TomTom GO 930 T GPS Car Navigator

TomTom Updated: 2008-11-18 RSS

If you're looking for the ultimate portable GPS navigator, you've got to consider the 930 series. TomTom's 2008 flagship models bring all of their technological advancements together with ease of use, a sleek design, and a TMC traffic receiver with a 1-year free subscription (that's the "T" part in "930T") to present a severely cool device. For a couple of year's now, TomTom's been driving forward community-driven navigation features. They began by introducing with Map Share, which lets you instantly modify street names, street direction, and custom locations called points of interest (POIs) on your own device, then upload them to TomTom's HOME network and download changes made by all of the other users. When you do this, TomTom gets to find out what routes your device has been taking. The data is anonymous, but it's given TomTom an enormous pile of route and speed data, which they've used to tie community data to routing with their new IQ Routes™ feature, which calculates routes using the actual recorded average speeds of travel to calculate your trip rather than posted speed limits, giving you an extremely accurate prediction of how long any given route will actually take at any given time.

As last year, the difference between the 730 and the 930 models is the "Enhanced Positioning Technology". The 930 contains some onboard accelerometers and gravity sensors that help it figure out where it's going even if you lose satellite signal for a few minutes, which can be incredibly useful in cities with a lot of tunnels or "urban canyons" of tall buildings.

There are a host of other interesting features, and you can read about them here.

Key Features and Benefits

* NEW--IQ Routes always the smartest route based on actual average road speeds (Learn more)
* NEW--Advanced Lane Guidance makes difficult junctions easy to navigate (Learn more)
* Traffic-Ready with included RDS-TMC traffic receiver and 1-year free subscription to RDS-TMC traffic service. (Learn more)
* Enhanced Positioning Technology gives you uninterrupted navigation, even in tunnels or highly built-up area (Learn more)
* Easy to Use right out of the box (Learn more)
* Latest Map Guarantee means if a new map is released within 30 days of purchase, you can download it for free from TomTom HOME (Learn more)
* Voice Address Input lets you speak your destination, and TomTom will do the rest (Learn more)
* TomTom Map Share lets you instantly modify street names, street direction and POIs on your own device and benefit from others' corrections (Learn more)
* "Help Me!" Emergency Menu gives one-touch access to local emergency providers such as police, fire stations and hospitals
* Bluetooth lets you use your TomTom as a hands-free phone kit with your compatible Bluetooth phone.(Learn more)
* FM Transmitter lets you get navigation instructions or play MP3s through your TomTom over your car stereo
* Preloaded Complete Maps of the US, Canada and Europe with TeleAtlas data
* Branded Location Icons help you easily find your favorite gas station, restaurant, hotel and more
* Daily Fuel Prices (Optional Service) to find the lowest priced gas on your route

Step Up Models

* None - This is the top of the line

Product Features

* Touch-screen: 4.3 inch full TFT color LCD (480 x 272 pixels, supports 64K colors)
* TomTom Map Share™ updates
* Memory: 4 Gb Internal Flashn and Traffic receiver & 1 yr. sub
* Maps: Pre-loaded maps of USA/Canada from TeleAtlas
* Bluetooth: for Hands-Free calling, PLUS services, remote control and audio output

Technical Details

* Brand Name: TomTom
* Model: GO 930T
* Connectivity Technology: USB, Bluetooth
* Display Size: 4.3 inches
* Native Resolution: 480 x 272
* Battery Average Life: 5 Hours
* MP3 player: Y