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Author:  paulzolo [ Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:50 pm ]
Post subject:  TomTom on iPhone
I note that the iPhone will allow idiots to drive their cars into a field*, ditch, river or along railway lines. TomTom will be selling their “Suicide by Car” app for the iPhone 3.0 OS.

Hmm - I am in two minds. On long journeys, I tend to have a navigator in the passenger seat who can read maps (and pay for tea and cake at service stations). My car is used more for jollies than regular commuting, so there is usually both of us. I may get a copy of the software, but it will not fully replace the usual methods of navigation, especially as TomToms don’t seem to be able to produce cups of tea yet.

*I note with curiosity that a TomTom is not always required for such foolishness. Some people choose to do this without any prompting from a machine. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1104 :lol:
Author:  saspro [ Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
Sounds like a good idea. Saves me having a satnav in the car.
Author:  paulzolo [ Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
TomTom will do a holder as well which will enhance the GPS of the iPhone, and will keep it charged up.
Author:  saspro [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
paulzolo wrote:
TomTom will do a holder as well which will enhance the GPS of the iPhone, and will keep it charged up.


Do you work for them? If not you should, I now want it even more :D
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
saspro wrote:
paulzolo wrote:
TomTom will do a holder as well which will enhance the GPS of the iPhone, and will keep it charged up.


Do you work for them? If not you should, I now want it even more :D


Just relaying what I got from watching the Keynote.
Author:  big_D [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
I've tried TomTom on my 'phone, it is okay, but the time I got lost in Bremen with my boss driving, I ended up using Google Maps, that worked much better... :?
Author:  saspro [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
big_D wrote:
I've tried TomTom on my 'phone, it is okay, but the time I got lost in Bremen with my boss driving, I ended up using Google Maps, that worked much better... :?


I'd assume tomtom would use google maps on the iphone for it's map data
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
saspro wrote:
big_D wrote:
I've tried TomTom on my 'phone, it is okay, but the time I got lost in Bremen with my boss driving, I ended up using Google Maps, that worked much better... :?


I'd assume tomtom would use google maps on the iphone for it's map data


It didn’t look like it in the keynote. They were talking about their own maps.
Author:  DaftFunk [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
Does the holder contain a speaker as the iPhones own won't be loud enough?
Author:  big_D [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
Nope, you have to purchase maps, at least on other mobiles. They use their own maps, not Google's.

I only got 1 free map...
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
DaftFunk wrote:
Does the holder contain a speaker as the iPhones own won't be loud enough?


I think it either amplifies or has holes to allow the sound to get through.

This is a rather elegant non powered solution:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/aircurve
Author:  Nick [ Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
paulzolo wrote:
DaftFunk wrote:
Does the holder contain a speaker as the iPhones own won't be loud enough?


I think it either amplifies or has holes to allow the sound to get through.

This is a rather elegant non powered solution:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/aircurve


That's a really cool product! iWant!
:P
Author:  ChurchCat [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:01 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
DaftFunk wrote:
Does the holder contain a speaker as the iPhones own won't be loud enough?


Nice little vid here


http://iphone.tomtom.com/
Author:  saspro [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:27 am ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
I want, I want, I want
Author:  Nick [ Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: TomTom on iPhone
Any word on pricing yet?
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