Dave's New GPS: TomTom ONE 140-S

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The PND market ain’t dead yet. Garmin’s got new models in the pipeline and TomTom just launched several navigators, including the US debut of their Internet-connected GO 740 Live GPS.

ZNF regulars know I’m a minimalist, preferring convergent devices. However, true turn-by-turn iPhone nav is at least a few months away and the Palm Pre hasn’t launched yet… but I need an updated GPS now, given the newer neighborhoods I find myself in. I looked into map updates on the family TomTom One 3rd Edition, but have instead decided to invest that money into one of TomTom’s latest base offerings.

The text-to-speech capable TomTom ONE 140-s ($200) features the larger speaker and “easy port” folding suction cup mount introduced last year. It also sports a sleeker enclosure than our previous ONE, plus has incorporated the formerly premium IQ routes and advanced lane guidance features. Generally speaking, I also prefer TomTom’s UI and customization options over Garmin products. And being a PND, as opposed to a phone, it’s much easier to share and more efficient to operate.

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Bonus coverage: Zach Epstein, of Boy Genius Report, and I initiated a trade on Twitter. We both have collections of gadgets headed to ebay, so I’m swapping that TomTom ONE 3rd for his Nokia N800. I’m probably getting the better deal, but we both agree bartering with friends beats messing around with deadbeat ebayers.

 

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