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The wait is over. TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 for PDA is finally out!

"TomTom, a leading navigation solution provider, today (30 Aug, ‘06) announces the launch of its new integrated solution for PDA’s and smartphones – TomTom NAVIGATOR 6, the ideal solution for customers who need their PDA or smartphone and navigation system integrated in one personal device."

Key New Features
Users of NAVIGATOR 6 can also take advantage of TomTom’s innovative desktop software application TomTom HOME, which enables users to easily manage, download, store and transfer content and services to their device. TomTom HOME is compatible with both a PC and MAC.

TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 also includes TomTom’s innovative TomTom Buddies service, enabling authorised TomTom users to locate each other and send instant messages*.

TomTom will unveil both a regional and European version of NAVIGATOR 6. The regional version will come with detailed maps of a customer’s country or region, as well as including the major roads in Western Europe, for seamless cross border navigation. The European version features complete door-to-door navigation anywhere in Western Europe.

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PRESS RELEASE

August 30th 2006, Amsterdam – TomTom, a leading navigation solution provider, today announces the launch of its new integrated solution for PDA’s and smartphones – TomTom NAVIGATOR 6, the ideal solution for customers who need their PDA or smartphone and navigation system integrated in one personal device.

Key New Features
Users of NAVIGATOR 6 can also take advantage of TomTom’s innovative desktop software application TomTom HOME, which enables users to easily manage, download, store and transfer content and services to their device. TomTom HOME is compatible with both a PC and MAC.

TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 also includes TomTom’s innovative TomTom Buddies service, enabling authorised TomTom users to locate each other and send instant messages*.

TomTom will unveil both a regional and European version of NAVIGATOR 6. The regional version will come with detailed maps of a customer’s country or region, as well as including the major roads in Western Europe, for seamless cross border navigation. The European version features complete door-to-door navigation anywhere in Western Europe.

Other new key features of TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 include:

• Contact navigation: Navigate direct to contacts stored in your address book
• Arrival time planning: Plan a route based on your desired arrival time
• Expanded Points of Interest searching: Navigate to a POI near current driving location, near home, near destination or along route 
Safety Lock: Disables a number of menu items before driving, ensuring that maximum attention is kept on the road
• Realistic visual instructions: Visuals replicate road signs, making them easier to follow
• Speeding alert: Notifies the driver if they’re speeding, even if they’re not in navigation mode
• Pre-installed Safety Camera database: The most up-to-date available list of safety cameras is pre-installed
• Pedestrian navigation view: 2D map which is fixed in one position to allow better orientation when navigating on foot

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**

TomTom family of products:

• TomTom GO 910: pre-installed maps of Europe, USA and Canada, text-to-speech technology, hands-free calling and 20GB hard drive enabling drivers to play music and view images
• TomTom GO 710: pre-installed maps of Europe on a SD card, hands-free calling via Bluetooth-enabled phones
• TomTom GO 510: pre-installed maps of your country or region on a SD card, hands-free calling via Bluetooth-enabled phones
• TomTom ONE range: TomTom’s newest range of entry level all-in-one portable navigation devices
• TomTom RIDER: the portable all-in-one navigation solution designed specifically for motorbikes and scooters
• TomTom NAVIGATOR 6: Easy, clear and accurate navigation on your PDA or smartphone

* requires both users to have TomTom navigation with full Internet access, additional charges may apply for data traffic.
** In selected countries, additional charges may apply for data traffic

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