TomTom Unveils NAVIGATOR 6
New Product Integrates TomTom NAVIGATOR 5 and TomTom MOBILE 5 into One Multi-Platform Solution.
TomTom, a leading navigation solution provider, today announces the launch of its new integrated solution for PDAs and smartphones - TomTom NAVIGATOR 6, the ideal solution for customers who need their PDA or smartphone and navigation system
integrated in one personal device.
Users of TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 can also take advantage of TomTom’s innovative desktop software application TomTom HOME, which enables users to easily manage, download, store and transfer content and services to their device. TomTom HOME is compatible with both PC and MAC computers.
TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 also includes TomTom’s innovative TomTom Buddies service, enabling authorized TomTom users to locate each other and send instant messages.
TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 comes with detailed maps of the US and Canada for seamless cross border navigation.
Other new key features of TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 include:
– Contact navigation: Navigate direct to contacts stored in your address book
– Arrival time planning: Plan a route based on your desired arrival time
– Expanded Points of Interest searching: Navigate to a POI near current driving location, near home, near destination or along route
– Speeding alert: Notifies the driver if they’re speeding, even if they’re not in navigation mode**
– Safety Lock: Disables a number of menu items before driving, ensuring that maximum attention is kept on the road
– Realistic visual instructions: Visuals replicate road signs, making them easier to follow
– Pedestrian navigation view: 2D map with a fixed North-up view to allow better orientation when navigating on foot
TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 will be available in North America in early October 2006. It will be available as a stand alone software product or bundled together with a PDA or smartphone through retailers. TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 will cost:
– $149 - TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 software and maps on DVD
– $249 - TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 software and maps on DVD with GPS receiver
– $299 - TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 software and maps on SD card with GPS receiver
Additional TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 features:
– Simple installation and easy-to-use menu
– Improved User Interface: with night view and 65,000 colors for optimal visibility.
– Clear 2D or 3D maps and accurate turn-by-turn spoken instructions
– Choice of routes: quickest, shortest, by foot, avoiding toll roads and more
– Instant re-routing if you miss your turn
– Easy call handling: navigate while receiving phone calls
– Itinerary planning: program in the schedule of places you want to visit before you leave the house
– Multilingual: TomTom NAVIGATOR speaks some 22 languages in over 50 different voices
– PLUS services offer Traffic, Weather, Points of Interest and much more
From ABI Research
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