TomTom’s new golf watch hits SA

Papi Mabele — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 20:10:08 +0000

In perfect conjunction with the start of the South African summer and launch of Nedbank Golf Challenge , TomTom couldn’t have found a better time to introduce its new GPS-powered wearable.

The watch, simply, and fittingly, named TomTom Golfer, is similar to Garmin’s Approach line, featuring data for more than 34,000 courses. In addition to that, TomTom’s Golfer is waterproof and can keep track of distance, score and time for every whole — so long as the course you’re playing at is supported. It can also send detailed information from the green areas right to your wrist, which could potentially lessen the chances of you taking a bad swing.

It’s available now at the Nedbank Challenge for R3999.99 (coughs) on both models (black or white strap). It’s expected to hit The Pro shop and Golfers Clubs ‘soon’.

Jeep selects Tomtom as primary Renegade line maps provider

Papi Mabele — Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:24:44 +0000

Been wondering exactly which data service is replacing Jeep’s in house navigation system official map provider? According to these leaked screenshots (shown above) from the Jeep global site running on a Renegade model, it appears to be TomTom. The company is no stranger to Jeep , as its navigation app and car kit have been available on the since the early 2000’s. On an interesting note, the world-class Uconnect 5” Radio Nav Infotainment system specifically mentions “data from TomTom, others,” which means there may be other suppliers that aren’t getting called out by name.

We’ll keep you posted as we hear more what’s going on behind-the-scenes. Meanwhile, TomTom SA has released a presser confirming their partnership with Jeep. Happy driving.

tomtom – TWFLD

TomTom’s new golf watch hits SA

Jeep selects Tomtom as primary Renegade line maps provider