Is any turn-by-turn app currently using the compass? For vehicular use there wouldn't be much use for it and there have been a lot of problems for people trying to use the compass in a vehicle. What happens when the GPS says you're going north but the 3GS compass says you're going west?
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Is any turn-by-turn app currently using the compass? For vehicular use there wouldn't be much use for it and there have been a lot of problems for people trying to use the compass in a vehicle. What happens when the GPS says you're going north but the 3GS compass says you're going west?
I bought Navigon 1.0 (now it is up to 1.1) just before my holiday trip. Drove >4600 km through central and eastern Europe and Navigon worked fine. Of course, there are points to be improved, but overall, including speeding warnings, worked great. That I still got a speeding ticket in Slowakia was the fault of my Alfa Romeo 
Used a Kensington windshield mount.
Used a Kensington windshield mount.
Yes, true. But being able to see the current speed limit in Navigon is pretty cool. Especially when you are driving on new roads and are unsure of what they are.
Is that the one that comes with different lenght links you can join up? It's about £20 here and I was looking to pick one up. Ideally I wanted a more slim-line powered mount with hidden cables but that seems impossible to find..
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I bought Navigon 1.0 (now it is up to 1.1) just before my holiday trip. Drove >4600 km through central and eastern Europe and Navigon worked fine. Of course, there are points to be improved, but overall, including speeding warnings, worked great. That I still got a speeding ticket in Slowakia was the fault of my Alfa Romeo
Used a Kensington windshield mount.
Was it the windshield mount or the dash mount? I'm not sure which one would be better. I like the Kensington because you can use a case with it, but yes Ideally a mount with charging built in would be great. Too bad the TomTom mount is looking to be very expensive and probably can't be used with a case... I don't need bluetooth or an iPod connection...
I literally just bought the Kensington Car Mount, and the Kensington LiquidAUX Auxiliary Car Kit with Remote off of eBay for a combined price of $52 (free shipping, 2-3 days priority mail even). Should have it in a couple of days.
This works well with the connections I need in my truck to get into the AUX connection on my stereo.
Both of these get pretty good reviews on Amazon, save a couple not liking the remote. I don't really need the remote...
Was looking into A2DP devices for Bluetooth (outside of the vehicle).
Oh you mean headsets... The original Jawbone seems to be the one most people like. The 2nd gen one doesn't get quite as good of reviews. That said, I use my official PS3 headset and it works great.
Caution on TooTight radii on Kensington gooseneck.
FYI. A friend borrowed my Kensington iphone window mount and cracked the black outer skin right at the junction with the base (suction cup end). Tried bending it too much. Still works, but the outer skin is split about half inch long from junction. So, be careful to not bend the kensington to much at the ends. I am trying to see If Kensington will send me a replacement. Bought it on Ebay.
FYI. A friend borrowed my Kensington iphone window mount and cracked the black outer skin right at the junction with the base (suction cup end). Tried bending it too much. Still works, but the outer skin is split about half inch long from junction. So, be careful to not bend the kensington to much at the ends. I am trying to see If Kensington will send me a replacement. Bought it on Ebay.
I've tried/used 5-6 BT headsets since the iPhone came out, including the Jawbone (hated the looks).
Settled on the Plantronics 925 earlier this year, and it's been the best of anything I've used.....and now, you can only hear the Navigon instructions via A2DP! Argh.....the search for the best A2DP headset with a microphone begins. Thanks Apple for being so behind the A2DP curve
I'm not sure which I will pick. I don't really use it enough for me to pay that much for it, but if it could be justified, i'd look in to it.
I'm going to probably get one of them, but if TomTom doesn't have it out by August 15th I'm going to get Navigon.
Does Navigon have a British voice for navigation? If I'm not being given directions by a British female, I'd almost rather not have directions at all.
Does Navigon have a British voice for navigation? If I'm not being given directions by a British female, I'd almost rather not have directions at all.
She definately has a British Accent, but not as good as her;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcg-QyDf8cA
I prefer the GPS in GTA IV or a litany of British actresses (like the woman from Nurse Jackie) to the one in the video. Hope you were joking there.
@vertigo235 & @BriGuy20 = I was heavily joking there, the Navigon's female voice is good, and she speaks standard English. I understand her very well, this is comming from someone down in the very south who fails when it comes to dialects and accents.
The reason I referred to the video was becuase coffee == koffeh :/
I find the voice prompts to be very clear and easy to understand. Better than AT&T Navigator, we just need decent TTS, but even when it's available, I may just opt for the standard prompts we have now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1mEpGtcnTI
There we go, that's the woman speaking.
I think Navigon's UI should change to make it look more "native", I personally dislike the black colour. Especially didn't do too well last night.
Can any US customers tell me if she's in the American version?
I'm getting more and more tempted to just get Navigon now and not wait for TomTom.
If you have Navigon in the US, and she speaks in a US accent, then yes.
Download the lite version and see how she speaks
If you have Navigon in the US, and she speaks in a US accent, then yes.
Download the lite version and see how she speaks
They pulled out the lite version of the North America version of Navigon
I think a lot of the people here are in the same boat as me, waiting till Aug 14 (or 15) for TomTom
else we'll just settle for Navigon's TBT app. (for US)
IQ Routes
I have to say, I think the deal breaker is going to be TomTom's IQ routes. I mean, when it comes down to it, it's all about finding the quickest route right?
Also, imagine how this technology could grow when it debuts on the iPhone. Right now, IQ routes only exists on PND's and how many people actually connect theirs to the internet in order to upload the data collected. When TomTom starts receiving info. from all of the iPhone users, I really see this technology becoming very useful.
I have to say, I think the deal breaker is going to be TomTom's IQ routes. I mean, when it comes down to it, it's all about finding the quickest route right?
Also, imagine how this technology could grow when it debuts on the iPhone. Right now, IQ routes only exists on PND's and how many people actually connect theirs to the internet in order to upload the data collected. When TomTom starts receiving info. from all of the iPhone users, I really see this technology becoming very useful.
If TomTom comes out with an IQ-enabled app before August 15th, I just might get the TomTom app. Will depend on pricing/yearly map fees as well. I think I might be willing to shell out up to $60-70 a year for the updated maps and ~$100 for a mount in addition to a $60 app (with one year of maps). Also must have British Female navigator voice (see above).
From my calculations, TomTom have to get a minimum of $150 from the car kit and software. There will be people who won't get the car kit, so the app price has to account for this.
I'm thinking this may be one of the bigger 'hold ups' of the release of their app. Implementing this feature is not a small undertaking. It doesn't scale easily for a world wide install base of iPhone users, without some serious horsepower as the install base grows. It's also got to be somewhat data intensive if it's real time.
Being that Navigon is raising the price to $99 on August 15th, I highly doubt TomTom's app will be any less on it's debut......unless TomTom wants/decides to be bold and grab a large number of users at the launch as Navigon did with a low entry price....
I easily see the price of the hardware being in the $100+ range. There's a lot of functionality in it. Several of which require licenses to use/implement.