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TomTom Brings Turn By Turn GPS Navigation to the iPhone
iPhone Download Blog —
xGPS kinda pioneered the turn by turn navigation for the iPhone but you have to admit it was a little buggy.
TomTom’s co-founder demonstrated TomTom’s navigation software in combination with a specially designed car kit on the iPhone earlier today at the WWDC, and it looks good!
There is no cost information or release date announced yet but according to TomTom’s website, we should learn more about it in the next couple weeks:
The TomTom navigation application for iPhone will be available via the Apple iTunes App Store, following the release of Apple’s OS 3.0 operating system. Details regarding pricing and ...
TomTom unveils turn-by-turn directions for the iPhone
iPhonefreak —
TomTom unveils turn-by-turn directions for the iPhone Mixed in with with all of the MacBook Pro, Snow Leopard and iPhone 3G S coverage there were also a few apps that were shown off yesterday worth mentioning. First up in that category is the hopefully soon to be released TomTom Navigation app for the iPhone. As of now, we can tell you that this app is scheduled to be released for iPhone OS 3.0, however a release date has not yet been given, so far it has only been listed as “coming soon.” Unfortunately, we still have few details on the app other than the obvious — it will provide real-time navigation. Additionally, in conjunction with the software release, TomTom ...
TomTom Announces Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation for iPhone 3.0
The iPhone Blog —
It was a long time coming, but as part of yesterday’s WWDC Keynote, TomTom co-founder Peter-Frans Pauwels demonstrated their company’s solution to turn-by-turn GSP navigation for iPhone 3.0, and interestingly, it comes in two parts:
The TomTom navigation application for iPhone; an Apple version of TomTom’s award-winning turn-by-turn navigation software, including IQ Routes and latest maps from Tele Atlas;
The TomTom car kit for iPhone; a specially developed car kit for secure docking, enhanced GPS performance, clear voice instructions, hands-free ...
TomTom for iPhone [Video]
iSmashPhone —
During WWDC 2009 Apple Keynote, TomTom introduced first turn-by-turn application for the iPhone (not for jailbroken phones variety, like xGPS). Enjoy video introduction from TomTom.
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TomTom to bring navigation to iPhone
iPhone News Updated —
By: Matthew Humphries
The days of buying a separate GPS gadget to sit in your car may be numbered with news that TomTom is going to release a software solution that works with your iPhone.
TomTom is set to base a new system around the use of the iPhone which will not only include software, but a car kit. The software app will run directly on the iPhone providing the functionality you would normally associate with one of their separate GPS units. This will include IQ Routes and the latest maps from Tele Atlas.
The accessory is called the TomTom car kit for iPhone ...
TomTom and Navigon Bringing Turn-by-Turn GPS Car Navigation to iPhone
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors —
One of the featured demos at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday was TomTom for iPhone , a forthcoming turn-by-turn GPS navigation solution. Turn-by-turn car navigation has been a highly anticipated function for the iPhone whose deployment has been delayed in part by numerous hurdles imposed by Apple's SDK terms and restrictions from map providers on the use of their data. Several major vendors have been promising that they are working on such projects, with a small handful of applications even having been released . TomTom last year asserted at the time of the iPhone 3G launch that it was working on developing turn-by-turn ...
Three turn-by-turn GPS solution providers plan iPhone offerings
AppleInsider —
By Slash Lane Published: 04:10 PM EST A trio of turn-by-turn GPS navigation system makers said this week they plan to introduce solutions for the iPhone later this year, but Wichita-based Garmin isn't among them, choosing instead to take on the iPhone head-on with its own hybrid cellphone/navigator solution. Garmin out "At this time, we have no plans to offer an iPhone application given our strategic smartphone relationship with ASUS to produce the Garmin-Asus nüvifone," Garmin spokesperson Jessica Myers told AppleInsider earlier this week. Introduced as a prototype in January of 2008, the Nüvifone is a 3G-enabled touchscreen-based mobile phone that will morph ...
iPhoneWorld.ca: TomTom turn-by-turn iPhone GPS navigation system: video demo
iPhoneWorld.ca iPhone News Headlines —
App World / iPhoneWorld.ca writes: GPS navigation devices manufacturer TomTom has teamed with Apple to bring a new turn-by-turn navigation app for owners of GPS-enabled iPhones (iPhone 3G and 3GS models). This was announced at the WWDC.
The TomTom app seems to fully mimic the software that comes with actual TomTom GPS devices and the same maps, which means that now owners of GPS-enabled iPhones will be able to ditch their current GPS navigation devices without any loss in functions/performance.
Just keep in mind that you’ll need to also buy a TomTom car kit that offers “secure docking, enhanced GPS ...
TomTom and Navigon Bringing Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation to the iPhone
Touch Podium —
A featured demo at the WWDC on Monday that stuck out to many, was the TomTom for iPhone presentation. This is a forthcoming turn-by-turn GPS navigation for your vehicle.
