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| Sam Wormley... |
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| PeterD... |
| Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:34 pm |
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On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:02:16 GMT, Sam Wormley <swormley1 at (no spam) mchsi.com>
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[quote:554be0e12f]TomTom For iPhone Spells An End To Standalone GPS
http://www.pcworld.com/article/170299/TomTom_For_iPhone_Spells_An_End_To_Standalone_GPS.htm
The new TomTom app that turns an iPhone into a turn-by-turn GPS navigation system spells
the beginning of the end for standalone GPS.
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If this is meant to be a debate, I'll jump in and say that there is
not much chance of this happening in the near future. There are
several phones that do this type of thing now,and I don't see any way
that the one i have would replace my Magellen for example.
[quote:554be0e12f]Not everywhere, but at least on dashboards,
where a smartphone can now do everything a GPS can do and cost less than purchasing both.
Like most users, I have been unhappy with the GPS applications available for my iPhone.
While overpriced at $99.95, the TomTom software is the first to truly bring standalone GPS
performance to a smartphone platform. When the company releases its car kit, dashboard
mounting and powering the iPhone will become easier.
See:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/170299/TomTom_For_iPhone_Spells_An_End_To_Standalone_GPS.html[/quote:554be0e12f] |
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| Alan Browne... |
| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:14 pm |
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Sam Wormley wrote:
[quote:88a7580920]TomTom For iPhone Spells An End To Standalone GPS
http://www.pcworld.com/article/170299/TomTom_For_iPhone_Spells_An_End_To_Standalone_GPS.htm
The new TomTom app that turns an iPhone into a turn-by-turn GPS
navigation system spells the beginning of the end for standalone GPS.
Not everywhere, but at least on dashboards, where a smartphone can now
do everything a GPS can do and cost less than purchasing both.
Like most users, I have been unhappy with the GPS applications available
for my iPhone. While overpriced at $99.95, the TomTom software is the
first to truly bring standalone GPS performance to a smartphone
platform. When the company releases its car kit, dashboard mounting and
powering the iPhone will become easier.
See:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/170299/TomTom_For_iPhone_Spells_An_End_To_Standalone_GPS.html
[/quote:88a7580920]
Except for the crappy TomTom firmware design and lame navigation
algorithms that is. |
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