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TomTom Ease Limited Edition for Valentine’s Day

Posted in TomTom by Conner Flynn on February 9th, 2010

TomTom has pimped out a new version of the Ease for Valentine’s Day. Meaning that it has gotten a makeover in red and comes with the rest of the specs that you expect, including a 3.5 inch QVGA display, 2GB internal memory, Tele-Atlas maps, Map Share, integrated battery and a Fold & Go mounting mechanism.

Being red and not pink, we can’t decide if this is just aimed at women or also men who like red. Whatever the case, if that special someone in your life needs one, you may as well get it in red.

TomTom unveils XXL 540S World Traveler Edition GPS device

Posted in TomTom by Shane McGlaun on November 25th, 2009

tomtom-xl-340TomTom has a bunch of GPS devices that cover different needs and price ranges. A couple of its new units will be on sale at discounted prices Friday at Walmart for those on a budget. If your budget is larger and you need something with maps for different countries, TomTom has unveiled the new XXL 540S World Traveler Edition.

The device is just like the XXL 540S with the addition of preloaded maps of the US, Canada and Europe. Features of the device include IQ Routes, Map Share, Help Me menu, Fold and Go EasyPort mount, TomTom home and 4GB of storage.

TomTom offers details on Walmart exclusive GPS devices for Black Friday

Posted in TomTom by Shane McGlaun on November 24th, 2009

tomtom1-125-sgBlack Friday is this week and shoppers are already gearing up to storm retail stores early to get the best deals before they sell out. Two GPS from TomTom are being offered at Walmart including the TomTom One 125 SE and the TomTom XL 325 SE.

The units have many of the same features including TomTom Map Share technology, 30-day maps guarantee, Help Me menu and both are ready for optional services like traffic and fuel prices. The two differ in screen size with the 125 SE using a 3.5-inch touchscreen and the 325 SE offering a 4.3-inch touchscreen.

TomTom announces XL 335S GPS device

Posted in TomTom by Shane McGlaun on October 13th, 2009

tomtom-logo-sbTomTom has unveiled a new GPS device today that is aimed at the lower end of the market. The device is called the XL 335S and it will sell for $239.95. Many of TomTom’s offerings sell for much more than that amount.

Despite its entry-level price the navigation device has a slew of features that you expect from TomTom. Things like IQ routes that use real speed measurements to plan the fastest routes on the maps. MapShare is also features allowing users to update the maps as they need to.

TomTom Car Kit for iPhone ships in Europe

Posted in TomTom by Shane McGlaun on October 12th, 2009

tomtomcarkitOne of the big improvements of the iPhone 3G and 3GS compared to the original iPhone was the inclusion of GPS allowing for navigation capabilities in the device. The problem is that the iPhone GPS receiver is prone to having issues at times if you are near large trees or tall buildings.

TomTom has announced that its Car Kit for iPhone is now available for users to purchase in Europe. The kit includes a secure mount dock that charges and holds the iPhone while it works as a PND. The dock allows the iPhone to be in portrait or landscape mode.

TomTom unveils XL 340S Live GPS unit with connected services

Posted in TomTom by Shane McGlaun on September 28th, 2009

tomtom-xl-340GPS units have evolved from devices that were mostly of help on long road trips to items that commuters can use on the route that they drive each day as a way to get out of traffic. TomTom announced a new GPS device today with connected services via AT&T.

The device is called the TomTom XL 340S Live and has AT&T 3G connectivity built-in. The AT&T connectivity allows the GPS unit to perform local search for gas stations, restaurants and more. Connectivity also allows the GPS device to get real-time traffic info.

TomTom GO 740 LIVE headed to the U.S.

Posted in TomTom by Conner Flynn on April 1st, 2009

TomTom GO 740 LIVE headed to the U.S.Have you been desperately desiring the TomTom Go 740 LIVE, but can’t get one because it hasn’t been available in the US? Well, today is your lucky day. The company just announced that the device is available stateside. Feel free to bask in the Internet-connected GPS experience.

You’ll be able to get traffic and accident reports as they happen, find out if roads are closed and know the weather at your destination. All this and more can now be at your fingertips. Use your power wisely.

