If you were disappointed that your new iPhone 3G doesn't offer GPS navigation in the traditional manner -- just try reading that tiny print while driving over the river and through the woods and see what happens -- you can now drive easy. Gizmodo reports, "TeleNav will soon fill a pretty big hole by providing a turn-by-turn in-car GPS navigator app for the iPhone 3G."
Twice adds, "TeleNav said its software, to be released at an undisclosed date, will offer true voice-driven turn-by-turn directions, rerouting and some traffic alerts, with a user interface similar to that of a PND."
This new application will join a wide range of available applications for the 3G, including eBay, Super Monkey Ball and CowToss (no, not kidding).
CNET says the iPhone 3G does offer a Loopt application, which "integrates with iPhone's GPS and touch-screen camera technology in a rich, immensely usable native application that makes finding friends and nearby businesses easy."
Nevertheless, GPSLodge and others report, "The GPS-like applications…are no true navigation applications," and the iPhone "is better at showing you what to do while walking and not driving down the road at 50 MPH."
Not only is the TeleNav's GPS app release date unknown, but it also hasn't been determined whether it will be a free or fixed-fee application sold through the AppStore. Intomobile.com writes, "Maybe Apple will enable subscription-based charging for select partners? Or, users will have to grab the navigation app and buy maps separately? Or TeleNav won't sell the application as a subscription service? Some questions still wait to be answered."
Apple's new iPhone went on sale last Friday with considerable fanfare and some frustration. Looking for a more low-key nav gadget? Check out what's available in our GPS Buying Guide.
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