Sunday, March 14, 2010

Two free apps help name that peak

January 14, 2010 by Rich Owings  

Hey What’s That goes mobile
It’s been quite a while since I wrote about Hey What’s That?, a website that helps you identify mountains on the horizon. Well, today comes news that they have a mobile app for Android and iPhone (here is their mobile FAQ). So I tweeted about it and @CompeGPS turned me [...]

Magellan rolls out iPhone app; Droid users left in dust

November 16, 2009 by Rich Owings  

The Magellan RoadMate iPhone app (iTunes link) was introduced this weekend. It includes text-to-speech, lane assist and in-app music controls, and runs $79.99. Magellan also says they have a car kit coming (pic below) that has an integrated GPS receiver and will accommodate the iPhone or iPod touch.

TomTom iPhone app now available

August 17, 2009 by Rich Owings  

The TomTom US and Canada iPhone app is now available, although the car kit does not seem to be for sale yet. Other than price ($99.99) we don’t have a lot of other details, though we do have some screenshots and a video, so hit the jump or follow the iTunes link above to [...]

NAVIGON MobileNavigator app for iPhone

July 23, 2009 by Rich Owings  

The first turn-by-turn iPhone navigation app for North America featuring on-board maps has been released by NAVIGON. Their MobileNavigator application differs from TeleNav’s AT&T Navigator in two very important ways:

By having maps on-board, you still have navigation when you leave AT&T’s coverage area
Mobile Navigator is available for a flat fee ($69.99 until August [...]

TomTom comes to the iPhone

June 8, 2009 by Rich Owings  

UPDATE: Here’s the link to the TomTom iPhone page
A TomTom iPhone application and accessory kit was just announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Both Engadget and Gizmodo are covering the event live today, along with many others, and we’ve grabbed a few  screenshots from the former to share. I’ll post more info once we have [...]