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Nuvi For iPhone (TomTom Just Announced Theirs)
boltjame
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Love the idea of turn-by-turn GPS in my iPhone, hate the TomTom UI.
Anyone know if Garmin has any plans to get a product in the app store to go head-to-head with TomTom? We iPhone owners want to know.
BJ
Anyone know if Garmin has any plans to get a product in the app store to go head-to-head with TomTom? We iPhone owners want to know.
BJ
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Link to article . . .
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/06/09/navigon.iphone.gps.app
So who knows? But I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Nuvi on the iPhone at this point...
I'd love to be wrong on this one. But it just doesn't seem to line up with Garmin's current initiatives.
BJ
It's already a failure and should be dropped immediately with Garmin instead focusing on making apps for the smartphones to come.
Hardware is not going to be the answer in the GPS future. You're either making the killer app for the __________ (enter smartphone name here) or you're out.
The Nuvi is the best UI, but TomTom will gobble up market share with their app. Garmin will blow everything they've built for the automotive consumer if they're late to the iPhone game. iPhone has a hi-res screen, has constant internet connectivity, has bluetooth, has a speaker and mic. There's no need for more hardware. Software is more profitable. I'd pay $79 for a well-featured Nuvi UI for my iPhone as opposed to $199 for another Nuvi. Garmin better not blow it. I hate TomTom's UI. Don't make me go there.
BJ
Don Montalvo
Coppell, TX