I doubt it will less than $100 for the application and maps...bear in mind that Tomtom want to buy teleatlas (their map provider) for near $3 billion!! so thats quite an investment.
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TomTom Navigation Software Coming to iPhone
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I doubt it will less than $100 for the application and maps...bear in mind that Tomtom want to buy teleatlas (their map provider) for near $3 billion!! so thats quite an investment.
$100 will price themselves wellllll out of most peoples range. I see it more in the $25 range.. around there you will have a lot more people who see it and think oh well this might be a handy thing one day and buy it for the hell of it. If it is up at $100 only people who absolutely need it will buy it, and that isn't a huge margin, because most of those people will already have a tomtomish device. they have to break into that, "well it would be cool to have, why not?" catagory
Yup - I've used Navigator on a couple of WM6 devices, and could do both, so I'd image it's a given with the new iPhone (particularly with background working now allowed)
It should be the same as the normal Navigator for S60 devices price:
£67/$99. Wonder if the Apps Store delivery method would make it even cheaper as these prices include a memory card.....
Ugh... it's a good start, but TomTom and Garmin are tied for worst graphics in the business. Anything on TomTom looks like a home-made webpage from 1996, and Garmin graphics look like they were made by retarded children.
Navigon (also in Sony GPS devices) is the only manufacturer with tasteful graphics worthy of being presented on an iPhone screen, and they're also the only manufacturer with panorama view (full 3D view with mountains, valleys, bridges, tunnels etc) rather than flat-earth 3D. Wake me up when Navigon goes iPhone 3G...
Garmin:
(puke)
TomTom:
(vomit)
Navigon:
(yum)
Navigon (also in Sony GPS devices) is the only manufacturer with tasteful graphics worthy of being presented on an iPhone screen, and they're also the only manufacturer with panorama view (full 3D view with mountains, valleys, bridges, tunnels etc) rather than flat-earth 3D. Wake me up when Navigon goes iPhone 3G...
Garmin:
(puke)
TomTom:
(vomit)
Navigon:
(yum)
The Navigon display looks good but the usability is terrible in comparison to TT. I will gladly return top using TT if it is released on the iPhone. NavNgo mentioned they may release iPhone compatible sat nav software.
Yes yes, why I just love GPS on the new iphone.
Will it have speaker so it can give you directions without watching it?
Will it have speaker so it can give you directions without watching it?
OK, well I'm using a Navigon 8110 and the usability is great as far as I'm concerned, but I guess the graphics may be a tad too pretty and detailed for the purpose.
I'd like to think that the Navigon guys are huge Apple fans, though. Their penchant for pretty graphics and their choices of casings and colors suggest that they are, anyway... it's like, black and white MacBook...
...or MacBook Pro...
Well the iPhone has a speakerphone option, but only when it's in the dock, I think... maybe the speaker needs to be in the iPhone mount accessory for the car...?
I was really hoping for (and still am) Garmin to release software via the apps store. I know they have a package for the BB. Either way I'll buy the TT software if Garmin doesn't come out with something. I really would like to see a nice window mount for it as well.
As far as price $100.00 seems to be the price point. Thats what both Garmin and TT seem to offer their software for.
As far as price $100.00 seems to be the price point. Thats what both Garmin and TT seem to offer their software for.
I have a TomTom and I like it, but my wife hates it.
Why?
Beyond it not telling her as much info as she would like, since it's manufactured by a European country (metric), in the US, everything is in yards.. which unless you're a (American) football player or a golfer, doesn't mean a whole lot. Not that most people could tell what 600 feet is, never mind 200 yards.
So, will they make a version that includes feet for the US? Or will it continue to be yards/meters?
Let's face it, this metric thing will never catch on..
Why?
Beyond it not telling her as much info as she would like, since it's manufactured by a European country (metric), in the US, everything is in yards.. which unless you're a (American) football player or a golfer, doesn't mean a whole lot. Not that most people could tell what 600 feet is, never mind 200 yards.
