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TomTom Car Kit for iPhone | 
| Brand: TomTom
Category: CE
List Price: $119.95
Buy New: $99.94
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Seller: CAMSDIGITAL
Rating:  25 reviews
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Connectivity: USB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 3 x 8.5 x 6
MPN: 9UOB.017.00
Model: 9UOB.017.00
UPC: 636926032964
EAN: 0636926032964
ASIN: B002X2F2N8
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| Features:
| • | Compatibility: iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS | | • | Specially designed mount fixes your iPhone securely to your windscreen or dashboard | | • | Boosts your iPhone's GPS signal, to ensure that you get the best possible navigation experience | | • | Receive hands-free calls using the built-in microphone and speaker | | • | Charges your iPhone while docked |
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Product Description
Secure dockingEnhanced GPS performanceClear voice instructionsHands-free callingCharges iPhone while drivingRotates for optimal positioningLine out for music playback
Amazon.com Product Description
The TomTom app is just the beginning. Combine it with the TomTom car kit for iPhone to experience enhanced GPS performance for the ultimate in-car navigation; from safe and secure docking all the way to taking calls on the move and playing your favorite tunes over your car stereo.  Give your iPhone secure docking, hands-free calling, enhanced GPS performance, and more. |  Specially designed mount fixes your iPhone securely to your windscreen or dashboard. |  Built-in speaker for hearing instructions and mic for taking calls. |  Line-out plug and USB port for charging. | Note: TomTom GPS application must be purchased separately. Requires compatible car audio system and audio cable.
Secure Docking
Keep your iPhone secure while you're on the move. Our 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 exceptional widescreen route display. And it folds flat, so moving it from car to car is easy and simple. Enhanced GPS Performance
Don't let a weak signal slow you down. The TomTom car kit boosts your iPhone's GPS signal, to ensure that you get the best possible navigation experience. Its built-in receiver increases the GPS performance of your iPhone to give you an incredibly reliable signal--even when driving in high-rise urban areas. Clear Voice Instructions
With built-in volume controls and its superior speaker, you'll hear every voice instruction loud and clear--so you'll never miss a thing. Hands-free Calling
Receive calls without taking your eyes off the road, using the car kit's built-in extra-sensitive microphone and speaker for crystal clear sound. And don't worry about missing a turn. The app automatically starts navigating again as soon as the call ends. Charges iPhone While Driving
Always on the go? Dock your iPhone in the mount to charge it as you drive, so it will always be fully charged and ready to go, wherever you're going next. Rotates for Optimal Positioning
View your route in either portrait or landscape mode. The TomTom car kit rotates easily, in order to give you the view you prefer. Line Out for Music Playback*
Enjoy the perfect driving soundtrack. Play all your favorite songs through your car's audio system with the optional audio cable*. It even fades music out when receiving calls and giving directions. Compatibility
The car kit will fit the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and the iPhone 3GS. Note: Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later. Specs
- Dimensions: 5.17" x 2.70" x 1.96"
- Weight: 4.13 oz
- GPS receiver: SiRF star 3
- Hands free: Bluetooth CSR BC05MM
- Speaker: 300 to 15 kHz/ 2.0 Watt
- Microphone: -44 +/- 3 dBv
- Operating temperature: 14 to 131 degrees F
- Dock connector: 30 pin Apple connector
- Audio out: 3.5mm audio out
- Volume control: Yes
- Portrait/landscape support: Yes
- Windshield and Dashboard mounting: Yes
- iPhone charging via CLA: Yes
*Requires compatible car audio system & audio cable. What's in the Box
Car Kit for iPhone, USB Car Charger, Adhesive Disks, Docomentation
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Good July 14, 2010
Danny Tursky (Little Rock, AR, US)
Works good. Plastc seems a little cheap and the rotation is a bit loose.
 Fantastic July 1, 2010
MC David
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good build quality. Works well with TomTom App, and is a sleek device. Rotation is easy with ratchet system. Have not tried music out. Great satellite reception.