TomTom offers new map subscription service

Posted in TomTom by Shane McGlaun on March 20th, 2009

tomtom-logo-sbI’ve mentioned before that I like GPS devices. However, when the maps start to get out of date or there is heavy road construction in your area that was recently completed it can leave the maps inside the system lacking. There is nothing worse than having your GPS tell you to take a route that has roads that no longer exist.

TomTom has announced a new service called the Map Update Service that allows customers to get quarterly map updates for a year. The price of the service is $39.80 for four updates per year or $9.95 per individual update.

TomTom ONE XL-S supports spoken street names

Posted in GPS, TomTom by Nino Marchetti on October 16th, 2007

TomTom ONE XL-SGPS products company TomTom is getting set to make available its first ONE XL device to feature text-to-speech for spoken street names. The new TomTom ONE XL-S will be priced at around $400.

The TomTom ONE XL-S will allow for street names to be told to it as part of providing driving directions. It will also work with TomTom’s MapShare technology, which lets one share map improvements made on the GPS unit and later uploaded to an online community. The ONE XL-S provides a touchscreen interface built into a 4.3-inch screen.

Tom Tom updates ONE portable navigation unit

Posted in GPS, TomTom by Nino Marchetti on August 30th, 2007

Tom Tom ONE 3rd EditionTom Tom said today it has updated its popular ONE portable navigation device and is now calling it the ONE 3rd Edition. This new spin on Tom Tom’s best selling GPS unit is priced at around $250 and should be available now.

The Tom Tom ONE 3rd Edition has a lightweight design and sports a 3.5-inch color TFT LCD touchscreen. It features what is being called an enhanced user interface and includes the ability to let users mark changes on maps displayed on the GPS unit for later uploading to a community Web site for sharing with other Tom Tom users. These updated maps can be downloaded by others for use on their travels.

TomTom GO 720 with Map Share

Posted in GPS, TomTom by Chris Weber on June 5th, 2007

TomTom Go 720 GPS features community-based Map Share technologyTomTom has a new navigation gadget out which has brought a new community-based feature to the market called Map Share. The TomTom GO 720 has a lot of the cool features commonly found in portable navigation units plus a little more.

Finding accurate data on routes in obscure areas is getting better all the time, but there are always those new areas of town or those “roads less traveled” where the navigation software voice seems proud to tell you that they have “incomplete data”. The Map Share technology available on the GO 720 (and the new GO 520) allows you to map these new or desolate areas for yourself to use the next time you travel them. The GPS device also lets you record your own voice for directions if you wish, so on new routes or even on existing …

TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 For Your Handheld

Posted in GPS, Mobile Phones, PDAs, Software, TomTom by Darrin Olson on September 23rd, 2006

TomTom Navigator 6TomTom Navigator 6 is a software and hardware package that you can use with your existing smartphone or PDA. At first glance it may look as though this is another TomTom GPS device, but it is actually the navigational software and a wireless GPS receiver to integrate with your existing phone or PDA.
The software comes preloaded on a mini SD memory card with your country map and cross border navigation to anywhere in Europe. The wireless Bluetooth GPS receiver is the only actual significant piece of hardware. This is a pretty small device, but in some cases it may be actually bigger than your smart device your hooking it up to. This is to receive the GPS signal and transfer it to your handheld device. A car and A/C adapter also come with the TomTom Navigator 6 software.
This software comes …

TomTom GO 910

Posted in GPS, TomTom by Darrin Olson on September 16th, 2006

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The TomTom GO 910 is a gadget that has more features pound for pound than most other gadgets I have seen. By trade I would say that TomTom is a GPS but it has a surprisingly large number of features that you might not expect, but make perfect sense once you see it.

For the GPS part of it, this model of the TomTom comes with door to door navigation in the US, Canada and Europe, a graphical bright color display of the maps in different views, and it speaks to you with direction instructions with it’s text to speech feature (can read your text for other items too, not just the directions). Also, it can speak 36 different languages and it has 50 different voices to choose from. You interact with the device using the large touch screen to make it easy …





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