I'm aware of the alternatives, and have many of them, but I'm looking for hands-on experience with apple specific apps... I'm tired of carrying an electronics store every time I go out through the door. I have all my topo maps in the pocket behind my driver's seat, as well as road maps for all the western states and provinces, but I'd like some supplemental apps if possible to augment the paper.

Ray/John, you raise a good point with battery life. Both my 4wds have an ipod dock linked directly into the headunit, so I'll be plugged in while in the vehicle in any case, so for me it's not a consideration. If I'm doing travel on foot, I'll probably still carry the legend (my wife will steal the Nuvi for her 4wd, if I can find a good routing app for the road).

Ed, I don't want a netbook car-puter. I think the smaller platforms can do what I want them to do, with less hassle. Oh, and I can make a *call* if I need to, too! (I think the iphone4 does that - I'll have to check and make sure!)

I think the next few weeks will be interesting, in terms of app shopping.

RayRay, funny you should like the tomtom better. I liked the Garmin interface way better, in my limited exposure to tomtom. Wonder how the Navigon compares?

Already ordered the Otterbox defender, so the death grip and the glass front and back shouldn't be a worry. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />