Coffee loyalists and sweet-tooth savvies can now breathe a sigh of relief.  When desperate for a Dunkin’ Decaf, Boston Kreme Donut or Jamoca® Almond Fudge ice cream, motorists can now tap their TomTom navigation systems and see Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins logos as Points of Interest (POI) on the 3D map.  Beginning today, fans of Dunkin’ Donuts’ famous coffee blend and 31 Flavors can locate and navigate to over 2,700 Baskin-Robbins nationally and 4,400 Dunkin’ Donuts outposts in 27 states using any of TomTom’s GPS products.  For more information see the full press release here.

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NPD Group Reveals TomTom GO 300 and GO 700 Personal GPS Systems Increase 250% market share in 6 months

Concord, MA – February 14, 2006 - America has chosen TomTom as the #2 brand for mobile navigation during the fourth quarter of 2005 - accounting for 25 percent of unit sales, according to recently released retail sales data from The NPD Group, one of the leading providers of retail market information. NPD information is based on data provided by a panel of 2.5 million consumers and point-of-sales tracking results from 600 retail partners worldwide. TomTom opened its US headquarters in December 2002 and major retailers started selling the TomTom GO 300 and TomTom GO 700 personal GPS units in June 2005. In this short period of time, the GO product line jumped from 7 percent market share in June to 25 percent market share in December 2005, taking the #2 position in the mobile navigation market.

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TomTom supports the most competitive and affordable map upgrade in the industry.  The most recent U.S. map upgrade was released in Fall 2005; these maps are currently shipping with all new products.  The next map upgrade for GO and Navigator 5 will be available Summer 2006.  Currently, there are no map upgrades available.  To receive notification of map upgrades please register your product online and sign-up for TomTom newsletters.  Map upgrades will be available on CD-ROM or via download; this will require connecting the TomTom or your device  to a PC and updating via USB cable.

Map Upgrade Policy
Map upgrades are made available for purchase at www.tomtom.com.  Prices will vary based on the type of product (CD, download, etc)  upgrade and the original date of purchase of your TomTom product or software.

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Want to change up the look of your TomTom?  There’s actually a variety of pre-loaded color schemes you can choose from to give your TomTom a unique and personalized look.  For daytime use, try “Belgica” or “Brittanica.”  For night time, we suggest selecting something easier to view like “Antarctica” or “Astra.”  

Find the color combination that is right for you. Changing the color scheme is almost as easy as following your TomTom’s directions.  Just follow these 5 steps:
 
1)    Access the “Main Menu” by clicking on the TomTom display.
2)    Select “Change Preferences” from the menu.
3)    Arrow over to the third page of the preference menu and select “Change Map Colors.”
4)    Scroll through to select a color scheme for the daytime and press select.
5)    Do the same for a night scheme.

Note: The default color scheme is Belgica with the Antarctica night scheme.

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 On their own, CSI produced and airs this funny TomTom commercial to compliment their show and show off the TomTom GO.  They got TomTom’s approval, of course, however, it just goes to show you the extent and breadth of TomTom’s fan club!

Download CSI TomTom Video 

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