TomTom for iPhone + car kit
Aug 4, 2009 gps navigation
Interwebs on the other side of Atlantic are talking about TomTom’s iPhone GPS navigation app and the kit that you should get (but optional) with it. It looks like an online seller is already offering both the app and the car kit (not yet in stock) for a total of £113.85 which equals to about $193.
So – what do you think about this price? We want to know. No monthly fees. Just about $200 which will get you a car charger, ability to stream music to your car stereo, etc.. in addition to the GPS navigation system.
By the way we have some more details on this car kit:
- 1. ‘EasyPort’ mount – same one from TomTom ONE and XL
- 2. Speaker for the voice directions and the hand-free calls + external GPS receiver
- 3. Volume control
- 4. Microphone for hand-free calls
- 5. USB connector
- 6. audio jack to use your car’s audio
Oh, and it will work on iPod Touch we hear.
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August 4th, 2009 at 1:51 am
Brilliant! I want one!
August 4th, 2009 at 3:12 am
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August 4th, 2009 at 4:00 am
I’m betting that price is a guess and that the company is hoping to make a few bucks by netting some enthusiastic pre-orders. Not saying they are trying to rip anyone off, just saying that they have to put SOME price on there, and that they are hoping to be at least close or slightly high rather than slightly low (and take a loss; let’s face it, what business wants that?). My own SWAG would be around $150. It puts it above the bottom-of-the-barrel GPS’s, but then that could be understood since you are (in theory) getting so much more because of what the iPhone offers for connectivity and whatnot.
But honestly, if it actually WAS $200, I think it would still be worth it as long as the features (contact search, multipoint routing) were there to justify it. When you think about it, just getting a current-generation standalone GPS that is bluetooth and wireless data-enabled is going to cost you a minimum of $350 or $400, at least from Garmin and TomTom and the other high-quality GPS manufacturers. As long as they don’t skimp on features, I’d say $200 is fair.
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August 4th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Car kit is $20 (retail)
GPS toggle is $70 (retail)
GSP software is free!
Anything over $75 for this kit will be passed over.
August 4th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
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August 16th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:06 am
I have a feeling no1 is going to buy this and if some do they are getting ripped off the software just came out and is $99.99 and then add in the price of the kit $150-$200. So that puts the whole package in the range of $249-$299…just go out and buy a standalone GPS unit…or better wait for someone to release something cheaper…I think TomTom blew this one!
August 17th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Donald – the price of the kit includes the software. It’ll be between 150-200 for all of it.
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August 20th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Does anyone know when Singapore and Malaysia maps be available on the iPhone? Also I assume the Tom Tom software runs without an Internet connection or wireless access?
Cheers.
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September 19th, 2009 at 10:03 am
What if we already have the app ? Is there any discount because 200 is to much !!!! Budget crisis are going outta control.