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Talk about disappointing! Given TomTom’s history of innovation and cutting edge products, I couldn’t wait to see what the Dutch team had cooked up for CES.

When I stopped by the booth, not only did I have to ask three different people wearing TomTom polo shirts if they could tell me what TomTom was announcing at CES, but then it turned out all TomTom had to show was an updated mount for the GO 510/910, a gooseneck mount, and a new leather carrying case. Blah…what a bore. Oh well, here goes:

The TomTom FM Transmitter Mount is an enhanced windshield mount designed for the GO x10 series that allows navigation instructions, music and hands-free calling to be wirelessly transmitted to car speakers over an FM radio signal. Simply dock the TomTom GO 910 or TomTom GO 510 on the new TomTom FM Transmitter Mount, tune the car radio to an unused FM frequency and select the same frequency on the TomTom GO. Turn by turn instructions and hands-free phone calls can now be heard in HiFi through the car stereo as well as up to 3,000 stored MP3 music files. Users can also hear songs on their iPod over the car speakers if the iPod is connected to their TomTom GO 910/510 device. With the FM transmitter mount connected, music is paused when voice instructions are needed or hands-free calls are made. The new mount will be available in March 2007 and will retail for $49.95.

A gooseneck mount for the TomTom ONE is now available as an alternative to the standard TomTom ONE windshield mount. The alternate mounting kit also includes an air vent clip for yet another mounting option. The alternative mounting kit is available now and sells for 34.95.

Leather TomTom device cases are also now available for the TomTom ONE and TomTom GO x10 devices. The cases come with a detachable wrist strap to carry the device when walking. The 510/910 case is available now for $49.95, or $39.95 for the TomTom ONE case.

