January 05, 2008

Magellan Maestro Elite features two-way connectivity

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AP is reporting that the Magellan Maestro Elite 5340+GPRS will be announced at CES next week.  The unit will reportedly feature two-way connectivity, ala Dash Navigation, allowing users to search Google Local from the road. The reported price is $1299 with a yet to be disclosed monthly fee, with availability slated for March.

There is no mention of traffic being reported via anonymous cell phone data. Even if there were, I can't see why anyone would pay so much more for this unit than a Dash Express.

Via CBS5.com.

Jan 5, 2008 12:14:59 PM | Hardware, Magellan

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