The days of burying our noses in a giant and wildly flapping map seem to be over; at least for some of us. The new Tom Tom mobile app for Android devices has now been launched, although it isn’t yet supported on all of the Android phones and tablets. Let’s start with the bad news then. If you own a Google Nexus 7, an HTC One X or X+, a Samsung Galaxy S3 or a Samsung...
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TomTom has made the comedic directions of Homer Simpson available on their native iPhone app, they hope that the friendly and encouraging directions from the well known former father of the year will make car journeys a fun filled event. The sat nav giants have struck an official partnership with Fox who have provided original sound bites that can be used in the UK and...
One of the great things about the CES is the number of link ups we see between different companies which bring us the best of what both firms offer. This time around a collaboration which is causing a stir is that between Nike and TomTom to come up with the Nike+ Sportswatch with a GPS facility driven by TomTom. It is a runner’s watch and the design is fantastically...
A recent survey by TomTom has discovered that the Geordie accent is the most popular choice for motorists with ‘posh’ accents also making a comeback. The people surveyed explained that more rounded accents, like that of Joanna Lumley are better as it makes for easy listening, especially when being given instructions. Interestingly the Geordie and Scottish accent was...
The AA has dubbed iPod listening pedestrians as iPod zombies and has even gone so far as claiming that they could be the reason for pedestrian related accidents increasing by 5% over the last year. Things could be about to get worse with iPhone zombies too, as the incredibly popular US game MyTown which is like a real world Monopoly game is launched in the UK. Leicester...
TomTom SatNavs have helped lead the way (see what we did there?) for years and as well as offering clear turn by turn instructions and perhaps more importantly to those of us that have to regularly rely on the digital stars to guide us home, they even allow us to download new and more interesting skins and voices. Let’s be honest after a few turns the standard voice...