Windows Phone Thoughts: Son of Road Trip - TomTom Navigator Bluetooth GPS reviewed

The Maps.


Figure 16: Map view.

Once your route has been calculated, you can view it in 3 different ways. Figure 16 shows the Map view, which contains a map of your route with no text instructions displayed. But just about everything else you might want to know is displayed: distance to next turn, speed, minutes to destination, estimated arrival time, distance to destination, number of satellites acquired, direction of next turn, current location and compass direction. That's a lot of data in a very small section of the screen. You can also see the menu that allows you to switch between views in Figure 16.


Figure 17: Instruction view.

Instruction view eliminates the map display and shows you a list of the instructions necessary to get to your destination.


Figure 18: Instruction details.

If you wish to see details on any of the instructions, you can choose "Details" from the top right dropdown. You'll then see a screen like the one shown in Figure 18. By using the arrow keys on the bottom right, you can step through all of the instructions.


Figure 19: Split view.

Split view shows the map and the list of instructions on the same screen. For any instruction, you can pull up details as shown with the Instruction view.


Figure 20: Putting your route into perspective…

Along with 2D map views, no contemporary navigation package is complete without a 3D view, and TomTom is no exception. It seems that you either love this view or never use it. I tend to be in the latter category, but it's great that it's there so that the preferences of both camps are addressed.