TomTom lifts the lid on flagship GO x50 LIVE series

by Parm Mann on 3 September 2009, 14:50

Tags: GO 950 LIVE, GO 750 LIVE, GO 550 LIVE, TomTom

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TomTom has today unveiled three upcoming portable navigation devices; the TomTom GO 950 LIVE (pictured), TomTom GO 750 LIVE and TomTom GO 550 LIVE.

The products, announced at the IFA exhibition in Berlin, form TomTom's flagship GO x50 LIVE series and are expected to become available this autumn, although pricing is yet to be disclosed.

As with the existing GO x40 LIVE range, all three upcoming devices make use of TomTom's IQ Routes technology - which is essentially a database of historical travel information recorded for every major road on every day of the week, allowing the guidance software to select what should in theory be the least congested route.

New to the x50 LIVE range is an "expanded LIVE Services offering", which TomTom states is "completely integrated in the device to deliver the ultimate navigation package on the market today". A revamped interface will provide at-a-glance access to HD Traffic, safety alerts and fuel prices via a new LIVE snapshot, and drivers will get real-time updates throughout their journey. Readers should note, however, that TomTom's LIVE services are charged at a monthly flat fee of £7.99.

Want to know which of the new trio is for you? Here's how they compare:

GO 950 LIVE GO 750 LIVE GO 550 LIVE
  • Maps of Europe, US & Canada (47 countries)
  • 1/3/6 month trial to LIVE Services
  • Enhanced Positioning Technology
  • Now with LIVE snapshot
  • IQ Routes™ technology
  • Hands-free calling
  • Voice command and control
  • Map of Europe (45 countries)
  • 1/3/6 month trial to LIVE Services
  • Now with LIVE snapshot
  • IQ Routes™ technology
  • Hands-free calling
  • Voice command and control
  • Maps of your region
  • 1/3/6 month trial to LIVE Services
  • Now with LIVE snapshot
  • IQ Routes™ technology
  • Hands-free calling
  • Voice command and control


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Posted by directhex - Thu 03 Sep 2009 14:54
Standalone satnav devices are in trouble. The high-end devices are being eroded because their owners tend to also own a high-end smartphone - and at the low end, Tomtom's kit simply cannot compete on price with the wave of tat you find in any car bits or gadgets store
Posted by Tarinder - Thu 03 Sep 2009 15:15
Yup, agree.

If I had an Apple iPhone I would have bought the TomTom app for it, rather than shell out the £150 on a standalone XL IQ European model.
Posted by Arthran - Thu 03 Sep 2009 15:22
I have a cheap tat satnav, when i upgrade my phone in 2 months i will be looking to get a satnav plugin for my new phone. (current phone has gps, just dont have the software)
Posted by Funkstar - Thu 03 Sep 2009 15:27
At least they have updated their interface and map data. The Navigon and Navman interfaces have been far far nicer for a long time now.
Posted by lodore - Thu 03 Sep 2009 15:41
Funkstar
At least they have updated their interface and map data. The Navigon and Navman interfaces have been far far nicer for a long time now.
Hey Funkstar,
what satnav do you have? if any
I agree the interface of navigon is nicer but the devices are less reliable. navman supply out of date map data and dont have an offer of a free map update. ive got a tomtom one XL 30 europe and its a great device. it will be interesting how much these new ones cost. at first i thought the tomtom and garmin maps looked a bit flat and hard to understand but i was wrong. tomtom's interface is fine but at somepoint i will get a newer one and an interface improvement is welcome.

a few weeks ago I checked the prices of the map update for my tomtom and it used to cost £35 for 4 maps a year. but now they want me to pay an extra £8.95 for a map update now and if I take either out of basket it takes out both.

much better than in car satnav prices thou. my mum's car nissan x-trail has got satnav. it was a free upgrade normalling costing £1300. it uses a dvd and last time i checked nissan wanted around £500 for one dvd…. thats the price of the high end tomtom

i hope tomtom strike more deals with car manufacturers the benefit of integrated car satnav aka no sucker marks on wind screen,bigger screen but with tomtom benefits such as lastest maps,quick gps fix and mapshare.

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