Talk:TomTom/Archives/2014

TomTom for iPhone 2.0?
I thought I read TomTom would be available for iPhone 2. Anyone? --70.167.58.6 (talk) 23:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, that's true: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSB46553120080609 LoKi (talk) 05:23, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Name origin?
Does the name mean anything in the home language? --70.167.58.6 (talk) 23:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
 * No, it means nothing. Tom is a given name however, just as it is in English217.166.105.129 (talk) 13:05, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

The tom-tom originates from Native American or Asian cultures. The tom-tom drum is also a traditional means of communication. When you turn the device on it makes the sound of the drum. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Reidmail (talk • contribs) 13:30, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * This is all true but at best it only explains why it makes that sound - not the origin of the name in the first place. Please remember to sign contributions to talk pages with four tildes ( ~ ) Halsteadk (talk) 15:54, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


 * This indeed explains the origin of the name. Also in the logo you have two hands using a drum.
 * And besides the analogies, it's the official explanation on why the name(and the logo) were chosen in the first place. It was recently confirmed at a 2009 CEBIT press conference.--92.246.34.60 (talk) 11:41, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

It is quite a coincidence that in the slavic languages it does mean something. Tom Tom, exactly the way it is pronounced in English, would mean 'over there, over there' in many languages. it is spelled "там" but is pronounced tom. Since they use the Cyrillic alphabet spelling is irrelevant. This includes about 20 laungages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croation Polish, Czeck... in some of them it becomes tamo or tamhle. Broecher (talk) 04:09, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Linux based
I think that there should be written somewhere that the tomtom is linux-based as you can read here http://www.tomtom.com/page.php?Page=gpl and also there is an open source project for it here http://www.opentom.org/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.222.137.101 (talk) 23:34, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

I think it should be pointed out more clearly that despite many of their devices being linux-based, there is no desktop support software for people using Linux on their desktop PC or laptop. 71.236.215.87 (talk) 17:54, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

TomTom ONE 2nd
I'm not sure all v2s have SiRF starIII GPS module... I think some later regional version have the Hammerhead... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.20.235.66 (talk) 12:53, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Tom Tom One Third
The chart is wrong. The Tom Tom One Third has 1GB RAM and no SD slot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.224.208.60 (talk) 12:13, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * 1 GB Ram!! More likely 1GB flash memory (for single Country variant) and 512 MB (for Western Europe variant). RAM for all variants is 32 MB :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.246.34.60 (talk) 11:46, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Tom Tom GO x40 series (540, 740, 940)
The chart is wrong. All x40 models have 64 MB RAM. In the chart is indicated instead the internal flash memory —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.246.34.60 (talk) 12:00, 17 March 2009 (UTC)


 * This presumably has since been corrected, since the table now lists 64mb RAM? 78.145.227.91 (talk) 02:22, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Microsoft Attacking Linux?
I'm sorry, but I don't see this as an actual attack on Linux so much as Microsoft enforcing a patent on a product that did not license the technology. Microsoft has done this before. There is no evidence or citations showing how this would be an attack on Linux rather than a product that didn't license patented technology that just so happened to use Linux. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.92.97.210 (talk) 20:24, 5 March 2009 (UTC)


 * This article makes some points about the lawsuit. My interpretation is, MSFT not attacking Linux itself, but trying to stop, or slow down, contributions from companies using it. The wording of the article (`enforce ... against Linux platform') doesn't imply an attack, IMHO. 82.145.90.166 (talk) 22:11, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

TomTom Mobile and TomTom for iPhone 3G
This section is mostly unreadable, I expect with the recent tomtom for iphone announcement this will be edited soon though -Murdats —Preceding unsigned comment added by Murdats (talk • contribs) 18:30, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Caymans
Why does the article claim Garmin's based in the Caymans, when the Garmin article indicates they are Kansan? --Belg4mit (talk) 03:16, 21 October 2009 (UTC)


 * That info is out of date - see: http://www8.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/swiss-redomestication.jsp?activeBranchId=investor MrTree 15:59, 12 May 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by MrTree (talk • contribs)

TMC Connection ?
The list of devices needs an explanation what "TMC (Connection)" in the table header is supposed to mean, especially if a row states "Yes(USB)". I for sure own one of these devices and am pretty sure there is no TMC antennae with USB-Connection available for this device. I rather suppose this is to be meant as "can be uploaded at home from PC". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.245.91.129 (talk) 15:42, 26 October 2009 (UTC)


 * The are multiple TMC-RDS receivers for TomTom available that connect to the USB port. See here. Kar98 (talk) 21:43, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Edited iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch) section; help needed
I have edited the (newly named) iOS section somewhat. I have first listed by region/subcontinent (eg. "North & South America"), then by the app title (eg. "US & Canada"). However this data could probably be better displayed in a table of somekind, with the ref links directly in it, so as to not clutter-up the ref list at the bottom of the page. Unfortunately I am no good at table creation, so if someone wants to represent the data in a table accordingly, be my guest. Jimthing (talk) 02:25, 24 August 2010 (UTC)