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2009-11-27

Satmap Active 10 PLUS voted “your top rated” GPS by users on Live for the Outdoors

"The Active 10 Plus is...a real contender and definitely the best of the OS mapping- compatible devices. Its strength is its huge screen, which gives superb definition...The SatMap website planning tool is a real plus, negating the need to buy digital-mapping and...it is easy to use with gloves on."

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2009-01-01

Trail

"It’s rugged, very user-friendly and one of the easiest units to use with gloves in poor weather conditions. We still rate this as the best all-round GPS for most Trail readers."

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2009-01-01

FHM

"The Satmap shows Ordnance Survey maps in high detail, far better than any other GPS."

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2009-01-01

Localrider

"The Satmap Active 10 offers an easy to use and reliable GPS receiver incorporating some of the most advanced navigational technology available today."

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2008-11-01

The Daily Telegraph

"The satmap Active 10, however, offers comprehensive, intuitive access to Ordnance survey maps of the whole country, at scales of 1:25,0000 and 1:50,000."
"Expensive but good value."

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2008-11-01

Trail

Graham Thompson, Technical Editor: "Why exactly would a walker buy any other GPS receiver for use in the hills?"
"I’ve had the misfortune to sample some conventional GPS receivers since discovering Satmap and to be honest they are just a pain to use as they don’t have Ordnance Survey-quality mapping that you can see on screen."

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2008-09-01

CNBC European Business

"Aimed at walkers and geocachers as well as climbers and cyclists, the unit features brilliant mapping and a hyper-sensitive antenna."

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2008-09-01

Men's Health

"Shockproof, waterproof and generally built to take a hammering from the great outdoors, it's your ticket to ride beyond the boundaries."

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2008-09-01

Dirt Magazine

"It's a joy to use, everything is just intuitive and it’s perfect for spotting or building new trails."

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2008-07-01

PC Pro

PC Pro Recommended – "The ultimate navigation tool: easy to use with super-clear mapping."

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2008-07-01

What Mountain Bike

"simple but impressive GPS tool for wherever you choose to ride."

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2008-07-01

Motor Caravan Magazine

Motor Caravan Recommended - "This is a beautifully made device that will even appeal to map-and-compass users."

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2008-06-01

The Scotsman

"The unit has been garnering rave reviews from geeks and walkers everywhere and it’s easy to see why. It’s simple to use, satisfyingly chunky in the hand and the price is not that painful when you compare it to getting lost in some Deliverance-esque backwater of our fine country."

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2008-04-01

Gadget Show on Five

Winner of the Gadget Show Outdoors GPS Test
Jason Bradbury - "It was blissful."
John Bentley: "…the iphone of personal satnav"

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2008-04-01

PocketGPSWorld

"If you are the market for a rugged outdoor GPS that also has the huge benefit of full colour digital OS mapping then this has to be the only option worthy of consideration."

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2008-04-01

The Guardian

"Getting lost in the hills just got more difficult. The Satmap [Active 10] is designed in Britain by outdoors people for outdoors people."

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2008-04-01

The Financial Times

"And that is why this fantastic new all-weather hikers’ satnav from an all-British company in Surrey has grabbed me. It uses authentic Ordnance Survey mapping which, combined with the pin-point accuracy of GPS, makes it the best thing I could imagine having in my rucksack or mounted on my bike."

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2008-03-01

The Times

"In tests, the Active 10 proved a tough and extremely helpful companion when hiking around the Lake District."

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2008-03-01

Cycling Plus

"GPS navigation and route logging on OS maps - on your bars! Fantastic piece of kit!"

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2008-03-01

OUTDOORSmagic

Outdoors Magic 2007/2008 Best New Product - "Satmap's Active 10 GPS unit is the best we've used, putting OS mapping on a screen in front of you and being built specifically to perform in the outdoors."

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2008-01-01

BBC Countryfile magazine

Countryfile Best Buy – "It's the answer to every walkers dream – a real OS map that fits neatly into your pocket, tells you exactly where you are when you ask it to, and which doesn't blow away in the wind."

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2007-12-01

Trail

"Six buttons and a joystick make this the most user-friendly GPS ever."
"Could this be the ultimate navigational system for walkers?"

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2007-11-01

Boys Toys

"…we were hugely impressed with the first integrated GPS and digital map system custom built for outdoor sports."

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Gadget Show on Five

Active 10 and Active 10 PLUS achieves 5G rating. See the full coverage

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