TomTom car kit Almost Here!

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According to Engadget, the new TomTom Car Kit for the iPhone has already hit the FCC's site, they are testing it for approval!If you were doubting about this coming then here are the prof that it will be out soon! The Mount Dock Charger packs some kind of bluetooth of its own for hands free calling i bet you was not expecting that one :) it is also suppose to bring its own SiRFstar GPS chipset for better accuracy!

The official Tomtom page for the iPhone still saids "Coming Soon" the official release date is still not out yet but hopefully it will be soon! This looks like a very promessing car kit with some great features hopefully is out soon :)

source: Engadget

TomTom Car Kit Coming Soon!

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It's been a few days since the Tomtom GPS Application for the iPhone finally hit the apple store. According to many surveys the Tomtom GPS is the best navigation system for the iPhone, and many were waiting for the Car Kit but how many of you really needed?

The official website for the TomTom iPhone GPS updated a few hours ago, now showing a new button "TomTom Car Kit Coming Soon" it does not really specify when the car kit will be out but i will keep you updated with all the news.

I know many of you are really anxious for this great Car Kit to come out but it looks like it will not be long till you have it hook up with your iPhone! :)

Tom Tom GPS for iPhone Now on US App Store

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After a long wait the TomTom GPS application for the iPhone just appear in the US apple store and in many European stores. Each European store is now carrying a fifth application made specifically for the country in which it is sold. Its suppose to be a narrowly localize version to work better on their respective countries for a lower price. The countries are as follow.
- Benelux: offered in Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg and covers those three countries - D-A-CH: offered in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and covers those three countries - France: offered only in France and covers France, Monaco, and Corsica - Iberia: offered in Spain and Portugal and covers Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, and the major islands of the Balearic and Canary Island groups. - Italy: offered only in Italy and covers Italy (including Sicily and Sardinia), San Marino, and Vatican City - Nordic: offered in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden and covers those four countries - U.K. & Ireland - offered only in the U.K. and Ireland

Moreover, if you live in the United States or Canada you can already purchase the GPS app. the prices are as follow.

US and Canada $99.99
New Zealand $94.99
Australia $79.99
Western Europe $139.99



Update: 1

Since the TomTom GPS came out many people have been asking if the car kit will be compatible with the iPod touch and to answer does questions MacRumors have just inform that TomTom public relations manager Yann Lafargue says yes. People will be able to use the GPS application along with Apple's iPod touch with the car kit.

"It will work with the iPod touch and will also work with third-party GPS applications.

Source: MacRumors

Tom Tom GPS for iPhone on New Zealand App Store

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Tom Tom GPS for iPhone one of the most awaited apps just made its entrance to the New Zealand app store. According to MacRumors four versions regional versions of the Tom Tom GPS for iPhone have appear in this store; U.S. and Canada, Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Here you can see some of the prices:

- U.S. & Canada [App Store]: NZ $124.99 (US $84.41) - Western Europe [App Store]: NZ $179.99 (US $121.55) - Australia [App Store]: NZ $104.99 (US $70.90) - New Zealand [App Store]: NZ $119.99 (US $81.03)

This prices only contain the application not the car mount, enhanced GPS receiver, built-in speaker, or power cables.
If you are interested in the car kit you will have to buy this separately. The package containing the software and hardware appear last month for pre orders on the UK store Handtech for a price of £99 (US $163.39).

source: MacRumors