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Fuzzy Logic Tom Tom driving GPS harder to make it more useful - and fun!
Fuzzy Logic Tom Tom driving GPS harder to make it more useful - and fun! | Tom Tom driving GPS harder to make it more useful - and fun! |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Saturday, 16 February 2008 | |
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Page 3 of 3 Taken from Tom Tom’s press release, here are the features they have chosen to highlight in their attempt to convert you, the consumer, into a Tom Tom customer. Featured Whitepaper
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Vehicle Icons: One of TomTom’s most popular content offerings allows the driver to choose a variety of different car models and colours on the touch screen (ranging from a classic 1960s sedan to a modern hot pink car) to symbolise their exact place on the road. Warning Sounds: To alert drivers to any number of situations on their journey, such as the close proximity of a safety camera or their favourite POI (anything from a museum to the best scuba diving site), drivers can choose from sounds that include an aeroplane taking off, to the sound of an elephant. Funny Voices: A full database of funny navigation voices to take the boredom out of travelling is available on the TomTom content-sharing platform. Drivers can install different navigation voices, including John Cleese (real voice) to blunt sports team coaches Colour Schemes: TomTom users can install new colour schemes directly onto their TomTom device to suit individual taste in colours, or they can even choose to have the main colours on the navigation screen reflecting the colours of their national flag. Map Overlays: Drivers can create their own maps and overlay them onto the map that comes with their TomTom device. Examples of overlays that users could create are walking routes, maps of large exhibition halls or amusement parks. Points Of Interest: A large number of POIs (Points of Interest) is available on the TomTom content-sharing platform that will enrich every driver’s navigation experience. POIs range from golf courses to internet hot spots to coffee shops. Routes: A large and growing number of free routes available for most Western European countries can be found on TomTom HOME. The routes are from the best sources (mostly well-known motor magazines and websites), but members of the TomTom community can also create and share their favourite routes. Available for the PC and Mac, Tom Tom HOME 2.0 is available to download now from Tom Tom’s website, and sounds like an essential download for any Tom Tom owner. |
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