Destinator GPS navigation software
There’s another interesting looking GPS navigation package called Destinator. It has some advantages over iGuidance, foremost of which is an SDK which allows third-party frontends. Some have already been written for carputer installs. It also invites customization be letting you replace the voice prompts. And it has support for lots of countries, if you plan on taking your car international.
But it’s a bit more expensive than iGuidance, and the map displays have more detail on them — possibly in a Bad Way. I mean, I like detail if I’m trying to figure out how to get somewhere manually, but not so much if I’m counting on the software to do it for me. (Aside: check out the lawyer-bait on their site where it says, “driver-safe daytime and nighttime colors “)
Also, they seem to have abandoned the PC platform and are focusing only on Pocket PC and smart phones. Probably a smart move, but it makes the current version useless for me.
Maybe someone will send me a demo of the old version I can try out. Or maybe iGuidance will let me down and I’ll feel a need to switch. Until then I’ll just keep this on my potential options list.