New Tomtoms

[OwenS]

Technically not ice... but i couldn't think of anywhere else to put it...

Just heard from the guys @ head office they relayed some info about new tomtom units, i dont know how old this information is, but they hope for release about aprilish,

basically they have a wider screen and a more contemprary feel to them, they look pretty sexy.


apart from a bigger screen the new units have erm.. *reads paperwork*

"more precised mapping" and an "mp3 player"

the higher end unit the 910 also has detailed mapping of europe and north america build in to it on it's 20 gb HDD.. pretty cool...

The new units are as follows:
510
710
910

the current tomtom Trafic needs for you to have a GPRS enabled bluetooth mobile to be able to pick up signals of where traffic is busy, the new wave will have an arial (optional extra of course) that allows you to get this informatino free.

according to this, you will be be able to view traffic, road condtions, and tomtom Cameras... maybe this hints at wifi?

the only other feature is Tomtom Home, which is basically a dock for your home pc, theres a similar feature called tomtom WORK.. which one can only assume is a dock for your work?

thats all i've got atm, theres nothing on TOMTOM's site about this, but it's come from HO, so it's pretty definate to be official.

just thuoght i'd let you know incase you were looking tobuy a new sat nav in april.

i'll keep updating as i get more info.
Owen

 

[hmallett]

TomTom Work is in this news release - http://www.tomtom.com/news/category.php?ID=4&NID=236&Language=1&TT=t0a3mufo11116ab3eek6uje8s6
The new models are mentioned down the bottom.
More info on the new models here - http://www.mytomtomgo.com/vervolg.php?id=123
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[AppleSei]

Bout time they caught up with medion, certianly on the MP3 player front

 

[hmallett]

I can't count the number of times I was listening to the car stereo, thinking "I wish my satnav did MP3, out of its crappy little speaker"
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[OwenS]

Bout time they caught up with medion, certianly on the MP3 player front

oh man that medion unit it pee poor.... which is a shame i usually like medion stuff, my pc is made by them...

 

[OwenS]

http://www.mytomtomgo.com/vervolg.php?id=123

thanks didn't see that, i clearly wasn't looking hard enough

 

[AppleSei]

oh man that medion unit it pee poor.... which is a shame i usually like medion stuff, my pc is made by them...

Is it? Ive had no problems with it, i dont use the MP3 player on it as i have my own MP3 H.U but its an option. Mine wasnt the one from halfords either

I cant rate it high enough, does the job of the tomtom if not better, but a few quid cheaper

Tomtom i feel people buy sometimes because of the name

Here is mine

 

[OwenS]

Is it? Ive had no problems with it,......

oh by bad, (another comment i withdraw) i didn't know they made more than one unit, the only one i was aware of (£129) medion 100 rings a bell, was poor about 30% of the units we sold came back within a couple of weeks, screens would just stop working some of the speakers were so bad quality you couldn't hear what the girl was saying.


Your one looks very much like the navman 520..

 

[AppleSei]

oh by bad, (another comment i withdraw) i didn't know they made more than one unit, the only one i was aware of (£129) medion 100 rings a bell, was poor about 30% of the units we sold came back within a couple of weeks, screens would just stop working some of the speakers were so bad quality you couldn't hear what the girl was saying.

Nah theyve got quite a few. I hear 'majorie' quite well, only time we dont get on is when i take a wrong turn and says 'please make a U-turn' all the live long day