Dutchy Ron schreef op 22 februari 2017 14:46:
www.wareable.com/opinion/unlikely-tec...Then we have TomTom, king of sat navs, which in 2013 reinvented itself as a sports company and took on the big dogs of running watches. Garmin, Polar et all seemingly had it sewed up, and although TomTom's GPS know-how meant it could hit the ground running, it was still wading into dangerous new waters. It had teamed up with Nike in 2011 for a running watch collaboration, but the TomTom Runner, launched in 2013, saw the company going it alone for the first time.
What's surprised us most is how good its products have been and how quickly it's risen up to be one of the leaders in GPS sports watches. I was there at the launch in 2011, and I have to admit that while I knew it was a good device I wasn't confident TomTom would go the miles. But it's run them and then some: almost four years later and the TomTom Spark 3 is, in our opinion, the best GPS running watch you can buy right now. Meanwhile the TomTom Bandit action camera is one of our favourite action cams available.
Just think, it wasn't long ago that TomTom was considered on its way out, and now it's keeping GoPro and Garmin well and truly on their toes. Apple is no doubt paying close attention too.
Not bad for a company that was expected to be in a casket by now. And you know, it doesn't hurt that it can claim to be European, too...