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Magellan Trips Out the RoadMate 1475T

Magellan Trips Out the RoadMate 1475T

GPS maker Magellan has announced its new RaodMate 1475T GPS, sliding in at the top end of its RoadMate GPS series. The 1475T offers a new 4.3-inch WQVGA anti-glare touchscreen display, a new slim design, and subscription-free real-time traffic alerts to help drivers get where they’re going with a minimum of gridlock.

"Magellan is committed to providing navigation solutions that provide the best possible experience to consumers," said Magellan’s senior director of product marketing Mike Wagner, in a statement. "The new Magellan RoadMate 1475T takes that commitment to the next level by offering users an enhanced ease-of-use and convenience with premium features like the built-in traffic link and the exclusive OneTouch user interface."

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The 1475T’c features Magellan’s OneTouch menu system that puts favorite features and pre-configured addresses just one selection away from the home screen; the 1475T also offers searchable AAA TourBook listings for things like AAA-rated restaurants and lodgings, campgrounds, events, and tourist attractions. The unit also includes highway exist points-of-interest (things like gas stations, eateries, and hotels), spoken street name guidance, multi-destination routing with route optimization, and Navteq maps of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The RoadMate 1475T is available now at a suggested price of $299.

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