Happy Bike to Work Week!

Happy Bike to Work Week!

May is National Bike Month and as the weather warms up, so does the number of people taking out their bikes to enjoy the nice weather. There are a number of benefits to riding your bike including: saving money, a new mode of transportation, boosting your health/mind, saving time, helping the environment, and exploring your community (both natural and urban)!  After all that, what better reason to start implementing more bike time in your day than joining in Bike to Work Week?

Bike to Work Week 2013 is May 13^th-17^th, and National Bike to Work Day is May 17^th.  As our office is in San Francisco, we joined in on the city’s Bike to Work Day on May 9^th with tens of thousands of participants! Plenty of activities were waiting for the bikers including safety workshops, parties, raffles, and giveaways. 25 Energizer stations, complete with volunteers cheering on bikers, handed out free snacks, beverages, and gift bag goodies. Bike mechanics, or “bike doctors” were even provided for basic bike maintenance for any bike that needed some extra TLC. Clark, our Fitness Director, got some great pictures of his scenic commute from Mill Valley to San Francisco. It’s amazing how many normally overlooked sights are discovered and appreciated when we take the time to bike. Check out his pictures here:  http://ow.ly/kUWby

While you’re taking pictures of your own this month, submit one of you and your bike commute for a chance to win our GPS Fitness Watch, Switch! Our Bike Photo Contest goes from May 8^th-May 31^st, so connect with us on Facebook and submit your photo to win. Enter here: http://a.pgtb.me/zCBBJM

Stay safe and we look forward to seeing all of your pictures!

Magellan Active Website Version 1.8 Released

Announcement

Magellan Active Website Version 1.8 has been released.

Overview

You can now name your activities using our fancy new activity header. Woot!

Change Log

•  Allow User to Edit the Activity Name for an Activity on the Activity Page.
•  Improved layout for the header section on the Activity Page.
•  Split up activity upload status bar progress into upload progress (green) and processing progress (blue).
•  Various updates to translated text in non-English languages.
•  Improved support for Device recognition from GPX uploads.
•  Denmark region now using English instead of Dutch – sorry about that Denmark!
•  Resolved issue with options for Date Format under “Settings > Preferences” for non-English languages.
•  Updated the Developer API documentation per Magellan Active API Version 1.6.

Magellan Active API Version 1.6 Released

Announcement

Magellan Active API Version 1.6 has been released.

Overview

The focus on this API update was support for activity name.

Change Log

•  Add Activity Name parameter and Activity Name Invalid error code to the Activity Edit Method
•  Add Activity Name field to the Activity Object of the Activity Get Method

Magellan Active Website Version 1.7 Released

Announcement

Magellan Active Website Version 1.7 has been released.

Overview

We have added regionalized support to the website. This goes one step beyond language support by having other areas of the site be specific to the region, most notably external links to support, product registration, e-commerce, etc. The first time you visit the website after this update, you will be asked to choose your “region – language”. If you would like to change your selection,  you can access the region page again from the link at the bottom of the site.

Change Log

•  Regionalize Magellan Active
•  Add Japanese Region and Language Support
•  Images for Switch and Switch Up in Devices section on Dashboard and Profile are Missing

Magellan Switch Series Device Software Update 4 Released

Announcement

Magellan Switch Series Device Software Update 4 has been released.

To install the update, perform the following steps.

1. Connect your Switch Series device to your computer’s USB port using the Switch Charging/Data Cradle.
2. Visit the Magellan Active website and log in.
3. Click on the Upload button.
4. If your device is not using the latest software, a banner will display instructing you to update your software.
5. Perform the steps to download and install the update.

If you have any issues updating your device software using Magellan Active, you can manually download and install the update directly from our support site.

Overview

This is the fourth software update for the Magellan Switch Series. It includes major improvements to device performance and current speed & pace accuracy.

 

This update will clear your history and settings if you are not already on the second software update (20.58) because we have to re-partition the flash memory to make room for certain features. There’s actually a manual procedure for backing up and restoring your history and settings if you want to go through the effort to retain your data.

Change Log

•  Improved overall system performance including button press reaction time and menu system navigation.
•  Improved accuracy of Instantaneous Speed and Pace measurements.

Magellan Active Website Version 1.6 Released

Announcement

Magellan Active Website Version 1.6 has been released.

Overview

The focus on this website update was on improved support for activity uploads from GPX files and regional device software update support.

Change Log

•  Added support for device software updates for regional software SKUs (for example, Asia SKU).
•  Made UI improvements to the device software update process
•  Modified behavior of the progress bar when uploading activities
•  Improved support for activity uploads from GPX files
•  Corrected issue with Date & Time for Activities to Upload in Web Widget using UTC instead of local time
•  Resolved issue with next & previous Activity on Activity Page not matching the Activities page sort order where there is an adjacent Activity with the same start tim

Magellan Active API Version 1.5 Released

Announcement

Magellan Active API Version 1.5 has been released.

Overview

The focus on this API update was on improved support for activity uploads from GPX files.

Change Log

•  Improved support for activity uploads from GPX files
•  Added location_name and timezone_id to the Activity Object in the Activity Get Method
•  Resolved issues with the response to the Activity Search Method

Built for Multisport Athletes

We get it, you do more than run. You bike, you run, you ski, you’re a multisport athlete and need a GPS system for your active lifestyle.

