That’s right. Why make all those Map Share corrections for free when you can get paid? That’s exactly what the new iPhone app Gigwalk does. It’s not a TomTom product; they’re just the company’s first beta customer. If you’re in one of their initial seven metro areas, you can get $3 for a few minutes of your time, with the possibility of getting some higher level gigs paying up to $90.
New iPhone app pays you to help fix TomTom maps
May 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SPOT Connect shipping (really, we mean it this time)
April 1, 2011 By 2 Comments
UPDATE: Read my hands on review of the SPOT Connect
My bad, the SPOT Connect didn’t show up a month ago. But it’s finally here – both REI and GPS City have it in stock. And the SPOT Connect app (pictured above) is live in the Android Market and Apple’s App Store. So now you can go out into the wild and still let your spouse know how much to worry, via your smartphone, even without a cell signal. Or tweet about your broken leg or post it to Facebook. How cool is that? Hopefully it will even work below freezing – despite today’s recall announcement on another SPOT product, I still plan to get one. How about you?
TeleNav comes to VZW Android phones (and its free!)
March 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Good news for owners of Verizon Android phones today – Navigation by TeleNav is now available for download, with a free version that includes text-to-speech, traffic avoidance, multiple route choices (seen above at right) and 22 million POIs.
Garmin StreetPilot app for iPhone announced
January 4, 2011 By 8 Comments
Garmin has announced their long awaited iPhone navigation application, dubbed the Garmin StreetPilot app (iTunes link), and it is available now! As you can see from the screenshots at left and farther down this post, the interface will be very familiar to any nuvi owner.
The app will retail for $39.99 and include free traffic alerts, lane assist, junction view, and speed limits. According to Garmin, the maps are off-board, delivered over the air, assuring you of the latest maps. They also say that the app will integrate well with iTunes and contacts, allowing you to control music and take a phone call while navigation continues in the background.
Hit the jump for the full news release and more pics.
Navigon MobileNavigator for Android review
November 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a brief video review of Navigon’s MobileNavigator Android app:
Garmin gives Asus exclusive on Android handsets
October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UPDATE: After noticing some very specific language from Garmin in news reports, I asked a contact there for more information on this subject. They said that ASUS will have preloaded Garmin navigation on their Android devices as an exclusive, and that Garmin isn’t working on a stand alone Android app at this time.
Bad news Droid owners. It looks like Garmin has given Asus an exclusive for Garmin navigation apps on the Android platform. There’s no word on how long the exclusive lasts. I guess its pretty good news for Navigon though.
Via DigiTimes
Navigon MobileNavigator for Android comes to US
October 27, 2010 By 23 Comments
Wow, how much can the mobile navigation market change in just a couple of days? Following Garmin’s announcement yesterday that they will develop navigation apps for multiple platforms, Navigon reveals that they are bringing MobileNavigator to the US Android marketplace. I thought perhaps that TomTom had decided to take on the free Google Maps Navigation juggernaut last week, but (as suspected) it turns out that they are only providing maps for HTC, and not navigation. So Navigon becomes the first top-tier navigation app maker to go mano-a-mano with Google, to see if folks will pony up or settle for what the search giant gives us for free.
Garmin apps coming to multiple platforms
October 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
UPDATE: Garmin has given Asus an exclusive on their nav app for Android.
Garmin and Asus revealed more information today on their future plans re: mobile, but here’s the big news:
“Garmin will expand its mobile handset application development and plans to offer navigation and other applications through certain consumer application stores. “
CoPilot Live USA for Android launches at $4.99
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
ALK Technologies has announced CoPilot Live USA for Android for $4.99. I would say it will test whether consumers are willing to pay for an alternative to Google Maps Navigation, but it is currently ranked #48 in iPhone navigation apps with an average three star review, far below much pricier apps.
Peak.AR review
July 7, 2010 By 7 Comments
Augmented reality for the backcountry
Peak.AR is a free augmented reality app for the Android and iPhone platforms, that allows you to identify distant peaks by simply pointing your phone’s camera at them. Pretty cool huh?
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