TomTom have released information on the latest line of their Satellite navigation systems the TomTom Start. The Start is a simplified version of the TomTom system designed to be affordable and easy to just pickup and use for new and casual SatNav users.
The new entry level unit boasts a simpler menu system and a super quick start-up where you simply plug in and touch the screen to start navigating. Other features include the ability to download a different start-up screen in the colour and design of your choice, interchangeable covers (which retail at a pricey £14.99 each!) or StartSkins as Tomtom are branding them and a new lightweight (128g) design with a 3.5” screen and semi-fixed EasyPort™ mount. All in all it’s more of a stylish mini offering than a full on satellite navigation beast that we are used to from TomTom.
The Start does still support the IQ routes function that calculates the fastest route possible, based on average speed and time of journey and the map share feature so that any map corrections that are noticed by the TomTom masses will be corrected, as well as the all important speed camera locations.
The Start is currently set for release on the 06/11/2009 and will be retailing at £119.99 for the UK maps version and £139.99 for one of the European maps versions, the Start is still not as cheap as many would have wished for (we at the gadget helpline were thinking under £100), but it is the cheapest TomTom available and with 6 available colours and Christmas looming it is sure to be a nice addition to may cars across Europe.
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