Handsome bunch

I had to post this one. Guys, sorry if you don’t like to be online, but you’re all very good looking, so it shouldn’t be a problem. 🙂

@Farewell dinner November 2008, Amsterdam

TomTom Local Search with Google

TomTom Gox40 LIVE series was announced a couple of weeks ago. One of the projects I have been working on for this product was TomTom Local Search. For this project I worked closely with Google to use their Local Search API and with the TomTom Navigator team for client/server integration. This is very cool technology and it was a lot of fun building it.

‘Users can tap into the latest local Google listings from the TomTom GO LIVE to locate anything from Indian restaurants to flower shops wherever they are. They can just type in any search word, find matching locations and the device will take them there.’

Search for a business near you or somewhere else…

Get a list of results ordered by relevance and see the rating and business details for each of them.

Browse in the map for the results and call the business to make a reservation or appointment for example and navigate there. 🙂

Simple, useful and cool!!!

For more info on the Gox40 series and the other LIVE services for here.

The other side of things

Here on the development department we are rarely aware of what’s happening on the marketing side and when we less expect they come up with nice campaigns for the projects we are working on. 🙂 This is the case of our project MapShare which is now getting even more attention because of the new “Change Spotting” campaign. To read more about it and see the video drop by the website.

 

My Team

There are not that many portuguese at TomTom, maybe 10 in total and 3 of them are in my team. 🙂

Why TomTom?

Better routes, better maps, better traffic information!

 

 

Find out more:

http://www.tomtom.com/whytomtom/ (this page has since been removed)

Innovation in many good ways

“We work for a successful company that is profitable, expanding and admired. At the same time, our prize-winning products save lives, save fuel, reduce stress, save time, and reduce air pollution. How many people can say that about their job?” – Pieter Geelen (co-founder@TomTom)

The shortest route between Google Maps and TomTom

Here you can find the link to the official press release.

And here you find all about how it works: Search with Google Maps, Find your way with TomTom

In the news

Cnn Money: TomTom, Google Maps to work together to send business info to TomTom users

Washington Post: TomTom and Google team up on business information

Beta News: TomTom GPS to accept info from Google Maps

Twice.com: TomTom Teams Up With Google Maps

Pocket-Link: TomTom teams up with Google Maps

Digital Trends: TomTom teams up with Google Maps

Hemscott: TomTom, Google Maps to work together to send business info to TomTom users

Big Mouth Media: TomTom teams up with Google Maps

ZDNet: TomTom, Google team up on business information

ZDNet UK: TomTom and Google team up in business info

CNBC: TomTom, Google Maps to work together to send business info to TomTom users

Nu.nl: TomTom werkt samen met Google Maps

Register Hardware: TomTom shakes ends with Google

Computer World: Google to send business addresses to TomTom devices

Emerce: TomTom knoopt apparaten aan Google Maps

Telematics Journal: TomTom, Google Maps Team to Send Business Info to TomTom Users

ABC Money: TomTom, Google Maps to work together to send business info to TomTom users

Time to be proud

Today, the project I have been working on at TomTom for a while, has been announced! We’ve been working with Google to integrate local search and navigation. Now you can send local search results from Google Maps directly to your TomTom device, in a really easy way! 😀

 

10/09/14 – The video has since been removed from YouTube.

TomTom Secrets

Shhhh…

10/09/14 – The linked page has since been removed from the TomTom website.