This is incredibly smart on Tom Tom's part. When my iPhone 3G is in it's mount, with Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G all turned on, playing music in the background with Google maps in the foreground, with auto-lock set to off and the screen on medium brightness, the iPhone (even though it's plugged in) will only last for about 2-3 hours. It will, despite being attached to some power, eat through it's battery, unable to charge since the power draw is just too much and required both the incoming power and the battery itself.
This way, the iPhone can have a)better GPS reception, and b)actually work as a full-time in-car GPS on long trips. I won't have to worry when I get out in Sackville, Nova Scotia, that my iPhone is dead, and needs some power CPR.
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This is incredibly smart on Tom Tom's part. When my iPhone 3G is in it's mount, with Bluetooth, GPS, and 3G all turned on, playing music in the background with Google maps in the foreground, with auto-lock set to off and the screen on medium brightness, the iPhone (even though it's plugged in) will only last for about 2-3 hours. It will, despite being attached to some power, eat through it's battery, unable to charge since the power draw is just too much and required both the incoming power and the battery itself.
This way, the iPhone can have a)better GPS reception, and b)actually work as a full-time in-car GPS on long trips. I won't have to worry when I get out in Sackville, Nova Scotia, that my iPhone is dead, and needs some power CPR.