Category — TomTom

TomTom HD: Crowdsourced Real-Time Traffic Coming To United States

by Justin

TomTom’s HD two-way GPS has received FCC approval to hit US soil giving the Dash Express some impressive competition in the near future. TomTom’s HD uses anonymous cell phone data to give users real-time traffic update, much the same way the Dash Express crowdsources its data. The new device is currently only available in select sections of Europe, but when it hits the United States TomTom claims it’ll acquire up to 5 times more traffic data and cover 10 times more road systems than typical GPS devices. Apparently the TomTom HD won’t have internet search capabilities like the Dash Express, but we don’t think this is necessarily a big downside given the lack of time most people have to surf the web while driving and all. No word yet on when the TomTom HD will hit shelves in the US, what carriers will be involved or what the pricing details will look like but we’ll keep you updated.

via gpstracklog

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July 10, 2008 No Comments

TomTom ONE XL Europe Gets Reviewed (Verdict: Good Buy)

by Justin

TomTom ONE XL Europe

TomTom’s XL Traffic Europe GPS receiver is an entry level device with a nicely sized 4.3-inch TFT LCD widescreen with anti-glare properties and a sharp picture thanks to its 480 x 272 pixels, WQVGA, and 64k colors. Easy to setup and with TomTom’s usual highly usable interface, the TomTom XL Europe comes with complete maps of Europe provided by TeleAtlas and connects to your PC via USB for map updates and MapShare for crowdsourced map corrections. Plenty of search options are available if you’re looking for a specific location running the gamut from latitude and longitude coordinates to a plain ol’ postcode and you’ll be able to access a TMC service for traffic updates via an external dongle. So is the TomTom XL Europe worth the money spent? With a quick response time and an effective design, it’s the perfect GPS device for someone looking for basic features. You won’t get some of TomTom’s advanced features such as IQ Routes and Advanced Land Guidance, but hey, it is an entry level device and will only set you back about £169.99 in the UK or if you’re looking for the equivalent model in the US with North American maps, expect to pay around $200.

via pocketlint

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June 20, 2008 No Comments

TomTom’s iPhone App Still A Go

by Justin

French site Mac Generation has been able to get some more details out of TomTom France’s head of press relations Yann Lafargue about the new TomTom iPhone app that’s rumored to be dead before it’s even out of the water. A clause in the 3G iPhone SDK prohibits real-time navigation in its applications, and has caused a huge amount of chatter in the blogosphere about whether or not that would affect the release of TomTom’s application. Lafargue says transposing TomTom’s Navigator software onto the iPhone isn’t an issue at all, only a bid by Apple to protect themselves and their iPhone customers from rogue apps. He did admit that the application’s release isn’t finalized yet; some details still have to be ironed out

via gizmodo