TomTom has postponed the release of its iPhone hardware accessory kit until October, due to unspecified reasons.
TomTom spokesman Kevin Carter confirmed that the company’s iPhone hardware kit will not be available for its previously announced summer release deadline, though no specific reason was given. The accessory is a cradle that will interface with the iPhone and provide enhanced GPS capabilities.
“I can confirm that we have decided to take some extra weeks in order to deliver the highest quality on this innovative product,” Carter said. “So, the car kit will become available for purchase this October on www.tomtom.com.”
Additionally, the official FAQ section on TomTom’s iPhone page has been updated to reflect the new release date. While the hardware is not necessary to use the software that is currently available in the iPhone App Store, it will amplify the GPS signal for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. In addition, the original iPhone and the iPod touch, both of which do not have a GPS receiver, will be able to use the hardware kit.
The TomTom kit will act as a basic suction cup mount for the dashboard or windshield, and will also support hand-sfree calling and music through the stereo system, as well as charge capabilities through the vehicle’s 12-volt port.
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Anyone else gettig sick of non news about Tomtom. They need to work on the app itself. It is vanilla with no bells and whistles. It can’t find a lot of addresses. Only saving grace is IQ.
I call it “failure to launch.”
Yup, I have to agree with you Herb Man.
Well I went for CoPilot instead on TomTom, and I believe it is currently better then TomTom’s App. But always thought I might get the TomTom one. Glad I didn’t as I would have wanted the dock too. Hopefully by October TomTom’s App sales will have declined and the price might be dropped to a more suitable level
I will have another look at it again then.
As for TomTom – Come on pull your finger out! Your so slow at everything!
Also just wanted to add TomTom are charged way too much for there App and dock! You could buy one of there proper satnavs for cheaper!! >:(
The iPhone app was my first experience with TomTom and I’m unimpressed. Very outdated maps, no updates, and none of the features that are standard in stand-alone GPS’s.
I’m wondering how bad the car kit is going to be. They’re well past their summer release date and this indicates to me they put marketing ahead of everything else. At the proposed $120US it better be exceptional
I have recently bought the iphone app, (today) and I am worried that you can not by the car kit by itself, without the app again. Does anyone have an answer for this?
Initial opinion on the app running on a 3GS, very good but it seems incomplete without the docking station and being able to link it to my ice system. Otherwise I might as well have bought a sat nav head unit!!!