We’ve been waiting for the supposed Summer launch of TomTom’s turn-by-turn iPhone app and car kit ever since we saw it at WWDC. Now one UK retailer looks to be taking pre-orders for £113.85 (about $195).
https://gizmodo.com/wwdc-2009-iphone-3-0-app-roundup-5283376
I wouldn’t take Handtec’s pricing as gospel—they seem to have jumped the gun after all—but it does give some insight into what we might expect.
The listed price is a little higher than a basic stand alone device costs, but includes the iPhone app itself, along with the GPS-boosting car accessory—complete with windscreen mount, in-car charger, speakers, and hands-free rig. And as we’ve mentioned in the past, it’s not inconceivable that the kit will also support the iPod Touch.
https://gizmodo.com/tomtoms-gps-enhancing-car-adapter-should-work-with-the-5313657
Of course, it still remains to be seen if TomTom will bleed users dry with an AT&T TeleNav-style monthly subscription, or go the one off charge route that CoPilot Live took in the UK. [Handtec via Daniweb via Techmeme]
https://gizmodo.com/at-t-wants-you-to-pay-10-a-month-for-their-iphone-gps-5301150