Here in San Francisco, we’re blessed with mild weather and access to mountains, trails and water. As an outdoor athlete, it’s hard to stay focused on a single sport. Plans change with the weather. If it’s sunny – I’m on Mount Tam. If it’s stormy – I’m in Tahoe. If it’s just right – I’m surfing. When developing Switch, we approached the design with this in mind. We wanted to create a single device for all sports. A big part of that is the ability to transition from sport-to-sport, or more importantly, from wrist to bike. For this reason, we created the Multisport Mounting Kit.

The Multisport Mounting Kit is a three part system:

Bike Mount

The bike mount attaches to your handle bars or stem with rubber bands. The kit includes spare bands and various sizes to ensure a secure fit on any bike. While most users attach the mount to the stem, it can also be mounted to your handle bars. The mount has a cross-hatched back, which makes it compatible with both stems and handlebars.

Wrist Mount

The wrist mount simply attaches around your wrist like a watch. It uses the same wrist straps that come with the watch. These straps can be moved from the mount to the watch with an included screw driver. I’ll do this when I’m marathon training and off the bike for couple months to achieve a slimmer profile.

Device

Lastly, the brain of the system. Switch and Switch Up move between the mounts with ease. It takes a few tries, but once you get it, it’s old hat. Simply follow these steps:

1. Attach the wrist strap to your wrist and bike mount to your bike.
2. Snap Switch into the mount by putting the bottom of Switch in first and then push down on the top.
3. To remove Switch, hold the sides of the watch(at the top) and pull the top of the watch out of the mount.

Note – there are no buttons to press. Simply grab the sides (at the top) and pull back.

The Multisport Mounting Kit comes with Switch Up, but can also be used with Switch. The kit comes with a screw driver to remove the wrist straps from Switch and attach them to the Wrist Mount. Once removed, you’ll see that Switch and Switch Up have the exact same casing, making both devices compatible with the mounts.

If you’re a multisport athlete that runs and rides, consider the Multisport Mounitng Kit. It will improve your transition times and you’ll be better informed.

Magellan Switch Series Device Software Update 3 Released

Announcement

Magellan Switch Series Device Software Update 3 has been released.

To install the update, perform the following steps.

1. Connect your Switch Series device to your computer’s USB port using the Switch Charging/Data Cradle.
2. Visit the Magellan Active website and log in.
3. Click on the Upload button.
4. If your device is not using the latest software, a banner will display instructing you to update your software.
5. Perform the steps to download and install the update.

If you have any issues updating your device software using Magellan Active, you can manually download and install the update directly from our support site.

Overview

This is the third software update for the Magellan Switch Series. Most of the work that went into this release was behind the scenes work that will be utilized by our next release. The next release, which will likely occur within the next 2 weeks, includes major improvements to device performance and current speed & pace accuracy.

This update will unfortunately clear your history and settings because we have to re-partition the flash memory to make room for certain features. There’s actually a manual procedure for backing up and restoring your history and settings if you want to go through the effort to retain your data.

Change Log

•  Improved the button-press Vibrate experience.
•  Improved GPS connectivity.
•  Fixed an issue with Vertical Speed.
•  Fixed an issue with Power Meter refresh rate.

Magellan Active Website Version 1.5 Released

Announcement

Magellan Active Website Version 1.5 has been released.

Overview

We’ve added support for the following languages.

• Deutsch (German)
• Español (Spanish)
• Français (French)
• Italiano (Italian)
• Nederlands (Dutch)
• 中文 简体 (Chinese Simplified)
  

You can change languages using the language bar in the page footer.

We’ve also resolved a number of issues and made some minor enhancements.

Change Log

• Language Support
  •  Added support for the following languages: Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, 中文 简体
• Web Widget
  •  UI improvements to the Upload Web Widget.
  •  Resolved issue with Upload Web Widget in Internet Explorer 9.
  •  Updated link to definition of FIT files in the Upload Web Widget because the link changed.
• Activities page
  •  Corrected issue with Elevation Gain total on the Activities page which was adding together Elevation Gain & Loss.
  •  Resolved an issue on the Activities page when performing an action (privacy, type, delete) on multiple selected activities would re-direct to an activity page.
• Activity page
  •  Resolved issue with activity start & end time being 1 hour ahead for activities conducted during daylight savings time.
  •  Shifted around the layout of items in the header of the Activity page to fix a UI issue with the AddThis toolbar.
  •  Resolved issue with hidden metrics being shown in the charts when toggling between Elapsed Time & Distance for the x-axis.
  •  Resolved an issue with the Reset zoom button in the charts being blocked by the popup displayed when you mouseover metrics at the end of chart.
  •  Activity track on the map no longer shows any gaps when zoomed in.
  •  Resolved an issue with the current location icon on the map sometimes showing a broken image.
  •  Resolved issue with Lap table on the Activity page where the column header said Avg. Speed instead of Avg. Pace for activities that show Pace by default.
  •  The device source section at the bottom of the Activity page is now shown even if the device source is unknown.
  •  Changed the error message shown when accessing a private activity from “Activity is private” to “Activity not found”.