TomTom GO 940 LIVE

Published on August 28th, 2008 in gps navigation, tomtom


GO 940 Live is the new high end, internet connected GPS navigation system from TomTom. It is already announced right before electronics show in Berlin, along with GO 740 Live, and GO 540 Live.

TomTom GO 940 LIVE comes with a new and version of TomTom’s IQ Routes feature which provides navigation guidance based on historical travel time information for every road, specified for every day of the week, at five minute intervals.

TomTom GO 940 LIVE also connects to TomTom’s HD Traffic service for live traffic information. It will first be available in the Netherlands, UK, Germany, France and Switzerland. The trick with this service is that if the measured traffic conditions differ from the expected traffic flow, TomTom GO 940 LIVE will automatically calculate an alternate route, if available.

Another ground breaking feature for the new TomTom 940 Live is the local search with Google. This way you’re not limited to several million outdated POI’s in device’s memory. You can also control the device with voice, so no more fiddling with the touch screen.

There’s of course a subscription fee for all this connectivity which is announced to be £9.95/month. TomTom 940 GO Live is expected to cost about £470 including taxes.

Here are some specs on the device:

  • 4.3″ widescreen 16:9 format LCD (WQVGA: 480*272 pixels)
  • CPU 400 MHz
  • TomTom GO 940 LIVE: 4 GB internal flash memory, TomTom GO 540/740 LIVE: 1-2 GB
  • SD card socket
  • High sensitivity GPS receiver
  • Bluetooth
  • Battery lithium-polymer (up to 5 hours operation)
  • Dimensions: 118 mm x 83 mm x 24 mm
  • Weight: 220 grams

pic from slashgear

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