Thursday, July 23. 2009

Local Events on Your TomTom (for Corpus Christi)

The blurring of sat nav and smartphone continues. Corpus Christi, Texas will role out a program at the end of August that allows TomTom users to get event information for the city based on their location. It's not clear which devices will support this or how the data is transmitted.

The Corpus Christi Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is behind this effort and a similar text messaging one, said the city is looking to work with other providers as well.

- Caller Times

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Tidbits from the TomTom Earnings Call

Among the details:

The company is still planning to release its iPhone navigation application this summer; it'll appear simultaneously in the U.S. and Europe. ( Navigon announced its offering for one-time fee of $70; price rises Aug 15 to $100.)

TomTom is in talks with “a number of” carmakers on the possible delivery of built-in navigation devices.

"Live" services are starting to catch on. Those "add on" charges for extra services such as its HD Traffic, which traces the road speed of participants to create live traffic reports, may mean enhanced revenues.

- TWICE
- Kansas City Star

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