Some time ago we reviewed the Morphie Juice Pack a battery booster for the iPhone. Now the juice pack is a great accessory but it does mean that none of the cases for the iPhone can be used, until now. Morphie have just announced a range of Premium Leather Hip Holsters for the iPhone with [...]
Morphie Juice Pack holster
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Navigon have updated their navigation application for the second time and once again the update is free to existing users. This release adds Text-To-Speech and iPod controls as well as some other minor changes. The Text To Speech allows the road names to be included in the navigation instructions giving the driver more confidence in [...]
Navigon MobileNavigator
This release adds Text-To-Speech and iPod controls as well as some other minor changes. The Text To Speech allows the road names to be included in the navigation instructions giving the driver more confidence in the manoeuvre they are making. The iPod controls are also a very welcome feature as previously although you could set the iPod playing in the background if the playlist or album ended then you had to exit the Navigation application to change the music.
Also included in this release are: Location sharing, and automatic day/night mode switching.
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The Navigon iPhone Navigation application has been in the iTunes App store for some time now. Although this is a good seller it is not so useful if you have no way to mount the iPhone in your car. There have been a number of very good third party mounts available for some time now, [...]
Navigon iPhone car mount
Whilst I was at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin I met with the guys from Navigon who told me about a new mount that is to be available in October. This mount is based on the award winning PND mount with an interchangeable holder for the iPhone. Whilst it is not an active mount (having an integral power connector) it does come with a cigar lighter power adapter and charging cable. Continue reading »
Since OS3.0 was released at the start of Summer there have been a steady stream of turn-by-turn navigation apps making their way through the AppStore. Starting off with Navigon and then Sygic, iGO, CoPilot and, most recently, TomTom there are a fair few to chose from. The guys over at PocketGPSWorld.com have been keeping on [...]
Since OS3.0 was released at the start of Summer there have been a steady stream of turn-by-turn navigation apps making their way through the AppStore. Starting off with Navigon and then Sygic, iGO, CoPilot and, most recently, TomTom there are a fair few to chose from. The guys over at PocketGPSWorld.com have been keeping on top of it all and have a very helpful iPhone navigation app comparison table available here. They are constantly updating it as new information and updates are announced so if you’ve not quite made up your mind yet then keep checking back until that one killer feature you’re after has arrived!
