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RainyDayInterns
07/13/09

In reply to TomTom's GPS-Enhancing Car Adapter Should Work With The iPod Touch
We always have a problem with the mount on the windshield... which is why we mounted it here (and no, not in our pants):

http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2009/Home/July/Week2/RDMHomeJul0609.htm#ProClipInstallation
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nutbastard
07/13/09

In reply to TomTom's GPS-Enhancing Car Adapter Should Work With The iPod Touch
if only this provided a line out (or at least doesn't obstruct the headphone jack) i might seriously consider hocking my tomtom and just using this.

I don't like leaving my GPS in the car since it 'draws flies', as it were. im also always forgetting to charge the touch. that's three birds with one stone, so far. let's just hope it all works out and that this thing isn't prohibitively expensive.
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valkilmerisawful
07/13/09

@nutbastard: So I'm guess there isn't a charging peripheral, or access to insert the charger at the same time? That's my biggest pet peeve with low-end gps, is that you need to replace the charging cable each time you use it, assuming you stow it when you're not in your car (to keep the flies away).
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lpranal
07/13/09

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I get the feeling they're really trying to push their hardware for quasi-legitimate reasons. If my phone can track me through a forest on my bike with accuracy down to a few feet, as well as get a fix in seconds in midtown manhattan this past week, I'd say the GPS chip performs well enough.

For ipod touch and 1st gen iphone owners, it's worth it if you need GPS. Beyond that and it seems like an (extremely) overpriced window mount.
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PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
07/13/09

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If the car adapter is basically just a GPS receiver, will it work with other GPS software (I'm guessing probably not)? I have the TomTom software for my WinMo devices and it works extremely well.
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