Tech Shout!

In April this year, TomTom the world’s largest navigation solutions provider unveiled its TomTom One XL portable GPS device. Now, the company has announced the launch of its new TomTom ONE 3rd Edition that provides a host of new features.

Just like its predecessors, this GPS device too uses TomTom’s patented touch screen technology and award-winning software. However, the new TomTom ONE 3rd Edition GPS navigation device is user-friendly and extremely portable due to its sleek light-weight design.

The new TomTom ONE 3rd Edition navigation device also features an improved and enhanced user interface that provides a number of options for customizing the navigation screen as per the user’s requirements. This interface also provides much easier access to other functionalities and search tools.

A newly introduced feature in the TomTom ONE 3rd Edition device is the TomTom Map Share feature that was first seen in the company’s recently launched TomTom GO range of GPS devices.

The TomTom Map Share function allows users to instantly improve their own maps, respond in real time to changes in the road network and correct their maps on their devices accordingly, instantly providing users with the most up-to-date maps.

And, the new improved smart interface only makes this easier, as it becomes really easy to make improvements such as to mark blocked or unblocked streets, reverse one-way traffic or insert new street names, all of which will take effect immediately.

The new TomTom ONE 3rd Edition GPS device is also able to quicly recalculate the driver’s route in case he/she wishes to deviate from the current one or a roadblock occurs. This becomes easy due to the presence of the ‘Find Alternative’ option.

Yet another helpful feature of TomTom’s latest GPS device is that it is able to provide current street names aiding the driver.

And, with this device drivers are also provided with extensive safety and roadside assistance information wherever they go. This function called ‘Help Me’ includes information such as directions to the nearest hospital, car maintenance information and first aid instructions. Moreover, users will also be able to customize this ‘Help Me’ menu to set warning fro speed, traffic, restricted and school zones.

There are a host of extra features for the TomTom ONE 3rd Edition device that can be downloaded such as personalized options like warnings, special navigation voices, and Points of Interest. Also compatible with this GPS device are optional accessories like the RDS-TMC traffic antenna accessory, USB Home Charger, Carry case and trap, Mount Kits and Travel Cases.

Specifications of the TomTom ONE 3rd Edition GPS Device at a glance:

High sensitivity GPS chipset

3.5″ full color TFT LCD touchscreen (320 x 240 pixels, 64K colors)

1GB internal memory

RDS-TMC connector

Internal Lithium-Ion battery (2 hours operation)

Dimensions: 3.8 in. x 3.2 in. mm x 1 in. mm

Weight: 174gms

The TomTom ONE 3rd Edition GPS Navigation device is immediately available for a price of £149 for the Regional version and £179 for the European version.