September 28, 2009

[Redwood]

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-Yikes! TomTom's iPhone car kit will cost $120, app sold separately
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[Fair!]

Re: September 28, 2009

more on: http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/26/y...sold-separate/

Our sister site TUAW has just learned that the TomTom car kit, which is scheduled to ship in October, will cost a cool US$119.95 or €99.95 in Europe, not including the cost of the app itself. This means if you want the whole set up for your car, that wallet in your back pocket will be US$219.94 lighter.

Our original hope was that TomTom would bundle the app itself with the cost of the car kit. Unfortunately that appears not to be the case, and the total cost of the app plus car kit now equals what you might pay for a mid-level third-party navigation system. Is it still worth all that money for an all-in-one device that can make phone calls, play music, play games and do a zillion other things on top of being a full fledged navigation system?

I'd love to have this app and car kit, but for $220? That's nuts. I'd rather spend the money on a separate stand-alone GPS Nav system that stays in your car.

After using a FM transmitter/iPhone holder for the last month it can be a real hassle to install/remove your phone every time you get in/out of the car... its worth it for longer trips lasting more than a few minutes, but otherwise you end up not using these things. The TomTom iPhone mount/holder looks simpler and faster to use than than the one I have, though.

[clifton23]

Re: September 28, 2009

F1 race in NYC would be AWESOME...

1st step get F1 in America, 2nd step Laguna Seca Gran Prix