Wouldn’t it be cool if TomTom could do ______?!?!

This is a reminder that until the GiveGive campaign ends, Club TomTom is running a contest for the most creative ideas to expand the uses of GPS. The contest ends January 7 at midnight.

As GPS Review pointed out, people are already tracking beer with GPS, and car insurance companies may calculate your premiums with GPS. The technology is being used in so many ways, and every day someone comes up with a new way to use GPS.

If you were in charge, how would you use GPS? What’s the most creative way you can think of to use GPS technology?

The winner will receive a wonderful TomTom goody bag. Please e-mail your submissions with name, mailing address, and telephone number to asktomtom@clubtomtom.com.

See the contest rules here.

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WCPO (ABC affiliate) in Cincinnati recently featured TomTom as a “Best Buy” according to a leading US consumer organization. The segment mentions the rapid category growth of GPS and rates TomTom ONE as a top pick for holiday shopping.

To view and listen to the piece, click here.

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New maps for the U.S. and Canada are now available on DVD for all TomTom users. They are part of a special promotional program through March 31, 2007.

• The new maps are free plus shipping and handling for GO 910 & 510, ONE, and NAVIGATOR 6 users.

• GO, GO 300 & 700, RIDER, and NAVIGATOR 5 users pay only $49.95 plus shipping and handling for the new maps.

• These special promotional prices are valid through March 31, 2007. The new maps will be $149.95 thereafter.

• The new maps are available via TomTom.com.

The latest US/Canada maps include:

• More than 410,000 new road miles

• Improved road detail and visual representation of surrounding areas

• More than six million new household and business addresses

• Updated Points of Interest, including more than half a million new POIs

• More one way indications, restricted turns, signposts and updated intersections

• Updated shopping centers and golf courses

This latest release is based on the Tele Atlas MultiNetä 2006.10 global digital map database. The content is developed through the most comprehensive and advanced industry processes for anticipating and detecting real world change, and contains data from more than 50,000 authoritative resources. Today, nearly 90 percent of all e911 calls in the US annually are routed using Tele Atlas maps, encompassing about 100 million emergency response calls each year in states including CA, TX, NY, PA, FL and OH. Now TomTom is bringing this same quality content to its end users.

To get your new maps DVD, all you’ll need is:

1. The serial number of your GO, ONE or RIDER, (where is it?) or
2. The product code for your NAVIGATOR product (where is it?).

Get Maps Now

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TomTom will be exhibiting at the upcoming 40th annual International CES from January 8-11, 2007 in booth 5806 at the Las Vegas Convention Center North Hall. We’ll have devices to demo and TomTom staff will be on hand throughout the exhibition to answer all your navigation questions. Please stop by!

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Shopping last minute? Here’s a little deal that might entice you a bit. Right now, Amazon is offering a FREE Navtones voice download with the purchase of any TomTom GPS device. And don’t forget, you’re still getting $100 off with the GiveGive rebate!

Check it out here

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