| If you are shopping for an auto GPS unit | | | | will find that there are several that will |
| there are several major brands that you will | | | | successfully aide you get from point a to |
| find, including: Garmin, TomTom and | | | | point b and also help you locate local |
| Magellan. Named as an industry leader, | | | | restaurants, shopping and gas stations. If |
| Magellan, the inventor of the award winning | | | | your budget is a bit larger, you may want to |
| Magellan RoadMate series car navigation | | | | look into a unit that offers all of the above |
| systems aims to please. One of the great | | | | plus voice activation as well as the |
| attributes of GPS car systems is that they | | | | capability to make hands free phone calls |
| have a vital feature of real time tracking. | | | | with your Bluetooth enabled phone. |
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| This feature allows the user to receive up to | | | | Most auto GPS units are relatively user |
| the minute traffic changes. This feature also | | | | friendly and offer simple touch screen |
| tracks speed and traffic patterns to give you | | | | access. After entering in your destination |
| an estimated time of arrival. Because of | | | | address, you are ready to go. Let your GPS |
| their compact nature, these units are quite | | | | unit do the rest. Most units offer voice |
| portable and can be easily moved from one car | | | | guidance, so you do not have to worry about |
| to the next. Magellan GPS tracking systems | | | | looking down at the screen and away from the |
| offer both functionality and portability. | | | | road. This feature tells you where to turn |
| | | | and when. Some units even give you the |
| When making the decision about which unit is | | | | street name for example, Turn left on Oak |
| best for you, consider that there are many | | | | Street in 300 feet. It takes away the |
| factors involved. Some factors to consider | | | | guessing and you can rest assured that you |
| are price, receiver, and screen quality. | | | | will never get lost when you have an auto GPS |
| Magellan offers several options to suit your | | | | unit by your side. |
| each and every need including: Magellan | | | | |
| Maestro, Magellan Crossover, and Magellan | | | | You may want to seriously assess your budget |
| Roadmate. Each of these product categories | | | | before shopping for an auto GPS unit. While |
| offer units that range from simple to more | | | | cheap systems may seem attractive at first, |
| complex. | | | | failure rates are higher. As is with most |
| | | | significant purchases, the more you spend, |
| If you are looking for a simple unit, you | | | | the more you will get. |