Turn by Turn GPS Navigation for iPhone Coming?
MSNBC recently spoke (via MacDailyNews) with several GPS manufacturers about their plans to develop a turn-by-turn GPS solution for the iPhone. While the manufacturers were unable to provide many details about their plans, TomTom reasserted that they do have GPS navigation working on the iPhone and that it works well:
While some are speculating that Apple may be working on their own GPS navigation solution, others believe that a 3rd party solution will become available before year's end.
We have made our navigation system run on the iPhone; it looks good and works very well, said Dutch-based company TomTom, in a statement to msnbc.com. We will have to look more closely to Apples strategy before we can say more about what kind of opportunities this will bring us.
There has been some debate about whether or not the terms of the iPhone SDK would allow such an application, but once analyst claims that when he spoke to Apple "they didnt say such applications would be prohibited." Obviously, though, there are remaining issues surrounding the deployment of such an application which Apple's Greg Joswiak has described as "complicated".While some are speculating that Apple may be working on their own GPS navigation solution, others believe that a 3rd party solution will become available before year's end.
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46 months ago
Gimme. Gimme. Gimme.
oh yeah and since he said the "antenna was too small for that" david pogue should spend more time learning about the product and less time singing and making stupid videos about it and print a retraction since Josniack already said it could do turn by turn.
oh yeah and since he said the "antenna was too small for that" david pogue should spend more time learning about the product and less time singing and making stupid videos about it and print a retraction since Josniack already said it could do turn by turn.
46 months ago
GPS is one of the main reasons I bought the new IPhone. The other programs that tell you what's nearby have little to no value to me. If Tom Tom's software is ready to go, I wonder what the hold up is...?
46 months ago
It is older, July 28, 2008.
Unless this is sarcasm, wasn't July 28th 2 1/2 weeks ago, so no, not older than 2 months.
46 months ago
GPS is one of the main reasons I bought the new IPhone. The other programs that tell you what's nearby have little to no value to me. If Tom Tom's software is ready to go, I wonder what the hold up is...?
Based on the 2.1 leaks. It seems the api was not full featured enough to allow devs to get granualr info needed for turn by turn. This it seems is being added to the api so devs will be able to use 2.1 to supply us with turn by burn GPS solutions.
46 months ago
Typically the GPS chip in cell phone is NOT accurate enough due to its small antenna (although Apple's implementation of GPS with cell and wifi to locate the user makes it better and faster in populated areas). Think about it, typial GPS antenna is about 1/4 size of iPhone.
In addition, bad placement of any GPS device will affect its reception and accuracy / power consumption.
There are other issues with GPS on any phone. It would be great to have it, but the challenge is more than "can they make a gui" or "can they connect to the api"
In addition, bad placement of any GPS device will affect its reception and accuracy / power consumption.
There are other issues with GPS on any phone. It would be great to have it, but the challenge is more than "can they make a gui" or "can they connect to the api"
46 months ago
Herein lies the dealbreaker for me.
If TomTom comes to the iPhone, I can get shot of my Winblows Mobile PDA - which was only bought because the iPhone at the time didn't have a GPS receiver.
*waits patiently for TomTom to release iNavigator for iPhone* :D
If TomTom comes to the iPhone, I can get shot of my Winblows Mobile PDA - which was only bought because the iPhone at the time didn't have a GPS receiver.
*waits patiently for TomTom to release iNavigator for iPhone* :D
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