After years of rumor and speculation TomTom navigation arrives for both the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Admittedly this is not the first app offering turn-by-turn driving instructions for the iPhone, Navigon was out a couple of months ago and worked well but this is TomTom, the industry standard. I have been a big fan of their products and owned everything from HP iPAQs to the TomTom one and I am now using a TomTom XL Europe.
The App is available in several versions based on the maps installed, just like the other TomTom product ranges. The UK and Ireland version costs £59.99 with the Western Europe version costing £79.99. International maps for US and Canada (£59.99), Australia (£44.99) and New Zealand (£54.99) are also available.
These prices are slightly dearer than Navigon which is currently priced at £59.99 for the Europe version and nearly double that of CoPilot Live which for the UK version is £25.99.
TomTom also offer a car kit that offers secure docking, enhanced GPS performance, clear voice instructions and hands-free calling, while charging your iPhone at the same time. This could be a real winner as there have been many complaints of Navigon and CoPilot that it isn't quite loud enough. Though pricing for this is not confirmed.
However the big problem with the iPhone and navigation software is that the iPhone cannot run multiple applications at the same time. So if you get a call the software closes so you can answer it. One good feature of the TomTom is that as soon as you finish the call the software loads again to the point you were at.
For more information see http://iphone.tomtom.com/
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