TomTom 7 for Pocket PC?

FrequentFlyer · Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:48 am Post subject:

Maybe....but my HTC Vario 111 works just fine.

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Like many of the previous posts I happily run 5.201 but how can I get upgrades for my maps. (UK plus will do). Is there a source or is the upgrade to 6 and a new PDA to run it on an inevitability.

My 2210 works fine!

dave

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theripper · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

Thid does not actually mention TT7 for PDA by name but might be worth looking into

http://www.tomtom.com/news/category.php?ID=4&NID=475&Lid=1

theripper

Targonis · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jan 05, 2008 Posts: 3

I talked to a Tomtom rep on Jan 3rd and he indicated that a new version IS being worked on, but no official word has gone out yet. One "rumor" is some time in Feb of 2008.

What many people do not seem to understand is that it is a LOT more difficult to release a PDA version than it is to release a version for a dedicated device. If all PDA platforms are being released at the same time, they need to deal with many different devices that share the same OS.

So, how many different PalmOS devices are there right now? That alone would require a bit of work to QA, not to mention making sure that Google Maps for mobile will work on it as well. Tomtom put out the announcement about working with Google Maps, so it wouldn't look good if the PDA software would cause a conflict or crash with the Google Maps application for the same device.

They also need to make sure that just because Navigator 7 runs, it also LOOKS correct based on the screen size and doesn't glitch out. There are some games on the PC that do not work well with wide screen resolutions, so Tomtom needs to avoid that sort of problem.

My own bet is that April 15th is the latest we might expect it to be released, so I'm relaxing until then.

coconut

I'm interested in upgrading my TomTom software so that the "Mapshare" feature can be used, as on the latest TomTom stand alone devices.

I would also hope that a working version of POI Capture would be included Rolling Eyes

I asked Tomtom support the following question :

"There are lots of PDA users I know who have TomTom Navigator, and who all - like me - would love to see an upgrade to allow us to use the TomTom Mapshare feature. Are there any existing plans for such an upgrade, or if not how do I / we request that the owners of TomTom consider this request from its customers ?"

Their answer was :

Darren · Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

Take any response from the CS staff on future products with a pinch of salt. They will be the last to know and even if they did, they would not be permitted to say.

TomTom won't confirm a product until it has been officially announced, nothing unusual in that, its standard business practice.
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bloater · Lifetime Member Joined: Nov 01, 2004 Posts: 91

So from "theripper"'s link above, it would indicate that TomTom were demonstrating their software at the CES, including Navigator for PDA's

So was it there? and in what version? If it wasn't there, then once again TomTom have let down those that don't want a PNA.

Hope to see a newer version soon.

Bloater

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