Archive for November, 2006

Magellan Meridian 16 MB GPS with 16-Color LCD Display

Sunday, November 12th, 2006

Magellan Meridian 16 MB GPS with 16-Color LCD Display

Lowest Price: $200.00

Early Adopters Pick: January 2003. The first handheld GPS unit with a full-color screen.

The Magellan Meridian Color is the first handheld GPS receiver to feature a full-color screen. Find your way with superior tracking and accuracy to within three meters, a built-in mapping database, and a high-color, high-contrast, backlit, 120 x 160 pixel display. The Meridian Color finds your location by tracking up to 12 GPS satellites simultaneously, and is also assisted by the U.S. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), so it’s accurate to within three meters or better.

The Meridian Color is ruggedly constructed and is waterproof, so you can take it anywhere, whether you’re navigating the streets or hitting the trails. It features nine customizable graphic navigation displays including a map, compass, and speedometer, and text readouts that show heading, bearing, speed, direction, ETA, and more. You can choose from 12 built-in coordinate systems and 76 datums including latitude/longitude, the Universal Transverse Mercator grid, and the Military Grid Reference System.

The Meridian Color features 16 MB of built-in maps of North America–including interstates, highways, major roads, waterways, cities, airports, and more–that you can also expand by downloading onto an optional Secure Digital memory card (not included). You can store up to 20 routes, 500 waypoints, and 2,000 track points, and the Save Track-to-Route feature allows you to convert complicated track files into easy-to-follow routes. Magellan MapSend software, available separately, lets you save hundreds of routes to your PC.

Other features include NorthFinder technology, which shows your direction even when standing still; sun and moon positions, which shows you when the sun will rise and set and the phase of the moon; a fish and game calculator, which shows you when the fish are likely to be biting in any location; and satellite status, which monitors the GPS satellites in view and gets information about their status.

Magellan Meridian PC Cable

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

Magellan Meridian PC Cable

Lowest Price: $17.57

  • PC connects Meridian receiver to a laptop or PC for data transfer
  • Magellan Sportrak Topographic 16 MB GPS with Waterproof Exterior

    Monday, November 6th, 2006

    Magellan Sportrak Topographic 16 MB GPS with Waterproof Exterior

    Lowest Price: $289.99

    A powerful navigation tool, the Magellan Sportrak Topo offers a built-in 108 MB nationwide topographic map database. This 12-channel GPS receiver is also WAAS-enabled for 3-meter accuracy–even in difficult environments such as mountains or dense foliage. The Sportrak Topo also include a 16 MB memory for additional map and points of interest downloads from Magellan MapSend CD-ROMs.

    The pocket-sized, lightweight, rugged Sportrak Topo is a great choice for hunters, hikers, mountain bikers, freshwater fishermen, off-road enthusiasts and other outdoor adventurers. The 108 MB built-in topography database–derived from the U.S. Government Digital Elevation Model (DEM)–features contouring and elevation, as well as highways, major roads, waterways and coastlines. The SporTrak Topo uses WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) and the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) to provide excellent GPS accuracy and reliability, tracking up to 12 satellites to locate your position to within 3 meters,

    Nine customizable graphic navigation screens include a map, compass and speedometer with text readouts of heading, bearing, speed, direction, ETA, and more. Choose from 12 built-in coordinate systems and 76 datums including Latitude/Longitude, Universal Transverse Mercator, and Military Grid Reference System.

    Other features include:

    • Store up to 20 routes, 500 waypoints and 2,000 track-points.
    • The Save Track-to-Route feature allows you to convert complicated track files into easy-to-follow routes. Save hundreds of routes by transferring them to a PC using optional Magellan MapSend software.
    • NorthFinder technology shows the direction even when standing still.
    • Large, high-contrast, backlit display.
    • Monitor the GPS satellites in view and get information about their status.
    • Rubber armored, impact resistant plastic.
    • Waterproof (IEC-529 IPX7 specifications) and floatable.
    • Language support for English, French, German, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Dutch.

    What is WAAS?
    GPS receivers have an accuracy of about 15 meters, but you can get to as close as 3 meters with a WAAS-enabled receiver. WAAS stands for Wide Area Augmentation System, which is a network of satellites and ground stations (in North America) that were designed to improve the accuracy and ensure the integrity of information coming from GPS satellites. Originally implemented by the FAA for aviation use, WAAS is particularly useful for serious outdoors enthusiasts as well as for precise in-city navigation.

    Power and Size
    It is powered by 2 AA batteries (included) that provide up to 14 hours of continuous use. It measures 5.6 x 2.2 x 1.2 inches and weighs 6.1 ounces.

    What’s In The Box
    This package contains the Magellan SporTrak Pro Topo GPS receiver, PC cable, user manual (English & French), MapSend Topo CD-ROM, and 2 AA batteries.

    Magellan External Power Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter

    Friday, November 3rd, 2006

    Magellan External Power Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter

    Lowest Price: $12.43

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