TomTom Rider
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
TomTom Rider is specially designed for two wheelers. TomTom RIDER is rugged, water resistant, fits both motorcycles and scooters and provides you even with clear spoken instructions in your helmet.Easy to use: drive mode tailored for simple touch-screen operation with gloves on. Just plug in, switch on & RIDE: no installation or activation necessary.Door-to-door planning in your region: Find your way to any address in your region/country.
The only disadvantage is high cost (USD 899) but worth features.
Key features
- Water resistant and rugged
- Fits both bikes and scooters: with a mounting kit of four pieces to adapt to your 2wheels.
- In helmet spoken instructions: bluetoothTM headset included
- Bike speed linked volume: volume of voice instructions will increase/decrease depending on speed of your bike
- Anti-glare screen: always an optimal view, even in direct sunlight
- A choice of routes: quickest, shortest or avoiding toll roads
- Itinerary planning: plan your trip by defining multiple waypoints and destinations
- Integrated GPS antenna
- You can use RIDER also in a car: Just fit the optional car mounting kit on the windscreen of the car, switch on and you’re on your way.
- RIDER recognizes if you are in a car or on a motorcycle: There’s no need to adjust RIDER for use in the car – it automatically switches from glove-friendly to in-car mode for driving, and it allows you to make and take calls any time on the move too.
Technical Specification
- Integrated GPS receiver based on SiRF Star III with 20 Channel All-in-view tracking
- CPU: 380 MHz
- 32 MB RAM
- 3.5 inch, 320 x 240 TFT colour LCD touchscreen
- 115mm x 92mm x 58mm, 310 grams
- Internal rechargeable Li-Ion giving approx. 5hours
- Operating temperature: - 10 to + 55 °C
- Water resistant and protected against any wet weather conditions
(test: TomTom RIDER was subjected to a sustained jet of water at high pressure from all directions and suffered no harmful effects) - Bluetooth headset battery Talktime: 5 Hours
- Bluetooth headset battery Standby: 250 Hours
- Memory card (SD card) with software and maps
- USB port and cable for PC connection
- Bluetooth headset included for clear wireless spoken instructions
- Alternative power source: 12V motorbike battery
- Mounting kit (4 pieces) to fit most bikes and scooters
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