TomTom has mentioned that they would be bringing this to us in the past, but things have gone south since then. Now, they’re back in action, and turn-by-turn GPS navigation is finally coming to the iPhone.
This feature has been wanted by tons and tons of iPhone users for years now, and thanks to TomTom here, this is one more feature we can scratch off our list of “wants” when it comes to the iPhone.
As of yet, there has not been a price announced for the ...
First Look: TomTom for iPhone 3GS
The iPhone User Guide —
Demonstrated at the Apple’s WWDC keynote this week was TomTom’s GPS app for iPhone 3.0. Revealed by TomTom’s co-founder and CTO, Peter-Frans Pauwels, the TomTom navigation software works in combination with a specially designed car kit to fit the Apple iPhone. Following the release of the upcoming Apple’s OS 3.0 update, the TomTom navigation application for iPhone will be made available from the iTunes App Store. Specific app pricing and availability is not currently known, but will be made available ahead of the app’s launch later in the summer.
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How To Use The Best 40 Features of iPhone 3.0
iSmashPhone —
The new iPhone operating system, iPhone OS 3.0, which is coming out Wednesday June 17th, gives the iPhone tons of new features. While some of them are brand new, others are just small little additions which change the way you iPhone. The following list details every cool new feature and describes exactly how to ...
AT&T Navigator turn-by-turn GPS solution hits the App Store
AppleInsider —
By Slash Lane Published: 12:00 PM EST AT on Tuesday became the latest player to attempt to capitalize on what's sure to become a multi-million dollar market for iPhone-based turn-by-turn GPS driving solutions, launching its AT Navigator software on the App Store. Like similar offerings for other AT handsets, the software was developed by Sunnyvale, Calif.-based TeleNav and branded as AT Navigator. The application itself ( AppStore ) is free, but requires a $9.95 monthly service subscription, which the exclusive U.S. iPhone carrier plans to market alongside new iPhone sales at its retail and online stores as a bolt-on service. Compatible with the iPhone 3G and ...
Dirty Little Secret: TomTom car adapter "should" work with iPod Touch as well
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Macworld last week got a few secrets out of Tom Murray, Vice President of Market Development for TomTom. The meat of it was that the TomTom's Car kit wasn't just going to just be a dumb plastic car mount for the iPhone. The device will also have a dedicated speaker and GPS (and maybe some gyroscopes). We also know from the article that TomTom will download maps onto the device (no need for 3G/EDGE), albeit with an eye toward saving space.
iPhone owners will be able to purchase and use the TomTom software and maps without the Car Kit hardware accessory; however, the Car Kit for iPhone was designed to enhance the ...
TomTom's GPS-Enhancing Car Adapter Should Work With The iPod Touch [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
We first heard about TomTom's car adapter that boosts the functionality of their upcoming GPS iPhone app at WWDC, but some new information has 9 to 5 Mac thinking that the device will work the iPod Touch as well. iPhone owners will be able to purchase and use the TomTom software and maps without the Car Kit hardware accessory; however, the Car Kit for iPhone was designed to enhance the software by addressing several of the limitations mentioned above. For starters, the Car Kit includes a separate GPS receiver that performs better than the one built into the iPhone; Murray said this receiver is ...
TomTom’s iPhone navigation pricing leaked
MacDailyNews —
TomTom’s iPhone navigation pricing leaked Wednesday, August 05, 2009 - 11:05 AM EDT Apple Online Store "According to one online retailer which has broken ranks and gone public with pre-order pricing, if you want an iPhone-powered TomTom satnav in your car it will cost you a cool £113.85 ($193.75)," Davey Winder reports for DaniWeb. "That isn't the cost of the maps and satnav software alone. In fact it's the price for an in-car kit which includes the software (with the latest Tele Atlas mapping and the TomTom IQ Routes feature) plus a specially designed, and I have to admit rather sexy looking, cradle which provides secure docking, enhanced GPS performance, voice ...
TomTom for iPhone pricing leaked
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Accessories, Software, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
TomTom's co-founder and CTO Peter-Frans Pauwels first demonstrated his company's turn-by-turn solution for the iPhone at WWDC in June of '09. You can watch a teaser video above. Since then, many customers have anticipated this app's release and pricing.
Handtec may have let the cat out of the bag. Daniweb linked to a page listing "TomTom for iPhone including mount" for £113.85 ($193.89US as of this writing) via preorder. That's a bit steeper that we were expecting here at ...
TomTom Pricing for iPhone May Be A Buzz Killer
iPhone Savior —
Many TomTom GPS fanatics have been anxiously awaiting pricing for the company's turn-by-turn iPhone navigation sytsem since TomTom's CTO Peter-Frans Pauwels first unveiled their solution at Apple's WWDC in back in June. The Handtec retail website has leaked pricing for the "TomTom for iPhone satnav app including mount" for £113.85 ...
