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Saturday, April 26, 2008

TomTom GO 930 (Tom Tom 930) Review

TomTom will soon be releasing their new main battle tank, the Go 930. It will definitely be one of the coolest GPS navigation we've seen as of yet and its features will surely impress even the most novice GPS user.

The unit features a standard 4.3" LCD touchscreen display with an excellent color depth, contrast, and visibility. It's quite impressive how clear the navigation is and it truly complement its other features. This portable GPS unit is for the most part a slight upgrade from TomTom's previous release, the Go 920. However, the Go 930 features IQ Route technology which measures not posted speed limit, but what actual speed of vehicles travel at; and as a result, this will give drivers a much more accurate estimated time of arrival.

The TomTom Go 930 also features Advanced Lane Guidance technology that makes complex interchanges much easier to manage. This is a great feature to have if you live in busy metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, etc. The technology simulates the driver's point of view as the vehicle approaches an upcoming interchange. It will then indicate which lane to take, as well as the correct offramp/onramp.


Since the TomTom Go 930 is an upgrade from the TomTom Go 920, much of its features are identical, except the entire casing is black, high-gloss painted rather than the silver coat.

It does feature the same 400MHz processor, which will allow high-speed response rate while navigating. It also has 64MB RAM memory with 4GB of internal flash memory that is primarily used for navigation data. The SD/MMC Card reader could even expand the capabilities of the unit by allowing other media files to be played in the GPS unit. The GPS receiver is also a highly sensitive receiver that will unlikely to drop any GPS satellite signals. The TomTom Go 930 could pick up RDS-TMC traffic signal for up-to-date traffic information that could be displayed while navigating through traffic hot spots.

What's great about the TomTom 930 are its built-in FM transmitter as well as its integrated Bluetooth technology that allow users to do hands-free calling by using the on screen phonebook and dial pad.

The TomTom 930 has great features, but it also comes with a great price. Expect this newly released portable GPS unit will be priced at around $500.


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