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The Magellan RoadMate 3030 is a midrange, 4.7" GPS receiver designed primarily for use in an automobile. It offers a bevy of advanced features including a OneTouch menu for instant access to favorite places and searches, realistic highway signs to guide the driver while weaving lanes, and multi-destination custom routing for planning a trip for the shortest distance, fastest time, etc. Included are millions of points of interest (POIs) that can be searched by various queries, allowing users (for instance) to determine what restaurants and gas stations are at an upcoming highway exit. More importantly, the RoadMate provides fully spoken street names and directions, so users can keep their eyes firmly on the road ahead.

When he founded his company in 1974, Bill Crutchfield had no reason to imagine that he would one day join Thomas Edison in the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. Bankers and suppliers laughed when he told them he wanted to open a mail order business selling car stereos to do-it-yourselfers. But Bill had something going for him that they couldn't see - a strong instinct to connect with his customers and use their feedback as his compass.