I have to admit that I really enjoy TomTom navigation products. Why? Well they’re simple. One look at the device and you can’t help but be in awe at how simple everything is. From the look to the graphical display to the usage.. they just simply work. Now TomTom is at it again with their next generation lineup of car navigation products called the TomTom GO range. Not only are they releasing new navigation products, TomTom is also launching at the same time, a collection of new and updated TomTom PLUS content and services. Let’s start with the new TomTom GO range.

The new TomTom GO range is comprised of three new products. Two of the products are the TomTom GO 910 and the TomTom GO 510 – both of which will be available here in the US. The third new mid range product is called the TomTom GO 710 which will be available in Europe for now.  The new TomTom GO range features:

  • New design
  • High resolution 4 inch LCD touch screen
  • Precise GPS performance
  • Hundreds of features and software improvements
  • TomTom HOME dock and TomTom HOME software to manage, download, and store additional content from your PC
  • Hands-free calling functionality for easy and safe driving
  • Enhanced map coverage – the 910 is the first ever portable navigational device featuring multi-continental map coverage including the US, Canada and the whole of Europe without additional charge
  • Integrated MP3 player
  • Text to speech functionality for spoken text messages

Meanwhile, TomTom has also updated and enhanced the TomTom PLUS content and services with the new Audiobooks and Buddies features. They’ve also improved TomTom Weather and TomTom Traffice service.

You can expect to find the new products starting in the middle of April.

 

TomTom Unveils Next Generation in Car Navigation; TomTom to Launch State of the Art Range of New Portable In-Car Navigation Products and Series of New and Updated Content & Services
CONCORD, Mass. –(Business Wire)– March 1, 2006 TomTom, the leading navigation solution provider worldwide, today unveiled the future of portable car navigation with the announcement of the new, smart and easy to use TomTom GO range and a complete collection of new and updated TomTom PLUS content and services.

“With the launch of TomTom GO in 2004, we created a new category of personal car navigation solutions. It was an immediate hit and we have since shaped and led the industry almost single handedly, outselling any other car navigation device on the market,” said Harold Goddijn, TomTom’s chief executive officer. “As one of the best selling consumer electronic brands, we see a fast growing category that requires products to be robust and sophisticated in order to meet drivers’ needs. The product range we unveil today is the next generation TomTom GO, featuring significant improvements in design and usability, including hardware, software, connectivity and new content and services.”

New TomTom GO range

The new product line reinvents last year’s award-winning range and includes two models, the TomTom GO 910 and the TomTom GO 510. A third, mid-range model, the TomTom GO 710, will also be available in Europe. Building on the features that have made TomTom devices so popular, the new TomTom GO range offers:

– New cutting-edge design

– High resolution, extra wide, 4 inch LCD touch screen, making the new TomTom GO range even easier to use

– Even more precise GPS performance

– Hundreds of features and software improvements

– TomTom HOME dock and TomTom HOME software to easily manage, download and store additional content from your computer

– Renowned hands-free calling functionality for easy and safe driving

– Enhanced map coverage – the TomTom GO 910 is the first ever portable navigation device featuring multi-continental map coverage including the US, Canada and the whole of Europe at no additional charge

– A fully integrated MP3 player for playing music, audiobooks, and podcasts

– Text to speech functionality for spoken text messages

New and updated TomTom PLUS content & services

TomTom PLUS is TomTom’s offering of content and services to enhance users’ navigation experience and make journeys as stress-free, personal, safe and fun as possible. Along with TomTom’s already substantial TomTom PLUS offering (Voices, Traffic and Weather), the company has added Audiobooks and Buddies. In addition, the company has improved TomTom Weather and expanded the TomTom Traffic service to include Road Conditions. TomTom PLUS is now available throughout the U.S. and Europe.

The new product range is expected to be available in mid-April 2006. Additional product details including price on the new GO range will be announced soon.

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