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» News: GO 520 & 720 loaded with new options |
 Jun 6 2007, 09:29
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Now on yourNAV: GO 520 & 720 loaded with new options TomTom unveiled the GO 520 and 720 this afternoon. These two new PND’s feature some innovative novelties. Click the headline to read this news post... Click 'REPLY' if you want to reply to this news post The yourNAV team |
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Jun 6 2007, 09:53
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 70 Joined: 01 4, 2006 From: Teesside Member No.: 3,624 |
Regarding the map share functionality, I wonder if this going to be a free for all, or will there (can there) be any sort of verification in place, to counteract genuine mistakes and plain malicious behaviour. What sort of changes are they hoping people will report, simple things like roadworks, or more major changes like removed roundabouts etc.?
Lee Post has been edited by leerichards (Jun 6 2007, 09:54)
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Jun 6 2007, 10:00
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From my first reading of it , there would seem to be an 'immediate' mode , where you download unconfirmed fixes, and then an official, selection of confirmed info.. you take you choice.
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Jun 6 2007, 10:33
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 Member Group: Members Posts: 329 Joined: 03 18, 2005 From: NW UK Member No.: 876 |
I'm currently using a TT500 and haven't felt the additional features on the x10 range were enough to tempt me to change.
But initial impressions of the new x20 models are making me seriously consider a change (or more likely an addition as the wife can have the 500) Post has been edited by Antoeknee (Jun 6 2007, 10:33)
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Jun 6 2007, 11:13
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The new TomTom's look very nice and the Map share idea is excellent. Wonder how much extra space it would take up in the flash memory?
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Jun 6 2007, 11:33
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Member Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 01 8, 2006 Member No.: 3,676 |
 I'm glad to see that the text to speech function has now been integrated into these models, and the use of speech recognition will come in handy. There is no word yet as to whether this will enable us to dial a phone number that is not in your contact list handsfree, but I would assume that you can.I like the fact that they got rid of the "huge backside" that they had on the x10 series. This will mean a greater choice of where to position it. The new map updater looks good, but I'd have to keep it on the verified setting for the same reasons Lee mentioned above. Also concerning the maps, from looking at the various pictures, I like the fact that any "3d" buildings are only shown in relief. Videos that I have seen where manufacturers have gone for the "full 3d" look, were confusing and would take more than a quick glance to read. I think tomtom have got the balance just write. These are the models that make me want to upgrade. Hopefully this time they've got a mount that works properly first time without having to be redesigned. The only thing on my wish list which hasn't been implimented, was the button to disintergrate the traffic in front in case of traffic jams and idiot drivers. Still there's always next year! 
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Jun 6 2007, 12:27
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Looks and sounds very nice - it is about time I had a new toy (have just been to see where to mount my current 910 on my wife's Suzuki 4x4).
I hope that Drumma have got their act together and requested a prototype (or even just a "blank") so that they can get a visor in the production line. Colin --------------------
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Jun 6 2007, 12:42
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Moderator Group: Admin Posts: 2,508 Joined: 08 6, 2005 From: Sunny South Coast (UK) Member No.: 2,258 |
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Jun 6 2007, 13:18
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Interestingly from the link in JollyRogers post, it does mention "Text to Speech", but it's not being toted as a major inclusion in the writeup. I wonder if they are just referring to the "Speech recognition" ?, as I was led to believe that the files needed were quite large!. Incidentally, no pictures of 'mounts' yet, although I would suspect a very similar design to the one used for the OneXL.
First impressions are very good!, but as far as availability, we all now how accurate TomTom are on that count!! 
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Jun 6 2007, 16:09
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QUOTE I'm glad to see that the text to speech function has now been integrated into these models. Darren, where did you see that this had been added? I can see no mention of it and I don't understand how they can fit the several gigabytes of text to speech data on the SD cards as these devices have no hard disk. I was previously told that these models would NOT have text-to-speech, but will have only speech recognition. Post has been edited by NickG (Jun 6 2007, 16:09)
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Jun 6 2007, 16:28
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Both GO 520 and GO 720 will have TTS. TomTom managed to compress the text-to-speech voices to around 50MB per voice...
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Jun 6 2007, 17:24
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Moderator Group: Moderators Posts: 1,225 Joined: 06 4, 2005 From: UK Member No.: 1,565 |
Two questions then....