So, will they make a version that includes feet for the US? Or will it continue to be yards/meters?
Let's face it, this metric thing will never catch on..
Doesn't matter if it is out of peoples price range, they certainly won't be selling it for $25 (£13) considering their cheapest option they currently have in the UK is £67 ($131 but I think it sells for $99 in the US) and that is just the software to install on a PDA.
Most people can't afford a Ferrari as they are wellllll out of their price range, doesn't mean Ferrari suddenly reduce the price to compete with Fords.
TomTom is hugely successful and people who need satnav have to pay that sort of money and often chose their products, they may not be the prettiest but they work very well.
I would love them to sell this for $25, but I can't see it happening.
What the heck? You can switch a Tom Tom between metric and imperials measurement!I have a TomTom and I like it, but my wife hates it.
Why?
Beyond it not telling her as much info as she would like, since it's manufactured by a European country (metric), in the US, everything is in yards.. which unless you're a (American) football player or a golfer, doesn't mean a whole lot. Not that most people could tell what 600 feet is, never mind 200 yards.
So, will they make a version that includes feet for the US? Or will it continue to be yards/meters?
Let's face it, this metric thing will never catch on..
We use imperial when driving in the UK, and switch it to metric when driving in Europe.
Your wife can have the factory GPS in my VW Golf... the damn thing keeps switching back from English-metric to English-imperial every time I turn off the ignition, can't make the preferences stick. I can put up with it babbling about yards because a yard is roughly a meter, but miles are just greek to me.I have a TomTom and I like it, but my wife hates it.
Why?
Beyond it not telling her as much info as she would like, since it's manufactured by a European country (metric), in the US, everything is in yards.. which unless you're a (American) football player or a golfer, doesn't mean a whole lot. Not that most people could tell what 600 feet is, never mind 200 yards.
So, will they make a version that includes feet for the US? Or will it continue to be yards/meters?
Let's face it, this metric thing will never catch on..
Seriously though, surely the TomTom must have an option for metric / imperial... it's a been a staple of satnavs for ages, no matter in which country they're manufactured.
While I appreciate the difficulty in switching to another system, you gotta admit the metric system has its advantages, I mean... which system provides a better platform for calculations?
A)
10 mm = 1 cm
10 cm = 1 dm
10 dm = 1 m
1000 m = 1 km
B)
1 inch = 12 feet
3 feet = 1 yard
1760 yards = 1 mile
By the time the metric dude is done calculating the imperial dude is still scratching his head...
Background operation is still not allowed. What will be possible in September is background notifications from a server: the app is still not allowed to run in the background...
My TomTom is a cheaper model but it does not give directions suitable for foot traffic. I think that would be an upgrade to their current offerings (sidewalk maps
). I read that Google Maps is working with public transportation to offer directions suitable for using public transportation. It includes steps like "walk to the bus stop at x and y" and gives the bus schedules. It is pretty cool. I wonder if TomTom will add that functionality. Although I think that voice navigation isn't necessary when on foot.
Well, it isn't catching on so technically you're not joking at all...Yeah, I was joking about the metric system not catching on.
And I feel ya... I live in Sweden where we use the metric system, but certain things are still measured in inches, like wheels, drums etc.
I know exactly what a 19" rim or a 20" kick drum is, but I get no mental image from "48 cm rims" despite having the metric system hammered in since childhood.
Over $80-$100 would be my guess. The map data alone from TomTom costs around that much. Its certainly not going to be $10!
Mine is a TomTom One (the cheapest and most basic model), which I bought in September last year. It can be switched from metric (metres, kilometres, etc) to imperial (feet, yards, miles). As well as changing the display, the voice switches as well.
Have you had a good look in your preferences screens?
Have you had a good look in your preferences screens?
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This is awesome. It makes me really want a new iPhone. Do you think that Garmin will follow suit also and possibly port their aviation software to the iPhone?
This is awesome. It makes me really want a new iPhone. Do you think that Garmin will follow suit also and possibly port their aviation software to the iPhone?