Will tomtom's iphone car kit be worth... CNET News
TomTom's iPhone steersmanship app has hit the streets and we've taken it for a spin , but what about the iPhone car kit that TomTom has promised us? What exactly will this kit add to navigation on the iPhone to justify the additional $100 it is expected to add to the cost tag of the $99 app?
Most of the features indicated in the promo video released by TomTom seem like duplicates or enhancements of features already adjacent on the iPhone itself. For example, the cradle will include its own discrete GPS chip, which should aid in more precise positioning. A built-in microphone and orator should be louder and, hopefully, clearer than the iPhone's own built-in equipment. A 12 volt in-car charger should keep the iPhone juiced and an analog audio produce will allow people to utilize their cars' speakers for turn-by-turn directions and music playback.
So, will the app and car kit encase be worth $200? For iPhone users, maybe not. Again, many of the features that the TomTom kit should bring are duplications of things that the iPhone already does, and until we can evaluation the kit, there's no way of knowing how much an improvement the kit makes.
TomTom GPS Car Kit for iPhone Could C... Wired Blogs
GPS devices maker TomTom offered a tantalizing private showing of its iPhone application and car kit at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference this year. But that demo came without pricing or availability bumf.
Now a U.K. retailer Handtec has started taking pre-orders for the app and the kit combo on its web site for£113.85 ($164). The pricing indicates the TomTom iPhone car kit could be within reach in the U.S. for $200 soon.
In June, TomTom said that it would make an iPhone app that would offer turn-by-turn GPS navigation for users. What made TomTom’s pronouncement interesting was that the company said it will also create a car dock-connector for the iPhone. Just as with a standalone GPS device, the TomTom for the iPhone medicate would stick inside the car and act as a charging cradle for the iPhone. It would also enhance the GPS capability of the phone.
At $200, the TomTom iPhone car kit would purposes be the same price as a dedicated GPS device. If customers don’t have to pay monthly subscription fees for the app and just pay $200, we regard as it could be a pretty good deal.
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