TomTom VIA 1535TM

If you take a look at the GPS devices released for the past 2 years, you may notice that not much has been changing on the outside and under the hood. This is because GPS devices are for a certain crowd and what the manufacturers have been trying to accomplish is to make all sorts of variations to reach out to the more general crowd and their plan is working quite well thanks to some leverage from the smartphones. People are starting to realize the benefits of having a GPS device especially when driving. Now TomTom wants to make car GPS devices even more important. Once you see the TomTom VIA 1535TM up close, you may finally realize how much is missing from your current smartphone with built-in GPS features.

TomTom VIA 1535TM GPS Navigator

Design

TomTom has that black and curvy design that makes their devices easy to recognize amongst its other 5-inch competitors. But it looks like TomTom wants to do something different by using a brushed-aluminum finish. This type of finish makes laptops look nice and the same can be said with the VIA 1535TM. It even throws in some bonuses such as a thinner design and an EasyPort mount conveniently located on the back. It is no longer a separate accessory making car installation even simpler.

Interface

When TomTom released their first 5-inch GPS unit, people have found the interface to be much easier to use with the large icons. If you are one of those people, you will be happy to know the interface improvements that TomTom made to make the VIA 1535TM even more touch-friendly. You can do common tasks like checking the map and planning routes in fewer steps as a result. It also has some features normally found in high-end devices like voice recognition which is a nice alternative for planning a route if you are too focused on driving.

Navigation Features

If there is one thing to praise about the previously released TomTom models, it is how well they treat drivers when it comes to planning routes. Fortunately, you get the same technologies like IQ Routes which analyzes different possibilities in reaching a destination followed choosing the route that has the fewest traffic at the moment. With the aid of lifetime traffic features, you should never have to worry about reaching destinations late.

You can also save a lot of driving time especially when your trip takes things to the highway. You can use the 3D interface of the Advanced Lane Guidance feature so you can find out which lane you need to be in. Without this feature, you may not be able to take that exit marked on your route just because you are in the wrong lane and that can lead to serious delays due to route recalculations.

There are lots of possibilities with the VIA 1535TM as long as your routes cover the US, Canada, and Mexico. These premium maps are rich with content and millions of points of interests spread out with wide road coverage that stays up-to-date with no charge because of its lifetime map updates. As you progress through your planned route, you can let the text-to-speech capabilities guide you while you stay focused on what is ahead of you.

Even phones won’t be a distraction as long as your phone has Bluetooth. You just need to switch on that Bluetooth feature so you can pair with the TomTom VIA 1535TM. This way, you can keep your phone in your pocket or away from you since you can use the touchscreen to place a call instead. You can then talk to the GPS device and hear responses from the other end since it has a loudspeaker and built-in microphone. You can also receive phones calls this way so sudden calls won’t distraction you from driving.

Of all the new VIA series, the VIA 1535TM is the most advanced. While it does not revolutionize the way you navigate the roads especially if you owned a TomTom device before, you get an improved and thinner design with a nifty built-in mount which are features that you really do not see in standard GPS devices.

What is surprising with this new device is that TomTom keeps the price reasonably low. With the rise of 5-inch GPS devices, you can enjoy the slightly smaller ones that still have some advanced features without breaking the bank. It is a good idea to upgrade your existing GPS device so you can get used to any newer devices that come in the next few years. Priced at $250, you also get more bang for your buck compared to many of the older TomTom GO devices.

List Price: $249.95

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