 Great product - iphone must-have July 1, 2010
A. Hajdukiewicz (MA)
I just purchased this a few weeks ago and am completely happy with it. Not only does it work as a GPS unit, but it also charges my iphone and allows me to talk hands-free. My husband's GPS was stolen so instead of buying another unit, I got the Tom-Tom kit and I love it more than my old GPS. It's completely intuitive and it syncs with my contact list and the google applications so I can find directions to ANYTHING so quickly. It is also good to get my iphone out of my hands while I'm driving - I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm texting less and I'm driving a lot more safely. The blue-tooth feature is great so now I can talk in my car without holding the phone to my ear - again, a nice safety feature. I also purchased the traffic feature and am excited to use that this upcoming fourth of July weekend. It definitely enhances the GPS of the iphone - must have some kind of chip in it or something that makes it just as good as my old GPS if not better. I highly recommend this product. It is pricey, so I can't quite give it 5 stars, but I'm thrilled with it so far.
How to make it work in landscapte/horizontal mode. iPhone 4 update! June 30, 2010
Mrak Taiwan
-- Please scroll down for an update with my experiment with iPhone 4 --
I've had this well over a month now and it's been working really well. There are enough positive comments out there about it so instead of repeating what others said, I would like to comment on one thing that many negative comments are focused on:
- The phone rotating itself into portrait mode from landscape mode when you hit a bump
It is NOT TRUE if positioned correctly. Let me explain below.
The cradle portion of the device that rotates also slides and this allows to locate the pivot point of the cradle to be at the center of the phone in the landscape/horizontal mode preventing the problem described above. If you simply rotate it to the landscape mode without sliding it, it will locate the pivot point at the end of the phone and this makes it very easy for the phone to rotate down to the portrait mode.
I hope this review will prevent people from thinking that this device is defective based on others experiencing difficulties with the landscape mode.
I will get my iPhone 4 in a few weeks to I will update this review then.
-- iPhone 4 update --
I got my iPhone last week and I tried it with the cradle. In short, it does work with a tweak but there is a catch:
Problem - The cradle has a connector that rotates forward to make the docking easier but this mechanism gets in a way with making it work for iPhone 4. The phone is too thin leaving the rotating connector still tilted forward when you insert the phone in place. This prevents the connector from getting inserted deep into the device to secure a proper contact.
Solution - After a analyzing the problem, I came up with a simple solution. I taped a quarter (yes, a 25 cents coin) to the said connector so that the clearance between the phone and the back of the rotating connector piece is tight. I taped it so that the connector still rotates and that the quarter (conductive!) does not touch the actual connector.
Result - I have been using the cradle almost everyday this way and it's been working perfectly. Compared to the iPhone 3G which was very spotty, slow and inaccurate, GPS is accurate almost within a few feet! The Tomtom software launches really quickly and also the in-app google search works really quickly. In short, it works better than my stand alone Tomtom GPS.
Problem - Now, I took it for a long drive this weekend with my family in a hot day with an outside temperature exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (close to 40 degrees Celsius) and I soon realized that the whole thing overheated after an hour or so and the iPhone shut down when that happened. My friend told me that iPhone 4 tended to overheat more easily but I have not confirmed that. My fix was to mount the cradle on the side window to avoid the direct sun light. Of course this isn't an ideal position from a cable management perspective but it was surprisingly useful in this location until I wanted to roll down the window. As long as I avoided the direct sunlight, it was no problem. Now, driving for 30 min in a direct sunlight did not cause any problem during my commutes last week so I guess it was a combination of a very high temperature and a long trip.
I tested all the functions including the free Tomtom cradle app and they all worked fine. The free app did identify my iPhone as "iPhone 4.01".
Excellent! June 28, 2010
Anthony Curtis
Forget the nay sayers here...I've used this unit for about 3 months now and it's great. I have the TomTom software and I'm constantly amazed at how dead-on accurate it is. If you have a 3gs you will be very happy...though you will have to pop it in and out of the case...so just get a case that makes that easy and you are set.
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