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Magellan's GPS Mapping Springboard Module Now Available for Handspring Visor
URL(s): Magellan
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--Jan. 30, 2001-- Magellan Corporation, a
leading developer of satellite navigation information devices and maker of the
first handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, announced today
availability of the new GPS Companion(TM), a mapping and navigation
Springboard(TM) module for Handspring(TM) Visor(TM) handheld computers. GPS
Companion software provides detailed, street-level maps using the
award-winning MarcoSoft(TM) Quo Vadis(TM) mapping platform as well as
navigation information such as waypoint and route management capabilities, a
digital compass, an analog speedometer and more. Handspring Visor customers
can purchase Magellan's GPS Companion at http://www.palmgear.com and most other
leading retailers.
"We've combined the best Palm(TM) OS(R) mapping software with Magellan's
advanced GPS technology to develop the most versatile and useful navigation
information capabilities available for the Handspring Visor -- and the
response from potential customers has been phenomenal," said Steve Schneider,
vice president of worldwide sales and marketing for Magellan Consumer
Products. "For business, recreation or travel use, GPS Companion provides
fast and easy access to mapping and navigation information to help users find
their way in unfamiliar places."
"MarcoSoft is pleased to partner with such a reliable, well known GPS
manufacturer to create a module that meets Handspring's philosophy for
practical and simple-to-use products," said Tino Frigino, MarcoSoft's vice
president of Marketing and Sales. "That's what people want and that's what
we've delivered. We've designed the MAP Companion software to provide
information so fast and compact that you can have several metropolitan area
maps in your pocket at one time."
The MAP Companion software provides access to multiple street maps with
exceptional detail of the entire United States, while the NAV Companion
software provides navigation information such as position coordinates,
heading, bearing, speed, distance to go, estimated time of arrival and more.
Visor users can test a free version of NAV Companion at http://www.magellangps.com.
GPS Companion's versatile design and standard interface also offer users the
flexibility of interchanging compatible third party Palm OS mapping software
applications.
GPS Companion allows users to see their position on a map, scroll through
maps with the stylus, track their course, create and save waypoints and routes
and beam saved data to other Handspring Visor handhelds. It features
convenient pull-down menus, a multi-level zoom function and a "Find" function
to quickly locate streets and intersections. The directional "You Are Here"
icon steers the user to their destination while the map automatically scrolls
during travel. GPS Companion also provides preloaded landmark icons that
indicate many major airports, hospitals, shopping centers, golf courses and
more.
Compatible with Handspring Visor, Visor Prism, Visor Deluxe and Visor
Platinum handhelds, which must be purchased separately, the GPS Companion for
the Handspring Visor boxed set includes the GPS receiver, two AAA batteries
and a CD-ROM containing MAP Companion (grayscale and color) street-mapping
software and NAV Companion navigation software. Optional accessories include
a canvas carrying case, a vehicle mounting bracket and a 12V power cable for
extended in-vehicle use. (For safety reasons, the driver should not use this
device in a vehicle while in motion to assist the driver to navigate.)
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