Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

TomTom Releases iPhone Navigation App

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hit-the-road-tom dept.

andylim writes "Today TomTom released its long-awaited iPhone app that allows you to use your iPhone 3G and 3GS as a GPS navigation device. Recombu.com tested it out on video this morning and concluded that it works well but if you receive a call while you're driving then the app does cut out — it will restart once you've finished the conversation. The app costs £60 for the UK & Ireland version, £80 for western Europe, £45 for Australia and £60 for the US and Canada."

1 of 289 comments (clear)

  1. Typical..... by LibertineR · · Score: 1, Troll
    Apple users will pay double for an app with functionality that we've had on our Blackberries for years.

    I use the fantastic TeleNav app on my Blackberry Storm, an app that lets me call in addresses which are automatically downloaded to my phone. I dont have to type anything, EVER.

    But, I do understand that no technology is actually REAL until Apple puts out something with it. Never mind that the first 2 iPhones didn't even have a GPS chip. Now that Apple's got this Tom-Tom app, GPS Turn-by-turn will be all the rage.

    I keep forgetting that unless I wait years for the privilege of paying double, so that my technical toys come with that Apple logo, I just wont ever be a hipster!