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TomTom Have just announced the long awaited launch of TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 for PDA and smartphones.

Building on the success of previous Navigator releases, Version 6 adds a number of new features including:

Buddies: This service allows authorised users to locate one another and send instant messages.

Arrival Time Planning: Plan a route based on your desired time of arrival.

Speed Alert: This notifies the driver when he/she exceeds the speed limit in force on that stretch of road.

Safety Lock: This disables menu items to ensure the driver is not distracted.

TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 will be available from September 2006. It is available as a stand alone software product or bundled together with a PDA or smart phone through retailers. TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 with navigation software and the maps of a country/region plus major roads of Western Europe on memory card, will cost € 99.

Additional TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 features:

• Simple installation and easy-to-use menu
• Improved User Interface: with night view and 65,000 colours for optimal visibility.
• Clear 2D or 3D maps and accurate turn-by-turn spoken instructions
• Choice of routes: quickest, shortest, by foot, avoiding toll roads and more
• Instant re-routing if you miss your turn
• Easy call handling: navigate while receiving phone calls
• Itinerary planning: programme in the schedule of places you want to visit before you leave the house
• Multilingual: TomTom NAVIGATOR speaks some 22 languages in over 50 different voices
• PLUS services offer Traffic, Safety Cameras, Points of Interest and much more

We do not as yet have information on the upgrade procedure for existing v5 owners but will post this information as soon as we have it.

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