Whats the mount like.. and I bet $499.95 dosn't translate to £250.99
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Jun 6 2007, 18:21
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QUOTE (Nick van Leeuwen @ Jun 6 2007, 16:28)  Both GO 520 and GO 720 will have TTS. TomTom managed to compress the text-to-speech voices to around 50MB per voice... But where does it actually SAY on their site that these models include text to speech? I would rather believe TomTom who told me that they wouldn't include this feature. TomToms own press release doesn't mention it and it's a pretty big feature not to even mention! You obviously can't compress several GB down to 50MB (on files which were already compressed). If the files really are 50MB then they may have chosen a low-end version of the Loquendo TTS system, but from demos I've seen on Loquendo's own website, this sounds awful for road names etc as it doesn't store localised pronounciations of each word. Eg Loughborough becomes looga-bor-ou-gah. Less than useful. |
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Jun 6 2007, 19:20
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Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 06 6, 2007 Member No.: 8,649 |
On Gizomodo the presentation can be found. More info on Map Share, TMC, voice recording etc.
In the press release on TomTom about speech recognition. Best Speech Recognition (*) Other new and updated features include speech recognition, meaning users have an extra option to select the address they want to drive to. Users can choose to select the speech recognition button and then simply speak out the city and street name they would like to travel to. (*) Speech recognition will be available in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Post has been edited by Vinh (Jun 6 2007, 19:24)
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Jun 6 2007, 19:32
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Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 06 6, 2007 Member No.: 8,649 |
On text-to-speech it says
Safe option to read aloud incoming SMS (text) messages using a combination of text-to-speech and speech recognition technology: When a text message arrives, the device will make a (spoken) offer to read it aloud. Speech recognition technology is used to process the user's spoken response. If the user says "yes", the whole text message is read aloud. At no time does the user have to touch or look at the screen (reception of text messages requires a wireless connection to a mobile phone). • Safe option to reroute in case of increasing delays using a combination of text-to-speech and speech recognition technology: If delays due to traffic jam increase significantly, the device will make a (spoken) offer to try and minimize the delay. Speech recognition technology is used to process the user's spoken response. If the user says "yes", the best possible route is planned taking all real-time traffic information into account. At no time does the user have to touch or look at the screen (reception of traffic requires either an RDS-TMC receiver or a TomTom traffic subscription). |
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Jun 6 2007, 19:45
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QUOTE (leerichards @ Jun 6 2007, 01:53) Regarding the map share functionality, I wonder if this going to be a free for all, or will there (can there) be any sort of verification in place, to counteract genuine mistakes and plain malicious behaviour. From Gizmodo- QUOTE Even if you don't sync, you will automatically see changes you made yourself, but if you do sync, you can also get, in order of trustworthiness: changes verified by TomTom, changes to assorted POIs you subscribe to, changes from sources trusted by TomTom, changes reported by "many" and changes reported by "some."
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Jun 6 2007, 21:18
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Member Group: Banned Posts: 11 Joined: 04 28, 2007 Member No.: 8,155 |
I am waiting to add such features on GO 510/710. The hardware is just the same.
The only real difference is the FM transmitter (which can be bought for a few dollars). If anyone gets a full backup of a 720 unit, send it to me and everyone will enjoy it 
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Jun 6 2007, 22:21
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Moderator Group: Admin Posts: 2,508 Joined: 08 6, 2005 From: Sunny South Coast (UK) Member No.: 2,258 |
Zibri, You are officially warned , that asking for copies of copyrighted material for the purpose of reverse engineering or other software 'cracking' will not be tolerated here.
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Jun 7 2007, 00:20
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These new models sound interesting indeed. I wonder if we'll see a 920 though. My 700 is doing fine so I'm in no rush to upgrade anyway, but the new improvements sound good on paper.
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Jun 7 2007, 08:56
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Member Group: Members Posts: 79 Joined: 01 8, 2006 Member No.: 3,676 |
 In one of the gizmondo pics that Jolly Roger posted the link for, look for the one where it says about sending files etc to other tomtoms. On the screen is a button which says "send car symbol" and has a picture of the back of a car. I could be wrong but it looks like we might be able to get rid of the arrow and change it for something else.
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