Smartphone app closes gender gap By amanda | November 21, 2017 In what year did the Magellan company launch the world’s first commercial handheld GPS receiver? 1978 1983 1989 1991 Correct! Wrong! Smartphone app closes gender gap Correct! You're right! Magellan introduced the NAV 1000 in 1989; it was developed for the marine market.Source Sorry! Actually, Magellan introduced the NAV 1000 in 1989; it was developed for the marine market.Source