Nav N Go Shows off New Navigation Software: iGO primo

Heading to stand alone GPS unit soon, Nav N Go is showing off their latest version if iGo: iGO primo at the upcoming CeBIT 2010. With over 30 new features in this new version, if you are headed to CeBIT 2010, you should stop by their booth, if not they also sent along some screenshots from the latest build of the software for you to check out.

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Free Update 1.1 for iGO My way for iPhone Released

desktop_screenshots_big_P4The first map and software update for the iGO My way 2009 navigation solution for iPhone is now available for download from Apple’s App Store. Along with the integration of iPhone contacts, the first update contains a number of significant new features.
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iGo My Way Car Navigation iPhone App Review

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There are more and more turn-by-turn navigation apps coming out for the iPhone 3GS; iGo My Way app for the iPhone 3G/3GS is one of them and costs $79.99. iGo can be found in other stand alone car gps units that you can buy from electronic stores, the interface is similar to the stand alone units. But does this iPhone app stand up to the stand alone units?
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NAVIGON Announces Traffic Live Feature for iPhone Navigation
App

NAVIGON MobileNavigator_iPhone_Map View_02NAVIGON was first out of the block with Text to Speech on their iPhone MobileNaviator app, now it looks like they will be the first to include real-time traffic information and historic data for a low one time fee. This update will have an early bird special in October for $19.99, so keep an eye out on our site for the release date.
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NAVIGON Adds Text to Speech for Free to iPhone Navigation
App

NAVIGON MobileNavigator_iPhone_Map View_02NAVIGON AG, leading innovator in the navigation market, today announced availability of a second free update for the North American version of MobileNavigator for the iPhone. The update equips the NAVIGON app with a comprehensive set of innovative and sought after features.

The highly anticipated text-to-speech function lets the NAVIGON MobileNaviagtor announce street names in addition to turn-by-turn directions. It is the first on-board navigation app for the iPhone with this functionality. Instead of only stating “turn right”, the app informs the user to “turn right on to ‘Main Street’, enabling the driver to further concentrate on the road ahead and not become distracted looking for street signs. Continue Reading »


TomTom App Released for iPhone/iPhone 3GS

A little slow out of the gate, but TomTom has released it’s App at a full $99 price today in the Apple ITunes Store, below is the official UK release (no U.S. one just yet).

TomTom announces that the TomTom for iPhone navigation application can be purchased in the Apple iTunes App Store starting today.

“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.” Continue Reading »


Navigon Releases iPhone App Update

Navigon MobileNavigator Street View While NavigatingLooks like NAVIGON is addressing the minor issues with the recently release Navigon MobileNavigator for iPhone. You can now call POI’s, select which POI’s to display on the map and the all important “mute music” function when MobileNavigator is speaking. Be sure to read our in depth review we did last week here.

NAVIGON AG, the leading innovator in the navigation market, today announced the availability of a free update for its North American version of the MobileNavigator for the iPhone.

The free update adds a couple of new features and enhancements to the MobileNavigator. NAVIGON’s route planning function known from the companies PND line enables users to plan a route with different destinations ahead of time. Taking advantage of the iPhone’s own functionalities, a call POI function allows to directly call the number of a POI such as a restaurant or hotel by simply clicking on the number. It is also possible to save it to the user’s contacts. Furthermore, the update provides an optimized volume control when navigating and using the integrated iPod function of the iPhone at the same time. It also allows to decide which POIs should be displayed in the map view. Continue Reading »