No TomTom Car Kit Compatibility for iPod Touch?

[Nuvi]

I'm tempted of getting one. However, I would first like to see what kind of dock Navigon is going to release. I'll bet it cheaper but still I would like to see some GPS enhancment features like an built in antenna on the dock. I honestly think adding another GPS chip is just over kill on TomTom's part since at least the Navigon app seems to be getting the signal just fine with internal chip so adding good antenna should make it robust enough for some serious navigation.

 

[flatline]

The funniest part of this whole debacle is that the TomTom software doesn't work on the iTouch/1stgen iPhone, but Navigon's software can use the TomTom car kit just fine.

Has anyone confirmed that iTouch+Navigon+TomTomCarKit is a workable combination?

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

I'm tempted of getting one. However, I would first like to see what kind of dock Navigon is going to release. I'll bet it cheaper but still I would like to see some GPS enhancment features like an built in antenna on the dock. I honestly think adding another GPS chip is just over kill on TomTom's part since at least the Navigon app seems to be getting the signal just fine with internal chip so adding good antenna should make it robust enough for some serious navigation.

The Navigon dock is just a charger and nothing else.
http://techfever.net/2009/09/08/navigon-iphone-car-kit-is-simply-a-car-charger/

Adding a more powerful GPS chip to the TomTom dock is certainly needed. Many people can't get any GPS signal with the weak GPS chip built into the iPhone 3G and 3GS. A more powerful one in the dock will really help in dense downtown areas.

 

[Nuvi]

The Navigon dock is just a charger and nothing else.
http://techfever.net/2009/09/08/navigon-iphone-car-kit-is-simply-a-car-charger/

Adding a more powerful GPS chip to the TomTom dock is certainly needed. Many people can't get any GPS signal with the weak GPS chip built into the iPhone 3G and 3GS. A more powerful one in the dock will really help in dense downtown areas.

I've read / seen the rumors about Navigon dock but thats just what they are. Navigon hasn't released any other info except the pic and the fact that dock looking like that will be released in October aka now (?!?!).

I don't know why but I seem to be getting a really good lock on GPS satellites when I'm using the Navigon app. I've tested it side by side with my TomTom 930 and there is really no real difference even in high built area.

 

[JAT]

All I want is the ability for Google Maps to export a Hi-Res image file to my iPod Touch for reference, with the ability to zoom in and out. Better then going to a paper map.

Apple's Map program already does this on the iPod. Bookmark where you are going and it will store full detail of the surrounding area. Bookmark a few different items and you can get a good sized area, and then use it offline.

 

[twoodcc]

i really think tomtom is missing out big time here

 

[djgamble]

Get it right. The 3G and 3GS are the only ones that have a GPS chip. What do they not get? It will not work with iPod Touch or 2G iPhone.

I dunno... my iPod Touch has both a serial GPS device and an app that allows it to use a bluetooth GPS.

In theory these should work... but I can't test it because:
a) There's no maps for Japan.
b) Even if there were, I don't have the cash.

 

[tknelson]

The Spot tracker has a GPS transmitter in it. It's an emergency location and tracking device, the messages are simple, like "I'm ok", "Help" or "Call 911"

http://international.findmespot.com/

That is not a "GPS transmitter". That is a device that has a GPS receiver and a separate satellite communications transmitter (like a satellite phone would have). No consumer device has a transmitter that sends GPS signals, which are extraordinarily specialized in nature.

Whatever rep at TomTom talked to California, he doesn't sound very trustworthy since he doesn't seem to know his you-know-what from a hole in the ground.

I, for one, would like to use the TomTom dock with Navigon, but so far have no confidence that this combination works or ever will.