![]() ![]() TomTom HOME 2 mostly uses XULRunner (like Firefox, Thunderbird…) and Java which are already crossplatforms (including Linux). TomTom devices run Linux as their operating system, so there are Linux aware engineers at TomTom. There is InstallTomTomHOME.exe for Windows, TomTom HOME Install.app for Mac OS X and… nothing for Linux, of course. The content of the "USB key" is a bit messy, but you there are installation softwares right at the root. The nice feature is that you see TomTom like an USB key (called NO NAME, they should change that), and TomTom HOME installation software is in it (no need of a CD (well, it's what I thought first)). Of course this works only on Windows computers with autorun activated. In the documentation (yes, sometimes I read it (well, only one or two pages)) it's written to connect TomTom to the computer and follow the instructions. Last time I used TomTom was at least 4 years ago and with this recent product I'm surprised to see that the user interface is still the same.Įven if it's not useful when you are driving, there are several little things that could be done to polish the UI a bit. Documentation in French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (an other version of TomTom XL is sold in UK)Īs everybody knows, this is the main feature of TomTom.Update maps with TomTom HOME (computer software, TomTom XL can connect to it with an USB cable).4.3 inches screen, which is 10.9 cm (why are we using a non-standard unit system for screen sizes?).GPS receiver, navigation (no kidding □).I bought a TomTom XL 30-series as a Christmas gift for one of my relatives. ![]()
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