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| TomTom for iPhone - New v1.2 version adds New Maps, ALG, TTS, Touch |
Posté le 18 novembre 2009 à 17:20:00 par gpspassion. EN - Smartphone GPS
Source : Gpspassion
Updated November 18th, 2009
Well GPS on the iPhone is clearly in the news these days, so let's go with it! TomTom have just made a new update for TomTom for iPhone available for free via iTunes. The v1.2 version adds several new features : TTS (Text to Speech to pronounce actual street names) , ALG (static 3D view of roadsigns for complex intersections), iPod Touch compatibility (useful when the iPod kit becomes available...) and new maps, the v835 (TeleAtlas 2009.06) like on the AIOs.
Unfortunately there is still no traffic information option, or any other TomTom LIVE service, which is odd considering how "connected" the iPhone is, or an option to add your own POIs. More screenshots and comments in the TomTom for iPhone - Testing - v1.2 topic of the www.smartphoneGPS.com forums to discuss.
Updated October 16th, 2009 - Thanks to the FCC there wasn't much left to the imagination when the TomTom Car Kit became available on the Apple Store for pre-order at the end of September...except that for a few hours they did sell it with the Tom Tom Application but my order was amended. It came in today as expected and I've been putting it through its paces. Let me first say that I hadn't seen such a comprehensive car holder since the end of...
 ... 2005 and the Seidio G4850 for the Dell Axim x50/x51 but it didn't have Bluetooth. The TomTom Car Kit certainly packs a lot of punch with its Easyport, SiRFstarIII module and patch antenna, loudspeaker, Bluetooth handsfree, audio out, miniUSB in and a volume "jog shuttle". Catch up with the TomTom Car Kit for iPhone - Testing topic in the new "GPS on the Apple iPhone - smartphoneGPS.com" forums that can be reached via the www.SmartphoneGPS.com shortcut.
Updated September 2nd, 2009 - As we're waiting for the GPS announcements of the IFA show in Berlin starting on Friday, the FCC recently gave us the scoop on TomTom's much anticipated car mount for the iPhone, dubbed the "kitchen sink" since it comes with everything but the kitchen sink...
 ... : power, speaker, full GPS receiver, as well as a Bluetooth antenna, the reason the FCC got involved it seems. Apparently Apple required that TomTom allow it to be compatible with all GPS enabled applications so it isn't of interest only to users of the TomTom iPhone software.
What's also interesting about this mount is that it marks the return of a SiRF chipset on TomTom products as they were no longer present in the current line-up. The previously SiRFstarIII based GO range was switched to Globallocate's Hammerhead v2 for the latest 740 and 940 models, while the ONE range was switched to Globallocate's Hammerhead v1 in 2007...ironically the iPhone 3G and 3GS models harbor a Hammerhead v2 chip. You can use the TomTom iPhone car mount with SiRF GPS topic of the "GPS and Mobile News" forums to discuss.
Posted August 18th, 2009 - Five years after the first version of TomTom for Smartphones, the iPhone version is now available on the Appstore. It is priced at $100 for North America and $140 for Europe, in line with other GPS applications for the iphone. This version doesn't come as a suprise since it was announced at the same time as the iPhone 3GS in early June, but the bad surprise is that many basic features are missing, features that were present 5 years ago when TomTom Mobile was launched ! No traffic information and no POI/Speedcam imports for instance......You can use the TomTom for iPhone - Testing topic of the "PDA and Smartphone Road Navigation Software" forums to discuss.
Posted September 7th, 2004 - Just caught this on TomTom's site, it's official TomTom Mobile is coming to Smartphones in Europe, with versions for the Windows Mobile (SPV/QTEK/Motorola) and for the S60 (Nokia 6600) platforms! On offer is TomTom's new navigation platform as first seen on PalmOS (article in French), and later on the TomTom GO. All of the features present on these versions are back and the good news is that TomTom has been able to preserve the speedy and responsive user interface... ..., that makes for pleasant operation.
Since the navigation platform is common, it's likely that the "POI import and Alert" update for the GO (see the article on PocketGPS UK) will make it to the mobile version as well. TomTom Mobile will only work in conjunction with the TomTom Wireless Bluetooth GPS. The complete kit that also includes an MMC (256Mb probably) memory card is announced at 299 euros. Hopefully it will make it to the US at some point in time.
I'm currently using TomTom Mobile, so if you have any questions feel free to use this discussion thread in the "GPS on Smartphones" forums!
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