UK retailer Handtec reveals TomTom car kit pricing
iPhonefreak —
UK retailer Handtec reveals TomTom car kit pricing We have know about the TomTom Navigation app for the iPhone since back in June , however details such as pricing and availability have since remained a mystery. Well as of now, the pricing of the app is still unknown, however UK retailer Handtec has recently listed the GPS car mount accessory and is showing a price of £113.85 (roughly $195 US). Honestly, that is a bit more than I would be willing to pay, not saying the mount is worth less, just more than I am willing to shell out. But then again, on the other hand, this price has yet to be confirmed by TomTom and could just be a pre-order price set in anticipation by ...
TomTom for iPhone £99 UK price revealed in retail blunder
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
A UK retailer has revealed the local price for the long-awaited TomTom for iPhone navigation system - £99 ($168) excluding UK sales tax.
TomTom hasn’t yet revealed pricing for the system, promising only to ship the iPhone satnav “this summer” - and there’s scant weeks until summer’s end.
UK retailer Handtec prematurely listed the system on its site. The system includes a windscreen mount, iPhone charger, amplified speakers, a hands-free kit and a GPS dongle.
The TomTom solution combines two new TomTom products: The TomTom navigation application for iPhone; an Apple version of TomTom’s ...
Would You Pay $200 For TomTom's iPhone Car Kit? [GPS]
Gizmodo —
We've been waiting for the supposed Summer launch of TomTom's turn-by-turn iPhone app and car kit ever since we saw it at WWDC. Now one UK retailer looks to be taking pre-orders for £113.85 (about $195). I wouldn't take Handtec's pricing as gospel—they seem to have jumped the gun after all—but it does give some insight into what we might expect. The listed price is a little higher than a basic stand alone device costs, but includes the iPhone app itself, along with the GPS-boosting car accessory—complete with windscreen mount, in-car charger, speakers, and hands-free rig. And as we've mentioned in the past, it's not ...
The Long Awaited TomTom Navigation App and Car Mount Kit Will Allegedly Cost $200
iSmashPhone —
At the most recent WWDC during which iPhone 3.0 was announced, TomTom came out and gave an extremely impressive presentation about their upcoming application. The application, as you might've guessed since it's made by TomTom, is a turn-by-turn navigation app, which transforms your iPhone into an in-car navi. The developers promised that the ...
Rumor: TomTom to hold a special media event on September 22 to unveil iPhone app
iPhonefreak —
Rumor: TomTom to hold a special media event on September 22 to unveil iPhone app Recently, by way of the Brightside Twitter account (@Brightside) , a rumored launch date of the TomTom GPS Navigation app for the iPhone has surfaced. As of now, it is important to point out that this has not been officially announced, however it certainly looks like September 22 will be the date.“Dear Journalist,“TomTom will reveal the future of navigation to you” on Tuesday, the 22nd of September (from 10:30 am until 2 pm) … Save the date! More information to follow soon! Warm regards, The TomTom PR team!” [via MacRumors ]
Confirmed: TomTom’s iPhone GPS Car mount will work with iPod touch, as well as 3rd party navigation apps
Macenstein —
Confirmed: TomTom’s iPhone GPS Car mount will work with iPod touch, as well as 3rd party navigation apps Our good friends over at Mac4ever had a sit down with Yann Lafargue , who handles PR for TomTom, and were able to confirm a couple pretty interesting things about TomTom’s forthcoming GPS car kit. It has been known for some time that the car kit was more than a simple mount and charger – it also includes a built in GPS unit designed to replace the iPhone’s somewhat more flaky GPS. Lafargue confirmed many people’s suspicions/hopes by announcing that thanks to the built-in GPS on the cradle, it will work with the iPod touch, thus turning it into a GPS unit - no iPhone ...
Confirmed: TomTom's GPS Car Kit Will Work with iPod Touch, Third Party Apps [Ipod Touch]
Gizmodo —
Good news: According to Yann Lafargue, PR guy at TomTom, the incoming TomTom GPS Car Kit will work with the iPod touch, enabling full GPS capabilities in Apple's smart multimedia player: Oui, je confirme et il fonctionnera avec un iPod Touch ou d'autres logiciels de navigations concurrents. Pour la disponibilité, je ne peux pas répondre. It will work with the iPod touch and other competing GPS (iPhone OS) software. I can't comment on availability. In other words, the car kit contains a full GPS, which apparently will not only work with the iPod touch, but also replace the ...
TomTom is available for the iPod touch with the car kit
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
As I pointed out last month, the TomTom kit has a GPS unit on it and therefore could turn a garden variety iPod touch into a TomTom. Today we learn it has.
You'll, of course, need the kit for it to be worth a hill of beans...unless that new camera toting iPod coming next month has a GPS unit inside - you know, to tag those photos with GPS coordinates? Yep.
Google Machine translated:
We wanted to learn more and offer a small interview with Yann Lafargue, public relations manager at Tomtom, answering our questions. And good news, support GPS expected soon, which loads its ...
