G-Map East and West for iPhone updated with text to speech

Posted Nov 5th 2009 4:00PM by Mel Martin

When the latest G-Map app covering navigation in the U.S. and Canada was updated with text to speech, it didn't make owners of the older East and West [iTunes store links for each] versions too happy. Now that has been corrected, and both iterations of the U.S. $24.99 app have text to speech, iTunes integration, and the ability to resume navigation automatically after a call.

Traffic will be added soon to both apps as an in-app paid update.

Meanwhile, the U.S. and Canada version has been pulled from the app store. According to the company:

'we found a critical issue in the new update of G-Map US & Canada. In order to protect our current users, we have no choice but to temporarily pull the app from the App Store. We already corrected the problem and re-submitted the G-Map US & Canada for approval. Please allow us a few more weeks to serve you. We will do our best to minimize any inconveniences that might occur to you.'

All the G-Map apps have been reasonably priced, but a bit buggy which has not pleased buyers. I'm working on a holiday buyers guide for nav software for the iPhone, but the whole landscape will change radically if Apple approves the free Google nav app with turn by turn directions and photo realistic rendering of routes. The app is shipping in the new Android 2.0 phones, starting with the Verizon Droid, which is scheduled for release tomorrow.

Tags: G-Map, GPS, iphone, navigation, text to speech

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

starq said 4:18PM on 11-05-2009

Dear TomTom,

Please pull your head out of the 90's. I paid $100 for your App but am starting to wish I'd bought something else. Microsoft Bob could probably do text to speech. Get with the program! Will never buy car kit until you update.

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Jax said 4:23PM on 11-05-2009

What about the individual state versions like TX and CA? Will those get text to speech? I hope so.

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Scott said 5:06PM on 11-05-2009

When will they let me map my contacts from my address book like they map gas stations and coffee houses?

For example:
http://tinyurl.com/yaxjgx6
or
http://imap4you.com/

Sometimes I want to see my contacts like I want to view gas stations.. Show them all on the map so I can see who is closest.... Why is this so tough?

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Daniel said 2:16PM on 12-10-2009

There's an iPhone App for that: http://itunes.apple.com/br/app/id333234413?mt=8

It's a very nice app that takes all your contacts, look for their addresses, and drops them on a map, all at once. It centers the map to your current location so you can see what's near by you.

It can do lot more, like allowing you to categorize contacts, rate visits you make to each place you go and much more.

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