Review of Magellan RoadMate 360 2.9 Inch Portable GPS Navigator
The magellan roadmate 360 2.9 inch portable GPS navigator is the perfect automobile GPS device, packed with lots of GPS features to make a vehicle navigation seem easy. To get from one place to another, all you have to do is simply enter the address of the place by touching the screen.
You can select from up to 2 million points of interest. When you are done, the device will give you a turn by turn direction with friendly voice prompt, thereby making you to find your way across town easily. The magellan roadmate displays the direction in a 3D format having 3 guidance screens. With the voice prompt, there will be no need to glance at the screen and you can keep your eyes on the road especially when on a busy road. The point of interest stores important locations or favourite places for you, which are not just limited to hotels, resturants, gas stations but also includes ski resorts, grocery stores, amusement parks, parking garages, golf courses, and museums.
The magellan roadmate 360 comes with the magellan’s TrueFix technology which gives accurate data within three meters. The TrueFix technology can track up to 12 satellite GPS and it’s also WAAS (wide-area augmentation satellites) enabled. Therefore, it can track 2 WAAS to get the accurate position in a map. With this device, you will always know where you are and can never get lost. You don’t need to be an expert GPS navigator to make use of this device, as it has a 2.9 x 2.2 inch with a high resolution TFT full coloured LCD display. The TrueFix display ishows direction in 3 guidance screen with detailed data of actual layout of the roads, turns and information on maneuvers, super-bright easy-to-read zoomable icons, and high resolution map views. There’s also a maneuver list that tells you where and when there’s a turn.
The magellan roadmate 360 comes with a trip planner which makes navigating multiple destination very easy. You can also pre-program your trips and the device to help you create the easiest route to your destination. This saves you the time of re-entering a destination point at every stop. It can offer you other different ways of navigating, like providing you with the shortest route by choosing the path with the smallest freeways or toll roads or routes with most freeways. If there is a problem with any of the routes, the device will calculate new route for you.
The best thing about magellan roadmate 360 is that is easy to use, and any lay man can operate the device. You don’t need be an expert, and this is the same for installation. All you need to do is mount the roadmate 360 on the windshield, plug in the power cable and you’re set to go. No more additional wiring required and you can move it from one vehicle to another, even in a rental car. It comes with an automatic turn which turns on the device when you start the car, allowing you to fully concentrate on your driving.
In addition to all the features of the magellan roadmate 360, it comes with other extra features like an address book where you can record up to 200 point of interest per use whether it’s a business or personal destination, a quick spell technology which gives you matches for that particular street or city by just typing the first letter of the destination. The magellan roadmate 360 is portable with just a mere size of 6.2 x 3.1 x 1.2 inches (WxHxD). This device plus all its features is certainly one of the best automoblie GPS navigators available in the market. You can get this device cheaper from online sites like amazon.com, and ebay.com.
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