TomTom to offer daily map updates?
I’m never sure how much to trust Google Translate, but if they got this German article right, TomTom’s CEO Harold Goddijn (pictured) claims they will be offering map updates every day or two by the end of the year. It sounds like we are definitely moving towards connected devices with constantly updated maps. Here’s [...]
Lifetime map updates coming to TomTom models
Well, well. In what could be the biggest news coming out of CES in terms of auto GPS this year, TomTom has announced that they will offer Lifetime Map Updates, a feature that will be incorporated into a range of TomTom units released in 2010.
TomTom to introduce lifetime traffic
TomTom announced today that they will begin to offer Lifetime Traffic Updates later this year. There’s no word on who the data provider will be, but they are saying that coverage will include 89 metropolitan markets in the US and four cities in Canada. The new Lifetime Traffic Updates will be bundled with a range [...]
TomTom EASE announced
UPDATE: The TomTom EASE is now available at Amazon.
The TomTom EASE was announced this morning, bringing a new entry-level product to the US market. This 3.5” navigator features text-to-speech, 3 million points of interest and pre-loaded maps of the US. It includes IQ Routes, TomTom’s historic road speed database, for improved routing. The EASE also [...]
TomTom XL 340-S LIVE review
The TomTom XL 340-S LIVE is the company’s first mid-range, “connected” navigator, offering LIVE services such as Google Local search, gas prices, etc. It has a 4.3” wide-screen and text-to-speech, so you’ll hear “turn right, Oak Street,” instead of just “turn right,”
TomTom XXL 530-S
The TomTom XXL 530S is one of TomTom’s first 5” models. It comes with preloaded maps of the US and Canada and has IQ Routes, TomTom’s historical traffic speed data that can result in improved routing in areas prone to traffic problems. The “S” in the model name means that it has text-to-speech, so [...]
TomTom XXL 540-S
The TomTom XXL 540-S is one of TomTom’s first 5” models. It comes with preloaded maps of the US, Canada and Mexico, and 7 million points of interest.
TomTom XL 325 SE
The TomTom XL 325 SE (Walmart) is identical to the TomTom ONE 125 SE, except that it has a 4.3” wide-screen, instead of the 125 SE’s smaller 3.5” screen. Both models include text-to-speech, so you’ll hear “turn right, Oak Street,” instead of just “turn right.” What they don’t have is Advanced Lane Guidance and [...]
TomTom XL 325
The TomTom XL 325 is an entry level 4.3” wide-screen device in the TomTom line up. It includes preloaded maps of the entire United States.
TomTom XL 340
The TomTom XL 340 updates the XL 330, adding IQ Routes and Advanced Lane Guidance, and expanding map coverage to include Mexico, as well as the U.S. and Canada.
