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TomTom's ONE XL II makes pit stop in FCC database

by Darren Murph, posted Sep 23rd 2008 at 9:10AM

Ever since TomTom's latest ONE navigator hit back in April, we've been left waiting, wondering when the next ONE XL would ever surface. Thanks to the FCC and its all-knowing database, we can confidently say that the unimaginatively named ONE XL II (what, ONE XXL was taken?) is well on its way to a US release. The user's guide doesn't give us much in the way of actual specifications, but based on the magnificently taken external photographs, we suspect this one will be more evolutionary and less revolutionary. Not that you couldn't guess that from the name, but whatever.

TomTom's ONE XL HD Traffic GPS navigator with "world's most advanced traffic information"

by Thomas Ricker, posted Nov 12th 2007 at 7:16AM

TomTom just lit up its High Definition Traffic, premium traffic service in The Netherlands. Announced in parallel is the ONE XL HD Traffic navigator, for what's a traffic service without a GPS device to take advantage of it? The ONE XL HD Traffic shares the same 4.3-inch LCD of its ONE XL brethren only now with the addition of 1GB of built-in storage and a new SIM card (no activation or configuration required) for live traffic data feeds over Vodafone's GSM network. Traffic information collected anonymously from Dutch Vodafone mobile phones and third party traffic authorities is updated every 3 minutes -- that's 5x the traffic updates and 10x the road coverage of typical traffic systems according to TomTom. Available in TomTom's home country of The Netherlands this month (UK in first half of 2008) for €399 (about $581) including a one year HD Traffic subscription renewable for €9.95/month. An HD Traffic accessory for existing TomTom products will be available in early 2008.

[Via Pocket-lint]

TomTom ONE XL reviewed

by Donald Melanson, posted Jun 11th 2007 at 8:22PM

As they are wont to do, the folks at GPS Lodge have gotten their hands on yet another GPS device for a looksee, with TomTom's new ONE XL getting the review treatment this time 'round. The device itself is a follow-up to TomTom's previous ONE GPS unit, boasting a 4.3-inch widescreen display among other revisions. On the whole, GPS Lodge seems to have been fairly impressed by the unit, saying that it "earns a spot on the top shelf with the better GPS units," and finding that it performed well with the all-important task of not getting them lost. On the downside, they found that the larger screen came at the expense of battery life, and they were somewhat disappointed with the less-than-intuitive methods of entering addresses and selecting POIs. Still, they don't seem to have much trouble recommending the unit, especially considering its $400 price tag.

TomTom announces widescreen ONE XL GPS

by Donald Melanson, posted Apr 16th 2007 at 12:52PM

The FCC may have ruined the surprise, but TomTom's not letting that bit of leakage stop 'em from talking up its new ONE XL GPS unit, which the company officially announced today. As we knew before, the big selling point here is the relatively spacious 4.3-inch widescreen display, which gets backed up by 32MB of RAM, Bluetooth 2.0, and pre-loaded maps of the United States and Canada. along with the usual plethora of POIs. You'll still have to wait a little while longer to take one of these along on your next trip though, with the device only set to hit stores in June for $400.