Magellan Let’s You Use Your iPhone as Your Car GPS

Magellan is coming out with GPS car kits for the iPhone and iPod mobile devices. Magellan is a navigation and positioning company, which markets its Magellan brand GPS products in vehicle navigation and outdoor markets. The new GPS car kit will be compatible with the 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touch and likewise the iPhone 3G and 3GS. This is another addition to the ever-growing number of non-telco applications for the iPhone and the iPod. The car kit will have a built-in speaker and a noise-canceling handsfree speakerphone with charging capabilities. It will also work with Magellan’s own RoadMate program and other navigation or location-based applications. Rumors are the GPS car kit for the iPhone and iPod will be available in the market at a retail price of $130 starting on December 11.