http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/ Engadget Comments for TomTom car kit for iPhone will run $120 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
Google maps doesn't use it?

Confusing!]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
The point of programs like TomTom and Navigon are to give you 3D real-time turn-by-turn directions. Google Maps doesn't do that.]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/TomTom can be used offline i believe.]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
The TomTom app is the best app for *turn-by-turn* navigation on the iphone. google maps can give you directions, but they are not turn-by-turn, that is the key.]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
Alright, so when are Tom Tom and Garmin going to battle this out? Do I hear $49.99?

That Tom Tom mount looks pretty damn sweet. But that price is RIDICULOUS. Some Chinese company is probably working on a cheap knock off. ]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
the thing that sets the tomtom app apart from the rest is their IQ Routes, which make their actual directions far superior to the rest. who cares about tts when the app is using only speed limits to calculate your route and arrival time. IQ Routes is much smarter as it uses historical data collected over many years of average speed at different times of the year and day, down to the hour. It is scary how accurate it is.]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
Might as well just be a dedicated GPS unit and not kill my iphone battery]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
What sucks on all iPhone turn-by-turn solutions (so far there are 2 solid - TomTom and navigon) is lack of traffic information and re-routing based on it.
]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/But the price is too expensive.

onioning.com/yoda]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
Waze has worked well for me the times I've needed turn by turn. It does have real-time traffic, reported by the people who just got stuck in it. Not to mention speed traps and other hazards. Because my phone is connected to my stereo via USB, I get the turn-by-turn through the car speakers, and if the music is cranked, the directons get louder with it. Can't beat that.

For a car mount, the Griffin WindowSeat is $30, clips right to the phone, and stays put. ]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
FYI, Navigon has announced traffic in the next update for October. $20 lifetime for the first month. $25 if you purchase the add-on after the first month its out. ]]>Sep 28th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
With a 2-year contract the iphone actually costs over $2000. Oh man, people just love wasting money.]]>Sep 28th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
you can get a full out TomTom or Garmin for that price. even if i had an iPhone i would think this is a total hose job]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
The fact that TomTom is trying to sell a dock for $120 is ridiculous, even if itndoea include a better GPS reciever. Sell me one without the chip please, what's the point in paying for another chip? I thought the idea was to get rid of devices by having a iPhone.]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/I don't know what magical iPhone you have. I have to be driving for at least 10 minutes before Navigon lock in a signal. The GPS chip is a piece of shite in my 3GS. Somehow, in 3G, the GPS lock in a signal much faster. (I did a comparison side-by-side)
What I don't get is that while google map can locate the position by just tapping the locate cursor, Navigon cannot.
I would not recommend anyone who needs GPS to use the iPhone as their only GPS, get a standalone. It is much better. ]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
Strange. I've found the GPS to be dead on whenever I've used it. No matter if I was using Google maps or Navigon.
Matter of fact. I've usded Google maps with the satellite image overlay while at work and it showed me being in the correct parking space most of the time. The times that it didn't it was only one space off.
Now that is pretty impressive. ]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
Basically, a REAL (sirf-star III or equivalent) GPS chip will work better for turn-by-turn across the whole world. I am NOT saying that the built-in is never good enough; it is totally good enough in a lot of areas. Where the built-in fails is where the chip in the dock will prevail.]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/OK, I should have mentioned while driving also. I've tried it in airplane mode. It was very very accurate. I've tried it in downtown Des Moines, yeah its not downtown Chicago, but my Nuvi would have issues with the skywalks connecting all the buildings and would loose signal very easy.
I've honestly not experienced any drift at all. And I have been the passenger in the car just holding my phone and watching the screen because there was nothing better to do.
I can honestly say that the Navigation (with Navigon) was as good as my Garmin Nuvi 350 and actually better since my Nuvi would normally be off by a building or two when navigating to an address. The Navigon app will put me right in front of the door or driveway.

Like I said before. I'm impressed. ]]>Sep 28th 2009 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/you can get a pretty damn good stand-alone for $220]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
I'll just a regular clip or something and deal with it saying poor gps reception half the time even when there are no clouds. they probably built that in so you go buy the kit]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Next time you go on a trip. And your out in the middle of nowhere, with no cell signal, with your Pre and the great included navigation. When you finally make it back to an area with a cell signal. Let us know how much you like that included navigation package, will you?]]>Sep 28th 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
The Palm Pre comes with FREE navigation on the Sprint Everything Data plan...

-Exceeder
www.cepmcert.com]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
Oh, I'm sorry, do I sound like some sort of fanboy for the iPhone? Because your comment was totally biased and not influenced by your ignorance at all.

Regardless, spamming some random website in your "signature" here makes your entire comment invalid IMO. Move along.]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
That 99.99 is in POUNDS, not Euros.

I know foreign currencies might seem strange to Americans like you.

Although it's currently very nearly one euro to the pound, it's not quite, and you're linking to an article specifying pounds.]]>Sep 28th 2009 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/
European snobbery=douche]]>Sep 28th 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/tomtom-car-kit-for-iphone-will-run-120/Sep 28th 2009 4:12PM