| The Magellan Premium Car Kit transforms your iPhone into a complete in-car solution for GPS navigation. Simply place your iPhone in the cradle and connect the power. There's no need to remove your protective case--the cradle adjusts to your needs.  Transform your iPhone into a complete in-car solution for GPS navigation. Click to enlarge. |  Secure, adjustable vehicle mounting. |  Works with any navigation or location-based app. | Magellan Premium Car Kit for iPhone / iPod Touch Requires purchase of a navigation app. Sold separately. The Premium Car Kit lets you use great navigation apps like the Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone and iPod touch (2nd generation) and instantly enhances your navigation experience. This powerful, built-in receiver boosts GPS reception, ensuring accurate directions. Simply place your iPhone or iPod touch into the cradle and connect the power. The cradle even works with most turn- by-turn routing applications available today, including the Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone (sold separately). The Premium Car Kit connects via Bluetooth (iPhone only) to deliver a superior hands-free calling experience. The powerful, amplified speaker delivers crystal clear calls and turn-by-turn directions. No need to even remove your protective cover--the cradle adjusts to accommodate most cases or skins. Navigate in confidence with the Magellan Premium Car Kit! Features - Built-in GPS receiver enhances performance
A powerful, sensitive built-in GPS receiver provides faster and more accurate location information to your iPhone or iPod touch
- Turns your iPod touch into a GPS navigator
The built-in GPS receiver adds GPS capability to your iPod touch (2nd generation)
- Fits hard shell cases or silicon skins
Accommodates most cases or skins for maximum flexibility when inserting into the cradle
- Works with most navigation or location-based apps
While optimized for the Magellan RoadMate app for iPhone, the cradle is compatible with most GPS navigation apps
- In-car charging
The cradle automatically powers and charges when connected. No need to worry about running out of battery.
- Noise-canceling, hands-free speakerphone
Full duplex speakerphone for crystal clear calls
- Powerful, amplified speaker
Use the volume control for loud and clear voice guidance
- Secure, adjustable vehicle mounting
Quickly secure the cradle to your windshield or dashboard and easily adjust for portrait or landscape viewing
- Audio line out for music playback on your car stereo
Listen to your favorite tunes through your car's audio system Car Kit Compatibility
- iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4
- iPod touch 2G, 3G
- Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and purchase of navigation app (sold separately).
What's in the Box
Premium GPS Car Kit, Vehicle Mount, Adhesive Disc, Vehicle Power Adapter, Getting Started Guide |
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 A wonderful GPS enhanced mounting solution for iPhone and iPod owners |
| Review Date: January 13, 2010 |
| Reviewer: James Keh, San Jose, CA USA |
I received my Magellan premium car kit finally. I have already downloaded the Magellan GPS app from the iTune store and I'm very excited about how wonderful this car kit functions.
Not sure about some of the other reviewers but this Magellan car kit makes my iPhone so much better with much louder audio volume, I had to turn the volume down on the car kit because it was too loud.
The Bluetooth paired up quickly and the GPS reception is so much better when the iPhone is connected to the Magellan car kit.
This is the perfect solution since my family owns 5 iPhones, mostly 3Gs and not everyone own a GPS, with this Magellan car kit, we can share the car kit between our iPhones when someone needs to take a trip.
We all use protective cases and it's great that it is not necessary to remove our phones from the protective cases when we mount the iPhone to the car kit. This is a huge plus and a great design from Magellan.
I feel some reviewers may look into the mirror instead of blaming Magellan if they don't understand this car kit was probably designed for convenience more than cost savings. When they paid the $129 for the hardware, they should not expect the software to be included with the hardware.
The option is they can buy the Motion X software for $2.99 and use this car kit with a 3rd party navigation software and still enjoy the better GPS reception and BT features along with excellent audio volume output.
There will be some reviewers that may be disappointed but I would guess more will be delighted to find such options for their iPhones as the Magellan premium car kit.
I'm tired of carrying a cell phone and a GPS, and with this Magellan car kit, it made my life much more enjoyable.
Thank you Magellan for introducing us to this wonderful GPS solution for our iPhones.
