Yesterday the latest iPhone navigation app to hit the Apple App Store was Magellan RoadMate US and Canada. This is a full featured Turn by Turn application, including advanced features such as text to speech, lane assist, and roadsigns. With mapping provided by Navteq it also supports a Pedestrian Mode and 3D landmarks. It also [...]
Magellan Raodmate for the iPhone
A second item on the same Press Release mentions a Premium Car Kit. This is an Active cradle for the iPhone with its own GPS receiver, internal amplifier and bluetooth hands-free. This is an adjustable design to allow the iPhone to be used with skins and cases in place. It is also compatible with the iPhone classic and iPod Touch enabling these devices to be used for navigation. At $129.99 it is slightly more expensive than the TomTom cradle ($119) and is expected to be shipping in December. Continue reading »
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.
The full Navigon Press Release follows: 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!
Navigon have launched their MobileNavigator Europe Turn-by-Turn solution in the AppStore. Based on their popular navigation solution for Personal Navigation Devices, MobileNavigator offers features such as 2D/3D maps, landscape and portrait support and reality view. Navigon also mention the auto-resume navigation after call feature which will be essential for anyone who uses their iPhone hands-free [...]
Navigon have launched their MobileNavigator Europe Turn-by-Turn solution in the AppStore.
Based on their popular navigation solution for Personal Navigation Devices, MobileNavigator offers features such as 2D/3D maps, landscape and portrait support and reality view.
Navigon also mention the auto-resume navigation after call feature which will be essential for anyone who uses their iPhone hands-free in their car.
We hope to be reviewing this solution very soon but for now, full details are available in the AppStore.
