TomTom Announce Navigator for Smartphone, Symbian and P900

Darren

Drowned out by all the fanfare surrounding the launch of TomTom's Go platform was the news that Navigator is to be released on three of the most popular smartphones later this year.

Scheduled for a Q3 release, TomTom Navigator will be available on MS Smartphone, Sony P900 and Symbian phones. Coupled with the Beta release of Mapopolis and the Wayfinder and Navigon Server Based solutions, 2004 would seem to be an interesting time for GPS Phone solutions.

Would you use a phone and GPS instead of a PDA or do you think they are unsuited to navigation?
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woody67 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 03, 2004 Posts: 34

I use a P900, and the screen would be large enough for a meaningful display from TT.

It will probably mean swapping the memory card though for a specific one containing the map [UK] data.

But if it is linked to traffic master too, then it should be a good solution.

I don't know what would happen if you got a phone call though Confused

Darren · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 8:57 pm Post subject:

Assuming it was in a car-kit or connected to a BT Headset then you could take the call without any interruption aside from the incoming call appearing on the display until you answered it Smile

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woody67 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Feb 03, 2004 Posts: 34

Hmmm... talking on the phone, looking at the display for the next junction, listening for the next turn (from the phone speaker or from the radio speakers?) watching and listening for the next traffic update......BANG! 8O

MikeB · Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 9:37 pm Post subject:

d3f3nd3r · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 09, 2004 Posts: 38

technik · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:52 am Post subject:

I already run Traffic-i and Psiloc on my Nokia 6600 while driving, so I guess there may be insufficient memory left to run TTN also.

The TTN audio will be no problem as I use a Bluetooth headset.

I do think that PPC solution is still the best and safest for driving due to the touch screen and larger screen size, but the phone TTN version will be a good mobile backup solution

Billy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 02, 2003 Posts: 39

How comes that this news is not on the official site off TomTom itself?! Can I really believe this story or not? We all know that many people wanted that TT ported their software to the Symbian market.
I really hope to read somewhere very soon an official statement of TT about this.

Billy

Darren · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject:

We were at the TomTom Stand at CebIT and saw the demo units in the flesh so you can believe it, I guess they have been busy with the launch of Go! but you should see some news on the smartphone releases soonI would expect.
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Billy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 02, 2003 Posts: 39

Darren · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 7:01 pm Post subject:

And to get you more excited I have heard that the P900 version is in Beta test with UK users already (we are not amongst them Sad

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MikeB · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:04 pm Post subject:

It really is true.

I have a picture to prove it.

I will try and find it later and post it to this thread.

I am not to sure about the series 60 TT Navigator. The demo they had running at CeBIT was the TT City Maps.
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Billy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 02, 2003 Posts: 39

Darren · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 9:35 pm Post subject:

I would imagine so yes Smile

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MikeB · Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject:

And here is the proof....

TomTom on the Sony Ericsson P900

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