Choosing an in-car satellite navigation system
Last week, my wife told me that she wants to buy me a satellite navigation system for the car as a present for a significant birthday that I have coming up far too shortly. The only challenge was that...
View ArticleSatnav again – decision made
Following on from my last post on the subject, more information on the new TomTom models is now available. I want a TomTom GO 910… the more I read, the more I know that it must be mine… but it …...
View ArticleAwaiting my TomTom 910
Well, we ordered the TomTom 910 on Friday, from Expansys… their website is indicating that it should be available within 7 days, so hopefully by the time I get back from my trip to Las Vegas (the week...
View ArticleTomTom 910, still waiting
I’ve noticed an upsurge in visits to my blog from searches on the topic of the TomTom 910, undoubtedly because they are now on the market. We’re still waiting. Ola ordered mine a few weeks ago from...
View ArticleGoogle Maps no good for navigation
I’d like to make the observation that Google Maps absolutely sucks as a route planner. I’m not sure how popular this suggestion will be, but let me tell you why I think that way… This weekend I needed...
View ArticleAll nav’ed up
Yesterday morning, my new TomTom Go 910 finally arrived. To say that I was excited would be an understatement. I’m really impressed. It’s a nice compact unit, although slightly weighty due to the 20Gb...
View ArticleFull trip test
Last night I was able to give the TomTom a decent test drive. Here’s what I found: The automatic switching to night mode (darker dimmer colours) worked fine, although it seemed to take quite a long...
View ArticleTomTom updates, and the World Cup
During the week, I got an email from YourNav.com (the successor to the old MyTomTomGo site) saying that a new firmware for the TomTom x10 series had been released. This is a very helpful update. I...
View ArticleMore on the TomTom 910 – it gets better
Since getting my TomTom, I’ve experienced intermittent connection problems with the windscreen dock… basically it would not always keep a good connection, so I’d have to press it down whilst driving....
View ArticleNew TomTom mount arrived
The replacement car mount for my TomTom GO 910 arrived the other day. The change appears minor. The new mount is shown on the left, and has an extra lip protruding behind the connector. The old mount...
View ArticlePodcasts and music on a Saturday morning
On the (lengthy) drive in to work this morning, I was able to catch up on some podcasts, courtesy of the TomTom 910 MP3 player. The Shortcuts series from IBM is very good. It is easy to digest,...
View ArticleMedia on the TomTom GO
Here’s something I didn’t know I wanted – a media player for my TomTom GO 910. I was reviewing my blog stats earlier, and noticed that someone had found my site with the search term...
View ArticleDoes satellite navigation make us dumber?
It sounds as though Adrian might have been right when he blogged about the erratic behaviour of motorists who have satellite navigation devices. Yahoo! News reports that some drivers rely on their...
View ArticleIn-car FM transmitter for TomTom
For a while now, I’ve been toying with the idea of getting one of the small FM transmitters for the car, so that I can use my little USB stick MP3 player, or listen to MP3s from the TomTom 910. …...
View ArticleSheffield, with US support
I spent the last couple of days working in the Sheffield area. Well – when I punched the town name into the IBM travel reservation system, the nearest hotels I could find were in Sheffield, so I...
View ArticleiPhone 4 and the accessories conundrum
Apple took the decision to change the physical design of the iPhone in the latest revision (also known as iPhone 4, or, “ahmmmmm shiny WANT”). It’s a good move as the 3G/3GS was lovely but a tiny bit...
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