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Found this rather interesting . . . in addition to some great directions, you can now watch your favorite videos on your TomTom GO! Read on . . .

Makayama Interactive today introduces Media Studio for TomTom^® 1.0. With this innovative software, consumers can turn their TomTom GO navigation system into a media and movie playback device. DVDs, recorded TV-series or any other video can be put on the TomTom using only three clicks, and can be watched on the LCD screen, with excellent sound. The software is a bundle of media conversion software and video player and is the first such product worldwide that allows media content to be converted and played back on the TomTom devices.

The software runs on a Windows computer, users pick any video file from their harddrive, CD or DVD and the Media Studio for TomTom turns it into a compressed movie file, which can be played on-the-go from the memorycard or from the built-in harddrive. Subtitled and foreign language DVDs are also supported.  

Media Studio for TomTom provides direct DVD-to-TomTom transfers and also the speediest. In less than 45 minutes, a movie can be transferred from DVD to the navigation device. The software is targeted at video and movie enthusiasts and frequent travellers. It can be used for video presentations, to watch tv-series on the go, or to take a favourite movie on a holiday or business trip. Because the TomTom is a detachable and portable device, the videos may ofcourse also be watched outside the car.

A unique safety feature has been built in. If the software detects vehicle movement, it will auto-stop the movie playback, ensuring car and driver safety. Optionally, this safety feature may be turned off, for example when parents would like to let their kids watch a video in the back of the car.

The software captures all content (AVI, MPEG1, MPEG4, DivX, XVID, VOB, ASF) on all drives (harddrive, CD, DVD, removable) and encodes it to MPEG4. The converted content can be sent to the TomTom over a USB-cable/cradle or to a memorycard reader. For one hundred minutes of media content, a 256 Mb memorycard is recommended, but 128 Mb is enough.

The following TomTom models are supported:

TOMTOM GO, GO 300, GO 500, GO 700, (One, Rider, 510, 710, 910 will be supported later)

The free tryout version allows users to convert 3 minutes of all content. The software runs on Windows XP/2000/NT/Vista.

The online download price is USD 32.95 (EUR 29.95). A free demo version is available.

Company Profile

Makayama Interactive is an innovative startup company. Media Studio for TomTom is a family of products, which Makayama is developing. The products function as an offline hub between PC’s and mobile devices, allowing (home) movies, DVD, tv and downloaded content to be played on personal organisers, mobile phones, portable mediaplayers and game consoles. Makayama aims to make platform-shift of media content a two-click experience for consumers. Members of the Mobile Media Studio family include versions for Pocket PC, Palm, iPod, PSP, Sony and Casio digital camera’s, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson phones and Windows Mobile Smartphones.

More information

Makayama Interactive, Amsterdam

Product page: http://www.makayama.com/dvdtotomtom.html

Customers: support@makayama.com

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