Magellan re-introduces 2500T now called CrossOverGPS
Nov 1, 2006 gps navigation, magellan
Magellan just renamed its new 2500T Traveler GPS navigator as CrossoverGPS during the 2006 SEMA show. The new CrossOverGPS (former 2500T) was the high-end model from the 2000 series which has a camouflage green color and is IPX-4 waterproof (can function when subjected to water spray at any angle). Renaming to “CrossOverGPS” sounds like a marketing effort to better describe the outdoor capabilities of the device. “Preloaded with both street maps and topographic contour maps, the CrossoverGPS guides users from door-to-door in a car – and from point-to-point where the road ends – so they can enjoy driving, off-roading, hiking, geocaching, boating, fishing and more, all with one GPS device!” Magellan says in their press release.
Here is a recap of features on Magellan’s new CrossOverGPS:
- Lightweight & rugged
- Real-time traffic updates (optional)
- Touch-screen menus
- Turn-by-turn voice and visual guidance
- Mark waypoints, save routes
- Optional regional MapSend® Topo1 topographic maps
- Optional MapSend BlueNavTM marine charts
- Optional MapSend Lakes charts
- Up to 8 hours battery life
- Music player, image viewer
- Multi-destination routing
- SmartDetour
- SayWhere text-to-speech
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November 22nd, 2006 at 4:22 pm
Is there a Pedestrian mode on the Crossover ?
TIA for your response.
July 19th, 2007 at 2:07 am
Richard: No. The driving mode won’t let you walk up a one-way street and the outdoor mode doesn’t know about Points Of Interest such as shops. It’s not very useful for walking around town.
It’s also impossible to display a simple map with such common features as town names and populated areas. If I know where I want to go by the intersection of two roads, for instance, but I don’t know any of the nearby town names, I have to load up Google Maps just to find out what town it’s in. And if I have a route in mind, such as a series of scenic roads, I can’t tell the unit to guide me down that exact path.
I’m returning my CrossoverGPS after three days of intense use over a 1,000-mile journey. The software sometimes didn’t recover from sleep mode and I had to reset the unit after only an hour of use. It’s basically fun and easy to use but it doesn’t do what I want it to and it’s buggy.
Come on Steve Jobs, give us a GPS that does what we want.