Pop quiz: How much would you pay for an iPhone windshield mount? If you answered $160, then you might want to look at the TomTom windshield mount, which is now available to purchase.
Sure, it’s not just a suction cup with an iPhone jack in it – this thing has its own GPS receiver, a built-in loudspeaker and microphone, and an auxilliary out for playing music through your car stereo.
But the truth is that you can pick up an (admittedly entry-level) dedicated satnav for that price. Plus, the cradle doesn’t actually come with the TomTom software, or even a code to download it. Which kind of makes this a rather expensive option.
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eatthemeek
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:00 PMI cant find anywhere on the TomTom australia page about the windshield mount. “All it says is coming soon” http://iphone.tomtom.com/en-au/
eatthemeek
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:03 PMI went a little wide on the quotation haha, all it says is “coming soon”
slugger
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 11:54 AMJB Hi-Fi …$159
Jordan Slater
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:07 PMCould you please post the website address to purchase the car kit.
Thanks Jordan.
Pat
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:12 PM“But the truth is that you can pick up an (admittedly entry-level) dedicated satnav for that price.”
Dont forget people who are buying this will have already forked out up to $99 for the app. So thats $260 to use the windscreen dock.
Shane
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 3:53 PMApparently not…or at least tom tom Australia doesn’t seem to know about…
Mahir Isho
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 4:12 PMI can’t find it in Australian apple store too….Please post more information on where you found it…
John
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:16 PMWhere? It is not available on the australian TomTom website and on the australian Apple Store…
Steve
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 1:41 AMIf that $160 included the app, I’d probably get this… but as it stands at around $260 for the combo, I’ll pass.
MissionMan
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 8:42 PMThe app is $100 if you buy it for one phone. Register a new itunes account, buy itunes vouchers at discount ($80 for $100 worth of vouchers) and then share the app between 5 people, works out to about $16 each.
James Creer
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 12:37 AMLink now up on the TomTom website about the release http://www.tomtom.com/news/category.php?ID=4&NID=878&Lid=8
Elly Hart
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:30 AMThank you, link has been updated.
Tessa
Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 3:04 PMStill no availability. Very frustrating an announcement like this is made but there are none in the country. Tom tom says try retailers. Johhny Appleseed dont have but said watch their web page. Clever of Tom Tom to announce to stop us buying opposition