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Magellan Maestro 4350
Overview of Features:
The
Magellan Maestro Elite 4350 delivers a superior navigation experience in
an elegant, ultra-thin design, plus a highly intuitive user interface,
3D landmarks and lane guidance. Innovative, new features include
historic and live traffic, an FM transmitter, a built-in media player,
and the new OneTouch user interface for personalized shortcuts to
commonly used destinations and favorites such as coffee shops.
OneTouch menu.
Create shortcuts to your favorite destinations and points of
interest.
4.3"
color touch screen.
3D landmarks
provide easy-to-spot visual cues.
Announces street names and directions at each turn.
Hands-free calling
with Bluetooth® enabled phones.
Lane guidance
for highway driving.
Live Traffic
with automatic reroutes. Real-time incident reports to the screen
with alerts for slow downs, accidents, road closures, severe
weather, and more.
Voice guidance through your car's FM
stereo.
Built-in AAA TourBook™.
Instant access to AAA approved and rated lodging and restaurants,
recommended attractions, discount locations.
6 million points of interest
(POIs) pre-programmed.
Auto-complete feature.
QuickSpell™ makes
it easy to enter destinations with just a few touches of the screen.
Pedestrian mode tracks you on foot.
SmartDetour™ automatically prompts you to route around sudden slow
freeway traffic
Customizable routes.
Select your preferred route from options displayed with driving
time.
Integrated MP3 player.
Optional speed limit warning. A voice and icon will let you know
when you are exceeding the speed limit.
Reviews:
PCWorld review,
Magellan Maestro 4350 GPS Review, Nov 13,
2008 by Liane Cassavoy (excerpt)
The
Magellan Maestro 4350 with OneTouch boasts one of the best-looking and
most usable touch screens of any GPS device we tested. But that's not
its standout feature: The Maestro 4350--currently number one on our Top
5 chart of GPS devices--delivered some of the best routes of the GPS
units I tested; its excellent navigation features were on a par with the
TomTom GO 930, which came in second overall.
PC Magazine,editor
very good, Magellan Maestro 4350 review 12.04.08, by Craig Ellison
If you run
down the checklist of must-have features for a premium-priced GPS, the
Maestro 4350 hits pretty much all of them.
Amazon.com
36 Customer Reviews
Excerpt from the review rated most useful:
Magellan
has produced a full featured unit with superior performance at a very
competitive [street] price. This was why, despite the missing headphone
jack, I gave it five stars...it's a great choice for anyone who doesn't
need the Bluetooth capabilities.
Epinions.com
1 Customer Review
Pros: - One touch, 3-D with
buildings, Lane assist with realistic highway signs, POI database,
Display Cons: - Traffic assist requires
annual subscription after 3 month trial period, Video format The Bottom Line: You won't find a
better GPS at a better price. Truth be told there's not much more you
can look for in a GPS period.
8thcivc.com
(forum for Honda Civic Owners) excerpt
OK, I just
got the Magellan Maestro 4350, and its Bluetooth feature is pretty cool
and convenient. I can see the incoming numbers and texts displayed
(something I can't do with my Jawbone). If I find a hotel or a
restaurant in the POI data base I can directly phone for a reservation
by pressing a single button on the Maestro without ever having to touch
my phone.
Specifications:
Unit dimensions, WxHxD:
4.65" W x 3.26" H x 0.70" D (11.81cm W x 8.28cm H x 1.78cm H)
Display size, WxH:
4.3 inch, 480 x 272 WQVGA
Battery:
2200ma Li-ion rechargeable, Vehicle
power adapter, or AC adapter
Battery life:
Up to 3 hours
Preloaded maps:
Entire U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada
Data:
2GB NAND
Waypoints/favorites/locations:
6 points of interest