Best of Macworld: MobileNavigator

February 12, 2010 by Bill Palmer

Editor’s note: Six members of Beatweek’s editorial staff were at Macworld 2010 to report on the newly introduced products for iPhone and iPod users. Here’s one of the twelve best we found. For a full rundown of all the top new products at Macworld 2010, check out Beatweek Magazine’s February 16th issue

The original version of Navigon’s turn by turn GPS app for iPhone was strong in its own right, but the app really comes into its own with this new version 1.5 which fleshes out the feature set even further.

Artificial intelligence comes into the picture in the form of MyRoutes which factors your driving habits and patterns along with your location, time of day, and day of week, and offers multiple routing options accordingly. Panorama View 3D offers exactly what its name implies, and will be available via in-app purchase. And because every app is expected to offer it these days, the app includes Facebook and Twitter integration.

At $89 plus another $9 for the 3D feature, MobileNavigator doesn’t come cheap – but then GPS apps never do.

Read about all of Beatweek’s “Best of Show at Macworld 2010″ winners and finalists in the February 16th issue of Beatweek Magazine, which will feature a cover story interview with American Idol winner Taylor Hicks and more.