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A little pricey, but well worth the cost.
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| Review Date: January 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: T. Clamon, Johnson City, TN |
To begin... let me say that I have purchased many cheaper car cradles for my iPhone and almost all of them are cheaply made and break easily. I was looking for a replacement when I came across this unit. The $129 is a price barrier for most(including me), but I took the chance and believe it has already paid off.
I installed this in my car two days ago, and I have to say it is working great. The bluetooth works excellent and the sound quality is great (do not know what the other buyers problem was). I might have to add that the bluetooth works too great... it connects to my phone when I am in the house! The construction of this model is sturdy, I have found no areas of weakness (like other models, particularly the horizontal/vertical knob).
I use GPS Drive by MotionX ($2.99) in the app store. The program works with the cradle with no problems. I would never spend $60+ for a navigation app when these cheaper programs work just as good.
The only problems I hope to solve with this unit are:
1)This unit does not power off when I cut my car off (could be an issue with my car)
2)When I play music using this unit (which is connected to my stereo using the AUX connector), it comes out through my car stereo AND the speaker on the unit. It's not a horrible thing, but I like to be able to control the sound with one volume control (my car stereo), not both. I do have to say, the music doesn't sound too bad through the cradle speaker.
These problems are minor to me, and I will be using this unit for a long time. If you are debating purchasing one, I highly recommend that you do. You will not regret it. |
Great GPS Solution for Ipod touch!
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| Review Date: January 15, 2010 |
| Reviewer: bonehead1491, Wisconsin |
Bought this, Navigon GPS App, and the Navionics lake maps, as a solution for the ipod touch, and have not been dissapointed. Alot of people write about the price of the unit and the software. For the most part you can buy a stand alone unit for less than this and the app, but try and find a stand alone gps unit you can use to get driving directions and lake maps all in one unit for the same price.
As far as the function of the unit itself. I found the volume to be more than adequate when driving down the road. (Not sure what the problem is with other reviewers) Gps locks on almost instantly, and it charges the ipod while plugged in.
Pros: Well designed. Adds accurate GPS capability to the ipod touch. Do not have to remove protective case to insert into cradle. Works with multiple GPS Apps.
Cons: Will not work without being plugged into a cigarette lighter.
Bottom line: If all you need is a unit to give driving directions, buy a separate unit, and carry both around with you. If you like flexibility to run any GPS app availible in the app store buy this, you won't be dissapointed. |
***** Exactly what I want *****
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| Review Date: February 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Sarwat Ezzeldin, Irvine, CA, United States |
This is exactly what I want. It transformed my iPhone into a full featured with Text To Speech GPS navigation devise (and it works also with the ipod touch, if you happen to have one). What a convenience.
Let me start off by noting that this is a mixed-bag, and it greatly depends on your expectations, and more so on what you're looking for. So, please read more reviews to get the benefits of various prospective.
The kit came complete with everything needed, except for the Navigation App. A number of apps is available on the market, I personally like Road Mate.
The adjustable vehicle mounting is very well built, sturdy, and holds the device very securely. You have a choice of mounting the cradle on the windshield with the suction cup, or use the dashboard mount. The built in amplified speaker is powerful. And the speakerphone has a noise cancelling feature (does not work so great though, people on the other end complained about noise); non-the less, the speaker is load and clear. The Bluetooth will pair with any phone, not only iPhone (if you use the kit with an ipod and regular phone). A car charger is also included.
Unlike other reviewers who complained about frequent satellite signal loss, I did not have this problem, may be because I have it mounted closer to the windshield?
The included maps are outdated, but, like other Magellan products, you can update the maps by calling Magellan's customer service within 30days of purchase.
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Better than TomTom
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| Review Date: March 14, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Brandon, USA |
| It works perfectly with my iphone and ipod touch. I use Navigon and Magellan apps for ipod touch. Cannot install other apps on my ipod touch. GPS reception is much better. Better than TomTom because one cradle can be used for iphone and ipod touch. With TomTom you have to buy one for iphone and one for ipod touch. |
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US $118.75
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