![]() TomTom is as good as or as bad as anyone else.īut the point is that even now, traffic data seems lagging and behind what is actually happening on the ground and when you know the local area well, you notice it simply doesn't have the brains to send you through those clever little routes that avoid traffic. This is an area where all products fall short. ![]() Given that's most people's favoured way of inputting destinations (not to mention the shortest and quickest), that's disappointing.Īt this stage, we're also getting a bit frustrated with the live traffic and active re-routing features. As far as we can tell, you can't input UK postcodes via voice. The voice control feature is a bit underwhelming, too. Combine that with the resistive screen and it's just not as nice to use as the pricier models. However, in the TomTom Go 60, the map renders at a pretty low frame rate, perhaps thanks to a slower, cheaper CPU. Likewise the mapping accuracy and routing is about as good as it gets. Put simply, it's very likely the best optimised, easiest-to-use nav interface currently around. Then there's the simplified and optimised interface and menus that get you to the important things faster and with fewer pokes to the screen (see our TomTom 5000 review for a bit more exposition). You do get all the nice new map graphics with slick transparencies, 3D buildings and all that jazz. The response to touch is mediocre and suddenly you realise this cheaper TomTom has a resistive rather than capacitive touchscreen – and by the looks of it a TN panel, at that. The screen is recessed and has a slightly grainy look. The immediate out-of-the box impression is along the lines of, hmmm, this is familiar but it feels a bit cheap. New suction cup and mount is simple but effective Performance Rounding the specs out are voice control, the usual points of interest database malarkey, two hours of battery life, an integrated mount with suction pad and a charging cable with 12v USB adapter rather than just a fixed 12V adapter permanently attached to the end of the cable. Well, more accurately, you can update the maps in full four times a year. The maps you get free forever and there's coverage of 45 European countries. But more on the screen response in a moment.Īs for speed camera data and map updates, you get three months of the former, after which you'll need to cough up £19.99 a year to keep it up to date. For starters, that means you lose the pinch-to-zoom gesture support of the pricier TomTom's. It's a resistive rather than capacitive touchscreen. Screen-wise, we're talking 6-inch screen and 800 by 480 pixels, just like the Go 6000. Otherwise you'll quickly wipe out the charge on your smartphone on all but the shortest journeys. In practice that means you'll need your smartphone plugged in and charging, too. Instead, you connect to your smartphone via bluetooth and piggy back on its data connection. But there's no integrated 'always connected' feature for the Go 60. You get TomTom's new-style mapping complete with 3D buildings and its much improved new interface as seen in all the new models. TomTom GO 60 (Black) at Amazon for $159.99 (opens in new tab)įor the most part, the feature set is pretty familiar.We now work creating content for brands and Steph runs a small business selling her artwork + illustration.Screen quality can't match pricier TomToms We both had a shared interest in ‘alternative living’ from a young age, which drew us together and after thousands of miles later it has created the life we envisioned. (and of course surfing every swell that passed) We made a plan, saved up, we bought a van and the rest is history! We wanted to be more self-sufficient, push our comfort zones and not to be bound to one place. When we first met working at a surf shop, we would talk for hours about the open road and how incredible it would be to go on a road trip discovering new places, new cultures and sleeping in nature. Together we enjoy living a slow life, exploring nature and adventuring in our home on wheels. Intragram: is a salty seadog who spends the majority of his time in the ocean catching waves or teaching people how to catch them, he is also a professional Photographer, you can view his photographic prints for sale here: She sells her artwork at markets while on the road at also at home in Cornwall from her small studio by the ocean. We are two creative souls who both have a passion for adventure, Steph is a full time artist + illustrator.
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