TomTom GO 300 Arrives for Review at GPS Lodge

A TomTom GO 300 stopped by today for us to check out, and over the coming weeks, we plan to put it through the paces on the roads here around Boston. With my commute, I can't wait to try out the traffic alerts and re-routing options. The TomTom GO 300 comes packed with features in this mid-tier automotive GPS receiver; both the TomTom GO 300 and its sibling the TomTom GO 700, come enabled to connect through your Bluetooth enabled phone to download traffic and weather updates.

Like most car GPS devices, the TomTom GO 300 can calculate routing based on sets of criteria that you get to configure. Fastest, shortest, highway, back roads, etc. This is pretty straight forward, but the sophistication can come in handy when you are bringing addresses in from your address book or the POI list and setting up a route that covers several stops. The TomTom GO 300 will compute the best route, and give you an estimated time to run the whole route and to the next stop. These routes can be edited and saved for future use.

Features
* A choice of routes: Quickest, shortest or avoiding toll roads
* Itinerary planning: Plan your trip by defining multiple waypoints and destinations
* Integrated GPS antenna
* Multi-lingual: Speaks more than 30 languages in over 50 voices
* User interface: now including 18 languages
* Millions of points of interest to explore
* Compass mode available: Displays a compass on screen for even more orientation while driving
* Car speed linked volume: Volume of voice instructions will increase/decrease depending on speed of car
* Anti-glare screen: Always an optimal view, even in direct sunlight
* Improved on/off button: Prevents the device from turning off by accident
* View route: Review and test the calculated route before you actually start driving

Specs
* 200 Mhz ARM920T processor
* 32 MB RAM
* SD Card for map storage
* 320 x 240 x 4096 colors 3.5" TFT screen
* Internal Li-Ion battery
* 4.5" x 3.6" x 2.3", 11 oz.
* 12 channel "All-in-View" integrated GPS receiver
* Internal antenna and support for (not in package) active external antenna

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