I thought I’d give you a tease today with some deliberately vague shots from a TomTom video shoot.

No, it’s not new TV commercials.

More to come.

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As you know, we are giving away the world’s #1-selling portable navigation device – the TomTom ONE. We are so anxious to find the best of the best one-minute videos wooing the Club TomTom judges for the ONE, that we are extending the deadline for entry to September 7.

Just in case you need a refresher, send the video here, contest rules here, and video format restrictions here.

Come on, impress us. Creativity is the key!

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While most folks have already started to wind down the lazy days of summer, we at TomTom have been hard at work! As you can see from our THREE big announcements below, we never stop working to bring our customers the latest and greatest products and services.

New TomTom GO 920 & GO 920T
The new GO 920 and GO 920T are really the cream of the crop when you’re talking about satellite navigation. These devices have features such as the new Enhanced Positioning Technology, TomTom Map Share™, plug & play traffic information, pre-installed maps covering multiple continents in addition to voice prompted address entry. In addition to these features, the GO 920T also comes with the RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver (see below). We think that these are the most advanced devices on the market, and are really excited to share them with you.

New TomTom ONE 3rd EDITION
Continuing in the footsteps on the previous ONEs, the third edition of this device improves upon the previous models by offering even greater ease-of-use, quality navigation at a very affordable price. New features will include TomTom’s unique Map Share™ technology as well as exclusive ‘HELP ME!’ features, all for $249.95.

Traffic Solutions for ONE and GO Products
Traffic. We all hate it. TomTom offers another solution to try and avoid as much of it as possible. The RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver works by acquiring traffic incident information through an FM radio signal broadcast by regional providers. By simply connecting your TomTom ONE XL, 3rd edition or GO 510/910/720 to the RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver, you will automatically receive traffic information via the TMC connection. Once a trip is planned, traffic alerts will be clearly displayed in the traffic bar on the right hand side of the screen. Then when you tap the traffic bar, you will receive further information, such as accident or traffic jam delays.

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The TomTom GO 720 is Bluetooth ready for access to TomTom PLUS Services such as Traffic and Weather. Also, it enables you to take phone calls directly through your device completely handsfree with the help of the built-in full duplex speaker and microphone.

Here’s an updated list of Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones that are compatible with the TomTom GO 720.

AT&T/Cingular:
Motorola RAZR V3, Motorola RAZR V3i, Motorola ROKR E1, Motorola L6, Motorola L2, Motorola RAZR V3xx, Motorola SLVR L7, HTC TyTN, Nokia 3650, Nokia E61, Nokia E62, Nokia 9300, Nokia 9300i, Nokia 7610, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6820, Nokia 6820i, Nokia 6131, Nokia 6681, Nokia 6103, Sony Ericsson W550i, Sony Ericsson Z520, Sony Ericsson Z525, Sony Ericsson Z530

T-Mobile:
Motorola PEBL U6, Motorola RAZR V3, Motorola RAZR V3i, Motorola RAZR V3t, Nokia 3650, Nokia 6600, Nokia 6131, Nokia 6103, Nokia 5300

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OK, I’m really feeling the jet lag today, but you’ll be happy to know that I ‘ve crossed back over the pond and I’m back in Concord.

Recently, I got the chance to talk to some of our Map Specialists whose job it is to manage all the edits users submit via TomTom Map Share™. It’s really an interesting process and one that I plan on blogging about at length in the near future. Until then, though, please enjoy the next installment of TomTom GO 720: The Movie. In this week’s spine-tingling, action-packed episode: The Man in the Collared-shirt encounters… a road block.

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