic boundaries. Sorry, no SD card slot included, but that’s fine since the device would only set you back at $146 if you get it from Amazon. Yes, this one would be a great choice for those with low budget on their wallet.

Other features include compability with National Geographic TOPO maps, new Magellan VantagePoint content management software, 266Mhz processor, and keypad. This PND uses two AA batteries which could stand for up to 10 hours of usage! Wonderful!!

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Magellan is going to release a new Maestro Elite series GPS navigation, a “Maestro Elite 4350″. It features a 4.3-inch touchscreen display with OneTouch user interface, 3D landmarks, text-to-speech, Bluetooth connectivity, SD media card slot, and integrated FM transmitter. To provide you with an alternative route to avoid traffic jam, there’s a real-time Live Traffic Info, along with a historic traffic data for over 750,000 miles of roadway in the 48 contiguous United States, including average speeds for every hour of the day and day of the week. Furthermore, if you’re too busy with the road, you can still control the satnav, thanks to its voice commands and control functions.

Other features include a built-in AAA travel information, Titan GPS chipset, and a 2200mAh Li-Ion battery that can last up to 4 hours. No words on pricing at the moment.

Magellan showcased its new GPS navigation device, “Maestro Elite 4370″, during CES 2008 event. It sports a 4.3-inch display that is said to be the first true flat touch display, as well as a street-level text-to-speech function, and Bluetooth hands-free capability. The satnav is preloaded with maps of North America, Puerto Rico, and Mexico, along with over 6 million of POIs (points of interest).

Magellan Maestro Elite 4370 GPS is scheduled to hit the store in the first quarter of 2008. No words on pricing at the moment.

Magellan is going to release a whole new series of satellite navigation system named Maestro. The first three models under this series are the Maestro 4000, 4040, and 4050, which respectively costs $450, $600, and $800. Scheduled to hit the market in April, these GPS devices will feature a 4.3-inch touch screen display, a new streamlined user interface, and a SiRF Star III GPS receiver.

As for the differences between each of these three Maestro GPS Navigation Systems, here goes the list:

• 4000: Maps of continental U.S., no bluetooth, no traffic info, 1.6 million POI
• 4040: Maps of U.S. and Canada, Puerto Rico, bluetooth, optional traffic info, 4.5 million POI
• 4050: Maps of U.S. and Canada, Puerto Rico, bluetooth, traffic info included, 4.5 million POI

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Magellan has just announced the release of the new RoadMate 2250T GPS to the Europe market. Preloaded with maps of the entire Europe, the navigation system will be available in France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark as soon as December 1st of this year, follow by the rest of the continent in early 2007. Measures 12.5 x 8.5 x 2.6cm, the navigation system is equipped with a 3.5-inch colors display with touch screen user interface and 3D maps view, integrated antenna, and of course, a voice guidance with visual turn-by-turn. Furthermore, Magellan claimed that the RoadMate 2250T GPS is the world’s first rugged, IPX-4-waterproof car navigation system.

Along with the new 2250T model, Magellan also announced the availability of the previous model, 2200T, in Europe. The big brother wiil be retailed for less than €300 ($385), while the 2250T GPS is set to €350 ($450) at most.

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Magellan presented the CrossOverGPS during the 2006 SEMA event. Formerly known as 2500T Traveller, this green-colored navigation system boasts a IPX-4 waterproof case and superb outdoor capabilities. As the company mentioned on the press release, the GPS is preloaded with both street maps and topographic contour maps, thus guiding the users from door-to-door in a car – and from point-to-point where the road ends – so they can enjoy driving, off-roading, hiking, geocaching, boating, fishing and more.

Magellan CrossOverGPS Navigation Features

• Lightweight & rugged
• Real-time traffic updates (optional)
• Touch-screen menus
• Turn-by-turn voice and visual guidance
• Mark waypoints, save routes
• Optional regional MapSend® Topo1 topographic maps
• Optional MapSend BlueNavTM marine charts
• Optional MapSend Lakes charts
• Up to 8 hours battery life
• Music player, image viewer
• Multi-destination routing
• SmartDetour
• SayWhere text-to-speech

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