gadgetshow.channel5.com Updated: 2014-09-19 01:26:10
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Sure, your phone might have a free satnav service these days, but it won't be as good as TomTom Live's: with bang up to date maps built in, a huge five-inch screen and even live traffic, this is the gold standard of turn by turn. At least, on paper: we...
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Social networking has been one of the most trendy topics for a couple of years now, and everyone is trying to jump on the bandwagon. After all, it is the next stage of the shift towards a more conversational, interactive view of information which is an in...

Extensive world map package, Twitter update facility, TripAdvisor and Expedia services...

Automated Twitter updates can annoy followers, LIVE services only available in some of Europe, Premium price...

Although the Twitter connectivity is the most unique and newsworthy feature on the TomTom GO LIVE 1005 World, in reality it's a feature you will most likely use for some journeys and not others. This is also one of the most expensive sat-navs currently on...
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T3.com Updated: 2014-09-19 01:26:10
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TomTom’s new range-topper has the same functionality as the TomTom Go Live 1000, but this unit ups the ante with a delicious 5-inch display (complete with very accurate touch including pinch to zoom. The new line of devices also comes with a slim ma...
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TomTom hasn't been resting on its laurels. Although no competitor has matched the power of HD Traffic quite yet, with the GO LIVE 1000 the company nevertheless added new routing technology, a new chassis design, and an overhauled menu structure. Now TomTo...

The extra screen real estate may be the only difference between the TomTom GO LIVE 1005 and the European mapping version of the 1000, and you pay a £40 premium for this 0.7in greater display. But that means it's still the same cracking navigational device...
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TomTom's Go Live 1000 series of high-end PNDs debuted in September in 4.3in form but the recently arrived 1005 model is the first TomTom to break the 5in barrier. In common with the lesser 1000 series models, the 1005 also has a capacitive touchscreen...

At only £30 more than the 4.3in Go Live 1000 the 1005 is a pretty good value and an impressive PND in its own right. Indeed, the TomTom's HD traffic avoidance system remains the benchmark against which all other systems are judged. The 5in screen is...
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Earlier this year, TomTom sat-nav users were presented with a grey screen and a message saying the machine ‘lacked a GPS signal'. Panic ensued as the firm blamed a 'leap-year bug' for causing some of its satellite navigation devices to fail to work.How...
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The TomTom GO LIVE 1005 World is a great device. It has a large screen that is easy to read. The menuing and usage modes are easy to learn and use. The hardware is well designed and manufactured to a high standard. As you have seen in the review I h...
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