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Magellan was founded in 1986. It is the consumer products brand of Thales Navigation. In 2001 Magellan Corporation was acquired by Thales which is an electronics company with a strong foothold in defense, aerospace and information technology. Today Magellan is known for its innovative products. Despites the success achieved by it, the company continues to upgrade its products and come up with new ideas all the time. Magellan enjoys the position of being one of the leaders in manufacturing GPS devices and guidance equipment.
Magellan became Magellan Corporation after the merger with Ashtech in 1997. Ashtech is also a known name in professional GPS category. With this merger, Magellan introduced a wide range of GPS products. Among its various products, Magellan eXplorist XL Europe series created for Europeans has gained a lot of popularity. This device has 30 MB internal memory. It also has the feature of unlimited memory using secure digital cards for downloading. The device has a large color screen in a GPS handheld which is rugged. It also has an extra large color backlit display. Magellan RoadMate series is another device which was launched for the Europeans. It is an excellent navigation device. The device has full color touch screen, which has detailed maps of European countries, and 3D bird's eye map view. All these features make it a good device for navigation .There's also a music player which is built in and a photo viewer. Magellan developed Magellan eXplorist series for North America. The device has unlimited memory using optional secure digital cards. It has a large color screen and a color backlit display. The device also has some other features. Some of the devices in this series have electronic 2-axis compass, barometer, thermometer, built-in Geocaching application, built in maps and barometric pressure altimeter. The device can thus be used for so many other things. It has a high-speed USB data port which quickly downloads data or map. Magellan has tried to make navigation easier by providing detailed maps from Mapsend. These maps help the people in navigation by providing detailed information about an area. There's also a Meridian series by Magellan. These devices have full color display, 16 MB built-in maps. It also has an unlimited memory and waterproof GPS receiver. To make its customers happy, Magellan has a high quality customer service team. The company has made a niche for itself in the GPS market in a very short span of time. Its products are a huge hit across Europe and USA.
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