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January 2009
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The editors liked
Integrated data connection for live traffic updates
Weather
And fuel information and Google Local Search. TomToms free Map Share helps keeps your maps up-to-date. IQ Routes. Advanced lane guidance.
Learning curve on voice commands
Small installed POI database
Map view should be better organized
Stateoftheart navigation and lane guidance
Suite of connected features
Bestinclass windshield mount
"Network effect" traffic detection and avoidance.
The TomTom GO 740 Live is the manufacturers first connected-GPS device
Offering up-to-the-minute traffic data
Weather forecasts
Fuel prices
And Local Search powered by Google. Map Share and IQ Routes technologies allow map data to be updated more ...
Svelte
Smoothtotouch design and construction. Decent signalacquisition times (average of four minutes on a cold start). Sports both Bluetooth audio and file exchange capabilities. Intuitive
Touchbased interface and menu tree. Allows instant messaging wi...
Includes connected services
Uses TomTom's excellent IQ routes technology.
Uses TomToms excellent IQ routes technology
The editors didn't like
Live services require a monthly subscription after three-month trial period expires. Many voice functions also require touch-screen input. Relatively small internal POI database.
Local search and traffic info
Large 4.3-inch screen
MapShare lets you download corrections from other TomTom owners
9.95 per month for connectivity
No Web browser
The race is on to add connected services such as local search
Accurate realtime traffic detection and avoidance
Fuel prices
More frequent map updates
And more to incar portable GPS devices. TomTom h...
Route calculations are slow
Particularly from a moving vehicle. High entry cost only includes three months of service.
Navigational interface displays waaay too much information at one time (speed
Distance
Current time
Arrival time
Current street
Next turn
Distance to turn
Etc.). Sketchy voice recognition doesnt cut it. Webenabled services are only free for the fir...
In the ever-evolving world of GPS devices, the TomTom GO 740 makes its presence loud and clear, boasting all the LIVE features such as Google Local Search, Weather, Fuel Prices, and more. In addition, it further expands its capabilities with Bluetooth,...
Includes connected services; uses TomTom's excellent IQ routes technology.
Traffic service not as useful as it could be.
TomTom's Go 740 Live is a GPS device from TomTom with a built-in cellular radio. This wireless data connection allows the unit to download information relevant to your journey, such as traffic, weather, and fuel prices. While these connected services...
Abstract: You know we like the TomTom, but do you? Let us know in the comments field below.When a product is described by its manufacturer as delivering a “God’s-eye view,” the gadget better have the chops to live up to that lofty, omnipresent claim. The TomTom ...
Abstract: The TomTom GO 740 LIVE marks the first entry to the US market of a connected service by TomTom, one of the top names in personal navigation devices, making a strong step into the next generation of devices with its access to better traffic alerts, Goog...
The TomTom Go 740 Live lists for £279 inc VAT, and the connected services are £10 per month, though you get three months free when you buy the device. If the traffic services were better, they might be worth that price. As they stand, though, we'd opt...
Svelte, smoothtotouch design and construction. Decent signalacquisition times (average of four minutes on a cold start). Sports both Bluetooth audio and file exchange capabilities. Intuitive, touchbased interface and menu tree. Allows instant messaging wi...
Navigational interface displays waaay too much information at one time (speed, distance, current time, arrival time, current street, next turn, distance to turn, etc.). Sketchy voice recognition doesnt cut it. Webenabled services are only free for the fir...
I like fancy gadgets that do it all, but I often try to think of reviews based on how the average (non-geek) would use and enjoy the item. In this case it seems the unit is overkill feature wise. Most of the extra connected features often seemed eas...
Learning curve on voice commands, Small installed POI database, Map view should be better organized
Local search and traffic info, Large 4.3-inch screen, MapShare lets you download corrections from other TomTom owners
While some of its features could use a little polishing, the $399 TomTom Go 740 Live provides a good navigation experience, with well designed and colorful maps and quick rerouting. People who spend a lot of time on the road will appreciate TomTom’s...
The TomTom GO 740 Live is the manufacturers first connected-GPS device, offering up-to-the-minute traffic data, weather forecasts, fuel prices, and Local Search powered by Google. Map Share and IQ Routes technologies allow map data to be updated more ...
Route calculations are slow, particularly from a moving vehicle. High entry cost only includes three months of service.
The TomTom GO 740 Live puts a tremendous amount of information at your fingertips and makes it easy to access and process it all from the drivers seat.
