Comments on: TomTom Car Kit Not Compatible with iPod touch and First-Gen iPhone

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:28:50 +0000

I use the Bury system 8 kit for the iphone , seems to be the only one with a full cradle , works well http://www.thfcomms.com.au

By: Cheers

Cheers — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:10:28 +0000

It seems that it works:

http://www.iphonetunes.net/index.php/fullarticle/comments/iphone1g2gedgetomtomappturn-by-turngpsnavigationyes._unpacking/

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:31:50 +0000

Really sad! I own the first Iphone generation…shame

By: Miles

Miles — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:04:53 +0000

For $120 why not just but a tom tom? At least you won’t have to worry about your expensive iPhone falling off the window like that stupid Tom Tom always does.

By: Miles

Miles — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:02:38 +0000

LeaF: LOL… These companies… thank god we have companies like GOOGLE!!!! hopefully they wont turn to the darker side

LOL, you've obviously never had to deal with google. They are some of the worst around. Google only cares about one thing, google, and they will crush anyone who stands in their way. I don't care for apple in the least but google is hardly any better.

By: macboy15

macboy15 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:28:37 +0000

@pierluigi lol Ok that first video with the foreign talk is bs. Its a 1st gen iphone he is using the google maps and there is a blue blinking dot like you see on a 3g or 3gs. But the 1st gen iphone does not have a gps chip in it or software to do this. And just connecting it to the tom tom unit does not just give it gps. If this was true than it would work with the ipod touch. fishy very fishy

By: Quarks

Quarks — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:20:51 +0000

TomTom car kit tool kit app now in the app store. (and working!)

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:12:54 +0000

Oh, and full rss posts please

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:11:46 +0000

Why on earth would anyone have a 2g anyway?how about you take the $120 and get a 3gs, and If you don’t have the money to upgrade, than you need to stop reading these sites and get a job.

By: Pierluigi

Pierluigi — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:55:58 +0000

Accordingly to this article, it works on 2G iPhones:

http://www.macrumors.com/2009/10/28/no-tomtom-car-kit-compatibility-for-ipod-touch/

By: macboy15

macboy15 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:38:17 +0000

his is right from apple's website....Overview The TomTom app on your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 3G puts award-winning technology at your fingertips, like IQ Routes which gives you the smartest, most efficient route any time of day. That's just the beginning. Combine it with the TomTom Car Kit to experience enhanced GPS performance for the ultimate in-car navigation.

TomTom Car Kit features Secure docking TomTom's specially designed, award-winning EasyPort mount attaches your iPhone securely to your windscreen or dashboard - perfectly within reach. It lets you rotate the screen for widescreen route display. And it folds flat for easy moves from car to car.

Enhanced GPS performance The TomTom car kit's built-in receiver increases the GPS performance of your iPhone to give you a truly reliable signal - even in high-rise urban areas.

By: macboy15

macboy15 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:31:53 +0000

@Mike If the touch or the 1st gen iphone dont have gps how would it work on one and not the other. They both have the same maps app. The only thing thats different is there no wireless signal on the touch. Which you dont need.

By: Quarks

Quarks — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:58:17 +0000

My car kit has just been delivered by UPS  Looks good quality, not too bulky and keeps with the iPhone asthetics.

Now going to spend some time in my car finding the optimum position.

Peace 

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:23:57 +0000

There are many YouTube videos showing otherwise.

By: icebike

icebike — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:30:04 +0000

Specs say it has a full receiver and will feed gps thru the dock to the phone.

http://www.tomtom.com/products/section.php?ID=1019&Section=766&Lid=4&Category=2

So I stand corrected…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:36:10 +0000

@macboy15 the carkit has a fully featured GPS Chip and not only a enhancer, so it works with the first Gen!!! With the Touch i cant tell, there might be other probs. With the rest of your Post you are absolutely right!

Mike

By: macboy15

macboy15 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:21:39 +0000

People are soooooo dumb. The first gen iphone and the ipod touch do not I repeat do not have GPS. The car kit has a GPS signal enhancer. Which makes the GPS in the iphone 3g or 3gs stronger. I dont have this car kit. But unlike most of the people that comment on this site I READ REVEIWS.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:54:56 +0000

It has its own GPS Chip and is compatible with the First Gen! The Carkit is already available here in Germany and there are a lots of youtube Videos Proofing it with the first Gen and even other Software than TT. I think the Kit is too expensive, but it works.

greets from Germany, Mike

By: Ferrigno

Ferrigno — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:54:36 +0000

Who cares anyway?? Whoever buys this is an idiot …

By: Boots

Boots — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:30:00 +0000

@pato, ur ghey. and also this is just another reason I won’t be buying it.

By: LeaF

LeaF — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:44:39 +0000

LOL… These companies… thank god we have companies like GOOGLE!!!! hopefully they wont turn to the darker side

By: SpiceRak2

SpiceRak2 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:44:20 +0000

@Joe McG

"Either way, too expensive, and a year too late."

Nuff said.

By: Joe McG

Joe McG — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:28:03 +0000

Well if you read engadgets review, they say that it has it’s own complete gps receiver which communicates with the iPhone via Bluetooth. Either way, too expensive, and a year too late.

By: D

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:10:03 +0000

2g iPhone does NOT have built in gps go away troll

By: determined not to let idiots be last

determined not to let idiots be last — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:06:45 +0000

“That’s a shame.”

By: icebike

icebike — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:41:48 +0000

This is a complete turn around from early reports from TomTom claiming since the car kit contained it’s own GPS,

My reading on this said it contained its own GPS Antenna (really just an antenna booster), NOT its own GPS. You still needed a GPS chipset to receive these boosted signals.

Was everybody else just glossing over the specs in their rush to an overpriced product?