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TomTom Navigation Software Coming to iPhone
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Well there you go then! Might not have feet and inches but it has yards and miles. If you wife HAS to know how many feet until the next junction then just divide the number of yards by 3! I don't know of any that say how many feet until a turning, they all say yards or meters.
Erm.... that's the setting. "Meters" will give you meters and kilometers. "Yards" will give you yards and miles.
The TomTom doesn't go any lower than a yard. If you're driving a car, feet isn't much use.
Do you want to TomTom to say "In 800 yards, turn left" or "In 2,400 feet, turn left"?
You're not seriously suggesting basic math to me, are you?
We're well aware of how long a yard is. But in the US no one thinks in terms of yards. It doesn't bother me, but it bothers my wife. She would prefer feet, not yards.
No, that would be mile, half-mile, quarter of a mile, 500 feet, 100 feet, etc. And it's my wife that wants that, not me.
Just so we don't keep going on this, most other GPS systems sold in the US work in feet/mile. Not yard+.
Heh... well GPS accuracy is within 3-10 feet so those numbers wouldn't make any sense anyway. And in the spirit of the woman who sued McDonalds for millions because her coffee was too hot, there'd probably be morons who would file lawsuits because they drove into a brick wall after the satnav instructed them to "turn left in 8 feet".
I have a 32Gig ipod touch and have been waiting for a accessory GPS module. It would be ideal for me if TOM TOM makes(or supports) a 3rd party GPS module that would work in the old iphone/ipod touch. Considering there are supposed to be 6 million iphones out there and I am sure LOTS of ipod touches I am sure that would be a huge market still.
Here's hoping.
Les
Here's hoping.
Les
Awesome!...
If you like second rate non innovated "old school" GPS. Seriously Garmin, and Tom Tom are trash compared to Dash. Go look at the Dash GPS units. Two way GPS is the future. Now if Dash would work on the iPhone I would say Woohoo! But porting the drivel from Garmin or any of the other GPS makers to the iPhone is just plain blah. Dash FTW!
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If you like second rate non innovated "old school" GPS. Seriously Garmin, and Tom Tom are trash compared to Dash. Go look at the Dash GPS units. Two way GPS is the future. Now if Dash would work on the iPhone I would say Woohoo! But porting the drivel from Garmin or any of the other GPS makers to the iPhone is just plain blah. Dash FTW!
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Which would communicate how? The iPod Touch does not have Bluetooth which a lot of aftermarket GPS solutions support and official SDK apps are not allowed to use the Dock Connector. Basically you are out of luck.
this news is seriously promising, but i've used tomtom on a variety of nokia smartphones and the results have been shockingly poor to say the least..
lets hope their iphone software comes good and doesn't constantly crash (and eat up battery life too much)..
if it did come good, then i'll def upgrade my orig iPhone to 3G.. but then again, i may wait, as I feel some 3G features are missing and this new iPhone is just an interim solution...
lets hope their iphone software comes good and doesn't constantly crash (and eat up battery life too much)..
if it did come good, then i'll def upgrade my orig iPhone to 3G.. but then again, i may wait, as I feel some 3G features are missing and this new iPhone is just an interim solution...
ahah we'll see if hillary joins barak o' then if that's true
on a more important note, does anyone know if there will be any good iPhone car mounts coming up? also, will there be speech in this program so we don't have to take our eyes off the road (i.e. is there speech in some of the PDA versions of TomTom)? Currently I've attached my Belkin belt case to my sun visor which isn't really the safest idea, let along legal in DC/NY ...
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)
Ignoring the pointless argument that the graphics simply look better, one clear benefit judging by these photos is that the speed limit is displayed in Navigon. Does anyone know if this exists in a current version of either TT or Garmin? My Garmin doesn't know that and I have to rely on my GTA IV-honed cop-searching skills via my own eyes to avoid getting pulled in radar-detector-free states (e.g. VA)
Clearly metric makes more sense, but here in America and in England, it's just a clear combination of stubbornness/tradition and the fact that it would be extremely hard/expensive to convert everything over - especially in the extended rural areas where people are using tools that are generations old and couldn't afford to go replace their entire garage. Same reasons England doesn't use the Euro ...
I have a Tom Tom one and the complete US and Canada Map loaded and its a little short of 1 Giga Byte.
That's an interesting comparison, but the TomTom is infinately easier to follow than the Navigon. If you're driving (especially in an area you don't know, hence you are using satnav), readability and clarity are the number one concern.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)
The TomTom is readable at a glance. The Navigon may have smoother graphics, but they're not clear at all.
There is on company looking into WiFi....I am hoping that is an option. Also I am sure if the demand is out there and a company as big as Tom Tom or garmin pushes they will be able to get access to the dock connector.
sorry my bad. i have the latest map on my tomtom and it is 220mb ans the application is 11mb. this is on an Ipaq 2190. this is for the UK not the US. the full map of the usa and canada is 897mb. the UK map is very good and also has the speed of some of the roads
My TomTom One 130 displays the speed limit when I'm on the freeway, not on local roads though. It also puts a red hue behind the speed when I'm going over the speed limit (which get redder the faster I go).
I know some of them show speed limits but only in certain places. It all comes down to who the map provider is. What impressed me about the Navigon 8110 is this: In my part of Sweden the maps in other nav units have often lagged 2-3 years behind (indicating recently built traffic circles as crossings etc, telling me to do a U-turn because it thinks I'm in the middle of a field etc). The Navigon is perfectly up to date. Particularly when it comes to speed limits. The normal speed limits in Sweden are 30, 50, 70, 90 and 110 km/h. But over the last year the authorities have experimented with 40 and 60 in half a dozen places around the country, my town being one of the guinea pigs, and I could hardly believe it when 40 and 60 popped up on the screen as I was driving past those signs, they've only been up for a few months and they're totally experimental, so... I'm impressed.
Are you serious? A map UPGRADE for my Nuvi 360 was $80 and I bought that from eBay at a discount! $100 for the application, MAP DATA and product support is a far bit better than $150 for an entry-level GPS without Text-To-Speech or BlueTooth et all...
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You do realize the effort involved in getting all those up-to-date maps, right? They actually have HUNDREDS of people drive EVERY SINGLE ROAD in the coverage area with multi-thousand dollar time-corrected GPS and survey equipment - not to mention the application to use those maps. $30? That is unrealistic and frankly shows a lack of understanding in the GPS/assisted navigation market.
I mean no offense but there is ZERO chance you could get a detailed digital map of your local city for $30, let alone the entire country with POI and more.
God luck, though - with Google Maps, that is. They use TeleAtlas (I think) maps but the reason they are free is that Google PAID a fee to them for that service AND it is crippled in comparison to a stand alone GPS.
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having a TomTom myself, I am not going to buy this add-on. Google maps has been far more reliable and more sane. My TomTom (with the newest maps) has been giving me "short cuts" by sending me through residential neighborhoods just to save a corner on a major road. This in no way saves time, only increases time and driving through residential areas is assinine, especially when little children are running around (Yes I know there are routing options, none of them would negate these short cuts).
I am super excited to be able to use Google Maps with GPS. Doesn't have voice direction, sure. I don't care about that one bit. I ALWAYS have that off on my GPS. And I bet before long (maybe even before July 11th) Google might throw in voice direction into Google Maps.
I am super excited to be able to use Google Maps with GPS. Doesn't have voice direction, sure. I don't care about that one bit. I ALWAYS have that off on my GPS. And I bet before long (maybe even before July 11th) Google might throw in voice direction into Google Maps.