The Magellan Roadmate 1440 is one the most well-known navigation devices made by Magellan. One of the best features of the Roadmate 1440 is its ease in showing points of interests, making the navigation device highly user-friendly. It is also programmable so you can add more points of interest in the gadget without difficulty.

Upon start up, finding the needed navigation menus is easy as well, so you can easily search for addresses and areas of interest, wherever your location maybe.

For drivers, information can be obtained on screen, although audio information is available as well, especially during instances of actual navigation. The on-screen information available from the GPS is easy to read with clear and big-sized fonts. It can also speak street names properly and has a range of language options. With this kind of valuable and audible information at hand, any driver is sure to get the needed travel information on time.

The navigation system of the Roadster 1440 also allows for the adjustment of routes, including multi-dimensional routing. The system also alerts the driver so as to avoid toll roads for easy travel as well as any biking routes or walking routes. The system moreover avoids roads used specifically for RV or trucks. Users can find some foreign map databases in the system as well.

Magellan asserts that they are the brand responsible for developing the first ever handheld GPS available for commercial use, the NAV 1000, first made known to the public in 1989. The company also makes available hand navigation devices for hikers, over and above the gadgets for use in automobiles, such as the Magellan Roadmate 1440. Based in California, Magellan also supplies for Hertz rental cars, outfitting the automobile unites with the NeverLost system. Also, Magellan is responsible for the release of the first handy satellite navigation system that can take action in response to voice commands.