TomTom ONE XL

This is the succesor to the highly succesful tom tom ONE. Boasting a larger screen it is more aesthetically pleasing to look at and retains all the same features from the original Tom Tom ONE. My grandpa used this when going a trip to newcastle from scotland and found it easy to use so it is ideal for elderly people delving into technology. It is easy for them to learn the workings of the unit as well, full instructions are included in the box and the titles on the screen as quite self explanitory.
My Grandpa is old as you can imagine and his eyesight isn\'t great so this is where the easy to use menu\'s came in very useful and with the larger screen it was easier for him to see. This sytem has a GUI (graphical user interface) so is easy to pick up on its functions. Battery life is not too good but you can save battery slightly by lowering the volume, dulling the screen etc but this item will be used in a car more often than not so you just plug in the AC car adapter which is included in the box and it charges from there. There are numerous voice profiles to choose from like \"UK Jane\" and american accents.

You navigate to a destination by simpy touching the screen and selecting the \"navigate to\" option then you can input the city, street address, or postcode. The tom tom ONE XL then calculates the quickest route for you giving you a summary of the journey in miles, time taken etc. Also this unit has speed camera alerts and POI (points of interest) which include petrol stations etc.

Hope this review is as useful to you as the Tom Tom ONE XL has been to me...