Magellan might be conscious of the pulse of the GPS market as much as any one else, if not more. Their adventures or innovations affirm this fact to the hilt. ‘No pressures of being a market leader, we are out to live up to our name', seems their slogan.

Adventure renamed under Magellan brand name

The eXplorist series models cannot give a better definition for these devices are exclusively for the rugged and the toughest. Magellan eXplorist 500 Pedestrian GPS Navigator is the latest one from that line of adventure. Not necessarily, a car mounted type it has proved handy for the pedestrian adventurers as well as motorcyclists.

Navigate in vivid colour

The feature most highlighted by the Magellan Navigator. Position display done in 16-colour. That says one can watch his premises live in colour. An awesome thing accompanied by a backlight glow in amber gloss. On screen, options further divided into four such as Compass, Map, Locator and Satellite modes, to make things easier for the user.

Maps with Points of Interest

Built-in European basemap features important roads, waterways, tourist spots along with a range of points of interest like hotels, filling stations, service stations etc.

Ruggedly Built for the Rugged

Tough casing designed of impact resistant resin, further protected by rubber armour that also provides waterproofing. The casing, well designed to resist the extremities of nature confronted by an adventurer.

Navigation features

A spectrum of smart navigational features awaits the daring.

• High-speed USB Data port
• True fix technology for accuracy that is reliable to the maximum within 3 metres
• Fourteen parallel channel tracking
• The distances between various geographical points can be calculated in a jiffy with the area calculator device
• Elevation changes of accessed or prone to access areas presented graphically with the help of a programme called Vertical Profile
• Built-in antenna enables enhanced reception
• Joystick enables easy scrolling

Languages

MAGELLAN eXplorist 500 Portable GPS System is compatible to English, Spanish, French, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Finnish, Norwegian and Dutch.

Other Key Features

• File system made simple for the user to interact.
• Turn by turn routing enabled MapSend topographic maps as additional option through SD Cards.
• A PC application called Geo cache Manager, to download coordinates from the web.

Battery

Li-ion rechargeable battery (1300 MAH), enables 17 hours of uninterrupted use.

Conclusion

Obviously, Magellan has a penchant for adventure. MAGELLAN eXplorist 500 Satellite Navigation System forebodes a good time ahead for the hikers. Let the next watchword for the GPS market be adventure and Magellan, be the trailblazer. Was there an explorer by this name in the historical past?