http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/ Engadget Comments for TomTom announces widescreen ONE XL GPS http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Feb 19th 2008 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Apr 16th 2007 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Apr 16th 2007 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Apr 16th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/
I would like to echo others' indifference with the new ONE-XL's widescreen format. Who cares about what happens miles away, off to the side? If some of the icons were on the sides, I'd say, yeah, it makes some sense. The screen is split top-bottom anyway. Hopefully they're give users an option to split it left-center-right to make better use of the proverbial real estate.]]>May 1st 2008 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/My 3 year old Garmin ique is still the smallest GPS out there and work just fine. My only complaint would be no SERF III chip. It sync's contacts, address's, has a office suite, has a 3.8" 320X480 screen, and fits in my pocket. Also, .5" to .8" thick with a "leather" cover that easily fits in your pocket.
The whole GPS industry is retarded(sorry retarded people) with these bigger screens. smaller and portable is much better.]]>Apr 16th 2007 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Apr 16th 2007 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/My point is mostly about the size. not the interface. Why are these new devices so much larger and they do less.
The 3600 is far from perfect but it works day in and day out. I've biked, hiked, driven, and flow with it in the US and Europe and I've never been lost.
If I had my way I would add the serf3 chip, 3D mapping, a HD-SDIO slot, and a interface designed for thumbs. The 3000 ique added the 3D maping but lost the SD slot. Bad news for the 5GB in maps I would like to carry.
The Tom Tom 300 is like 3X thicker than the 3600 and that is unacceptable to me unless you only put in your car.
]]>Apr 16th 2007 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/This widescreen tag is a thing that rings a bell in consumers minds when they see the feature listed...but really, not much advantage. Just take a large screen, take off the top inch...tada widescreen.
I have a Windows Mobile phone running iGo (a bit better than tomtom imho)..it allows sideways display....same kind of result.]]>Apr 16th 2007 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/
I've used GPS software on my Dell Axim PDA which has a 640x480 display but in portrait. It always seems much easier to navigate when in landscape mode.

It looks like it will still fit nicely in a pocket. Hopefully these will plunge in price as fast as flash!]]>Apr 16th 2007 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/
Anyway, I don't think anything with a 4.3 inch screen will fit nicely in pockets.. but I am looking at GPS models and this one looks pretty nice, but I don't know how long I can wait for it.]]>Apr 16th 2007 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Apr 16th 2007 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Apr 16th 2007 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/
Now they offer an (intentionally?) vague reference in their press release to this device offering traffic info:

"...The TomTom ONE XL is also traffic ready.

...added visibility and the possibility of receiving traffic information on the device."

Yeah, it is traffic ready - but will it ever by traffic capable? Yeah, there is the possibility of receiving traffic info on the device - that is if we ever decide to develop an accessory to do so.
]]>Apr 16th 2007 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/
I'm another one who uses the iQue 3600 - far from perfect, but the tall high-res screen works well. There's still nothing on the market that can replace that versatile little gadget. ]]>Apr 16th 2007 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Problem solved. It also makes it easy to move from car to car.]]>Apr 16th 2007 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Apr 17th 2007 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/16/tomtom-announces-widescreen-one-xl-gps/Apr 19th 2007 4:58PM