Well, it's been almost a month since Magellan announced a new GPS, so that must mean we're due for a new Magellan product. From the company that has released 12 new models in as many months, this time it's the Maestro 3000. Earlier this month I completed my in-depth review of the Maestro 4040, which tuned out to be more of a mixed bag than a slam dunk for Magellan. The Maestro 3100 will be on the low end of Magellan's offering, with a retail price of $299, and the slightly beefier 3140 will retail for $399.

Here are the details:

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Thanks to the FCC's leaky website, the cat was already let out of the proverbial bag last month. Nevertheless, TomTom is officially announcing the ONE XL today. Sporting a 4.3" wide-screen display, Bluetooth 2.0 goodness, 32MB of RAM, and pre-loaded maps of the U.S. and Canada, the ONE XL will retail for $399.

In keeping with TomTom's tradition of announcing products long before they are actually available, you'll have to wait until June to pick up one of these.

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New kid on the block Dash Navigation is announcing the largest road test program of any consumer electronics program today. The company will be sending 2000 units to people around the country to help start building the "Dash Driver Network". The official national launch for Dash Express is planned for the Fall. Dash is hoping to seed the network with beta testers in the hopes the network will be launch-ready by then.

Here's the details on the product and how you can become a beta tester.

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Verdict: A Mixed Bag

Maestro is Magellan's latest GPS product line, and the company's first wide-screen GPS. This week I tested the Maestro 4040 model, putting the unit through GPSmagazine's usual rigorous testing criteria. How does Maestro compare to previous Magellan GPS units, and the current offerings from Garmin and TomTom? Read on.

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Verdict: Very hard to use

Taiwanese based Novogo is better known in Europe than here in the United States, but that will no doubt change, as the company tries to penetrate the lucrative US GPS market. This week I tested the S700 BT, Novogo's top-of-the-line navigation system. I put the Novogo S700 BT through GPSmagazine's rigorous testing criteria, and found out just how this unit stacks up against the increasingly competitive GPS market.

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