TomTom has officially launched their turn-by-turn iPhone navigation system for both U.S. and Canada in the App Store for $99.99. International versions have also been released along with focused regional versions for 69.99 Euros. The U.K. and Ireland can expect to pay £ 79.99 for Westrern Europe and £ 59.99 for regional. Prices reflected here do not include the companion car
mount kit. The app is compatible with iPhone 3G or 3GS using OS 3.0 or
later.
- Western Europe : 99.99 Euros
- D-A-CH only : 69.99 Euros
- U.K. and Ireland Only : £ 59.99
- France only : 69.99 Euros
- Australia : NZ $99.99
- New Zealand : NZ $114.99
- U.S. & Canada : $99.99
A few weeks back we posted a pricing leak by Handtec for TomTom's satnav app for iPhone including mount kit for £113.85 ($193.89 US) via pre-order. The optional iPhone car mount cradle uses a mounted antenna for “enhanced GPS
performance”, it also charges your iPhone, provides
an
amplified speaker for turn-by-turn instructions and lets you dial
hands-free. The mount enables an easy flip to view both horizontal
and landscape orientations. The idea of having this level of navigation on iPhone really stimulates my geeky parts.
The application includes TomTom's IQ Routes that will always calculate
the smartest, most efficient route to your destination any time of day. TomTom suggests watching their Products/Accessories page for availability of their iPhone car mount kit expected to launch soon.
[TomTom Support Page]
This thing looks great for those who like to explore. Right now I ride with a Garmin Quest, Polar HRM and Shimano Flight deck mounted on my handlebars. I do alot of explorative riding and once I started using the Quest, I wouldn't be caught without it. Battery life is a concern, Quest advertizes 20 hrs and is pretty true with back light off but the comment regarding the 305 drain to 6.5 with cadence/hrm is a concern. Still eliminating the handlebar clutter/weight to one device with mapping is real tempting. Plus I get a barometric altimeter which the Quest doesn't have, the gps altimeter is pretty inaccurate and the Polar HRM with barometric costs over $300. Does it support multiple waypoints per route? Quest does, Nuvis don't, critical for programming in exploration routes.
Posted by: car dvd gps | July 13, 2010 at 01:24 AM
He comprado el tomtom europa occidental,lo he metido en archivo para descargarlo en mi iphone pero no consigo encontrar el programa que ya he comprado i pagado con visa.qien me puede ayudar lo agradeseria mucho
Un saludo
Fernando
Posted by: fernando | December 12, 2009 at 12:34 PM
I found a problem with TomTom. Some times after using TomTom it seems that keeps running in the background. The problem with this is that it will drain the battery in less than 1/2 day.
The only way I could fix the problem was to uninstall the software.
Another problem I found and not consistently is that while working the screen shuts off.
Posted by: LUCHO Zubiate | November 22, 2009 at 12:58 PM
TomTom iPhone App has a bug but I can't find a way to report it to TomTom. In Manage Favourites when you press Add Favourite and then press Contacts to try to add a personal contact's address as a favourite, if TomTom doesn't recognise the street number or other detail of the address the App crashes. Surely a simple fix for this could be issued in an app update ASAP.
Posted by: Greg | September 04, 2009 at 02:38 AM