If you're looking for information on TomTom's yet-to-be-released GO 715, look no further than the FCC's own website. After leaking details on the TomTom ONE XL and TomTom DUO last week, the FCC is starting out the week with another leak, this time the TomTom GO 715. Complete with lots of photos and even the instruction manual and quickstart guide. Looks like the GO 715 will sport some interesting new features, including GSM, GPRS, an odometer, support for TomTom's new WEBFLEET service, and an updated interface.

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Verdict: $150,000 Car, Crapola GPS Included.

The 510-horsepower Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG Roadster packs enough punch to make you feel like you're strapped into the space shuttle during blast-off. With a sticker price of about $150,000, the SL55 is nothing less than awe-inspiring. But what about the integrated GPS navigation system? This week I take a detailed look at the DVD-based built-in navigation system on the Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG Roadster.

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Fresh on the heals of the recently leaked details of TomTom's DUO comes news via the FCC's database that TomTom will also be releasing the TomTom ONE XL. It was just 6 short months ago that TomTom released the ONE to much fanfare. Technical details are not yet discolsed -- all that's currently known is that the ONE XL will sport a wide-screen display, 32MB RAM, an SD memory card slot, Bluetooth of some variety, and will run TomTom's Navigator 6 software.

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The unstoppable Google empire has added real-time traffic data to Google Maps. Currently the traffic data is available in 30 U.S. Just click on the Traffic button and see current traffic conditions visually represented on the map as green (no traffic), orange (some traffic), and red (heavy traffic).

Unlike my portable GPS that supports real-time traffic, can route around potential traffic problems, and factors traffic into the estimated arrival time, Google Maps currently just displays the traffic conditions - it doesn't change routing or arrival times based on that data (yet). No one seems sure of where Google is pulling the live traffic data from. Looks like they may be aggregating several sources into one view.

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While you were busy wearing white linen sports jackets and rooting for The Karate Kit, it turns out the Soviets were making more productive use of the 80's, producing detailed maps of almost every country in the world, complete with suggested routes for a potential tank invasion (take that NAVTEQ and Tele Atlas!). Want to see just how much the Reds actually knew about your 'hood?

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It seems almost impossible to keep anything secret these days. Fresh on the heals of Magellan's leak last week, Details of TomTom's upcoming GPS are starting to emerge on the 'net. Here's what we know so far:

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