TomTom launches flash app

Tech November 17, 2015 14:45

- Navigation company TomTom has launched a new app. Flashes as the application is called, lets users know when a speed camera or mobile flash in the vicinity.

The app is currently only available for Android devices and can be used by itself, or as a layer on Google Maps in the navigation mode. In addition to fixed speed cameras, users can also enter locations of mobile speed cameras, after which they are then shared with others. The app works in the Netherlands, Belgium and thirteen other countries. Cameras With the launch of the company is going to compete with FlitsMeister, which is also of Dutch origin. Since the market for navigation boxes is considerably shrunk by adding the function of smartphones, TomTom experimenting with new markets. In addition to mobile apps, the company also released several fitness tracker and smart watches.