TomTom Unleashes iPhone App

by Jennifer Johnson — Monday, August 17, 2009, 11:11 PM EDT

In June, we told you about TomTom’s plan to bring turn-by-turn navigation to the iPhone 3GS. Now that TomTom has officially launched its iPhone app, this plan has become reality. The application works with many of the iPhone’s controls, including its multi-touch display and accelerometer for portrait / landscape viewing. The app can also interact with your address book to provide easy directions to an entry in your contact list.

Like other TomTom navigational offerings, the iPhone app offers numerous points of interest and uses IQ Routes technology to help determine the best possible route, taking into account data that has been collected from millions of drivers. TomTom claims that IQ Routes enables drivers to reach their destination in less time up to 35% of the time.

Additional TomTom iPhone app features include:

Fast route planning and clear voice instructions
Automatic re-routing if a turn is missed
Route demo or map of route when trip planning
User interface fully optimized with iPhone
Night and day color mode
User interface available in 18 languages
2D or 3D map display views
Points-of-interest search and call capabilities from iPhone

“With TomTom for iPhone, millions of iPhone users can now benefit from the same easy-to-use and intuitive interface, turn-by-turn spoken navigation and unique routing technology that our 30 million portable navigation device users rely on every day,” said Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director of TomTom. “As the world’s leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, TomTom is the most natural fit for an advanced navigation application on the iPhone.”

The TomTom app for iPhone 3G and 3GS users comes with a regional map from Tele Atlas and is available through http://www.tomtom.com/tomtom-app. Currently, there are map versions available for Australia, Western Europe, New Zealand, and the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. and Canadian version costs $99.99. The app requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later. TomTom also offers a car kit for the iPhone and plans to offer a version of the application that is compatible with the iPod Touch and other iPhone models soon.

Tags: Cell Phone, Apple, iPhone, App Store, GPS, smartphone, App, wireless, TomTom

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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