TomTom has finally announced the pricing of their navigation iPhone app. It is actually quite a deal. The $99 cost will pay for itself in less than a year as compared to the $10 a month subscriptions like AT&T Navigator.
Also to go side by side with their app release, TomTom is selling an iPhone Car Kit. This will certainly cost a pretty penny but looks to be well worth it if you have spare cash. The iPhone can be mounted on the dashboard or windows for easier viewing of the navigation. Also at the same time it will charge the phone, which is essential since this app will most definitely drain your battery. If you aren’t using TomTom then the car kit still works great for hands free calling.
The way it figures out what is the quickest route is a little different than the standard way. TomTom uses IQ routes to figure out the fastest routes based on how fast other TomTom users traveled through areas. This will decrease the time it takes to travel 35 percent of the time according to TomTom.
There will be support for the iPod Touch in the future. First though it will only be available on iPhone 3G and 3G S users.
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