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NAVIGON thanksgiving promotion

Nov 21, 2009 gps navigation, navigon, phones Leave a comment

A recent press release says NAVIGON has a promotion for their new iPhone app. As you know the NAVIGON app is in two pieces. The main app for $90, and the Traffic Live add-on for $25. Now you can save a total of $30 from those two purchases.

Some of the features of MobileNavigator for iPhone include reality view pro, lane assistant, day and night modes, Navteq maps, and intelligent address entry.

For 10 days only, (November 20-30) NAVIGON’s iPhone app, MobileNavigator will be on sale for $69.99 instead of $89.99 providing a $20.00 savings. In addition, NAVIGON’s Traffic Live feature is also on sale for $14.99 instead of $24.99.

iPhone GPS navigation apps list updated

Nov 12, 2009 gps navigation, phones, software Leave a comment

We’ve had this list for iPhone GPS navigation apps and we just updated it with the latest information. Let us know if you think we need to add more items to the list. The list only attempts to cover apps that can provide turn by turn directions for the iPhone.

Our list currently has:

• telenav
• navigon
• coPilot
• tomtom
• gokivo
• sygic
• navmii
• iGo My Way
• XRoad
• MotionX GPS Drive
• NDrive
• Mapquest

NYTimes review for iPhone apps

Oct 18, 2009 gps navigation, phones, reviews Leave a comment

New York Times’ Eric Taub just recently reviewed four iPhone GPS apps.

TeleNav’s AT&T Navigator, Alk’s CoPilot Live, Navigon’s MobileNavigator, and TomTom’s iPhone app. I know we’ve talked about all these many times here on Navigadget before but maybe you just want to hear it all over again from NYTimes.

…According to a report from the iSuppli research firm, GPS applications for smartphones are about to explode, growing from 2.5 percent of users today to 10.5 percent in 2013. And half of those will be iPhone owners…

Navigon iPhone car kit due Nov 3?

Oct 5, 2009 gps navigation, navigon, phones 2 Comments

According to twice Navigon is considering releasing the iPhone car kit under their own brand. Earlier news about Navigon car kit were suggesting a partnership with Kensington to manufacture a universal mounting kit that would work with any application. This was supposed to be available at Apple stores starting November 3 but Navigon’s president of the Americas Michael Roach said:

We’re still evaluating the U.S. market … We’re leaving the option open right now…

Kensington announcement was that their universal car kit would cost $39 and could amplify voice directions thanks to its integrated speakers while charging the iPhone. The car kit will have Navigon’s logo on it along with some screenshots on the packaging.

iPhone GPS apps comparison part II

Sep 29, 2009 gps navigation, phones, reviews, software 1 Comment

A couple of months ago Gizmodo did a comparison of different GPS navigation applications for the iPhone. They now have a part II for that. This time they’re covering more of the “second tier” applications – just because they’re a bit cheaper, and not as well advertised. Anyhow – we have all the iPhone GPS navigation apps listed here.

The GPS navigation apps reviewed are CoPilot Live from ALK, Gokivo GPS Navigator from NIM, and Sygic.

new poll: how soon will GPS navigation systems be obsolete?

Sep 21, 2009 gps navigation 4 Comments

As you can see we have a new poll going. Almost every new smart phone these days have a GPS receiver. Their screens are big enough, the processors are fast, storage is not an issue. Android, WinMo, iPhone – they already have various GPS navigation system software available. So we want to know what you think:

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navigon’s iPhone navigation app now even better

Sep 20, 2009 gps navigation, navigon, phones 2 Comments

Navigon keeps improving their GPS navigation app for the iPhone. They already added the text-to-speech, iPod controls functions a few weeks ago, and just recently they announced they’d be adding live traffic updates to the already very popular application. Even though it will cost you $25 it is really not that bad considering it is a one time fee.

You can pick up the main navigation application for $90, the live traffic updates for $25, and you’ll have a fully functional GPS navigation system for less than $120. While you’re at it you can also pick up the Navigon car kit but we don’t know how much that will cost just yet.

Navigon iPhone car kit

Sep 5, 2009 navigon, phones 10 Comments

Navigon is getting ready to release a car kit for the iPhone with charging capabilities as we found out from their FB page. It says the car kit will be available in October this year. And it will only charge and hold your iPhone in place. Do not look for GPS receiver, speaker, microphone, bluetooth here. For those you may keep waiting for the TomTom car kit.

We don’t have any more details on Navigon’s iPhone car kit. We’ll let you know once we find out how much it will cost. We do however know how much Navigon’s iPhone App costs these days: $90.

TeleNav vs Navigon vs Tomtom on iPhone

Aug 25, 2009 gps navigation, phones, software 2 Comments

Here is a quick GPS navigation app comparison chart from Gizmodo.

Our iPhone GPS navigation app list page has a more comprehensive list.

Navigon updates their GPS navigation app for iPhone

Aug 15, 2009 gps navigation, navigon 1 Comment

Navigon – one of the companies that offers GPS navigation app for the iPhone has updated their application – less than a month after their first launch.

The update – which is free for those who has already purchased the application will offer a few extra features – but there’s no mention of updated maps.

This version of the navigation app will let users plan for multiple destinations ahead of time. It will also let you directly call numbers listed for a given POI (point of interest) and add to your contacts list if you wish.

Apparently Navigon’s MobileNavigator does not currently support text-to-speech but it will be one of the features that will be added soon.

Navigon’s iPhone app is currently $70 but will start selling for $100 after August 31st.