Speaking with TNW, TomTom said it indeed bought TXXI to "help develop tools to support the taxi market, " with initial efforts focusing on Amsterdam.

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In the case of the Elevator Dock, that reach came via the media with coverage from Wired, the New York Times, Gizmodo, SlashGear, TNW, GigaOM and many, many others.

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According to TNW, the team hopes to keep images in the feed beautiful and upscale, though so far the selection isn't curated -- and we saw a fire extinguisher and other run-of-the-mill goods alongside vintage dresses, antiques and the like.

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