With TomTom stealing most of the attention with their car kit bundle, it was only a matter of time that Navigon would bounce back with another headline. Sure enough, Navigon has released news via Facebook about their upcoming iPhone cradle that will compete with TomTom’s similar attachment. After beating TomTom to the punch by releasing their app in June ’09, they have produced solid reviews for all versions released (North America, Australia, and Europe).  Even though all the details are still blurry, we do have a lead on what you can expect.

As seen above, Navigon will come standard with a suction cup mount but will also feature a charging cable so you never run dry.  This cradle should not have an astronomical price tag due to the fact that there is no supplementary technology such as an integrated GPS chip or hands-free calling.  Comparing TomTom’s roughly $100 unit, we would suspect much less.

Release date is still unclear, but one would suspect to keep your eyes pealed for October’ish since that is the target for TomTom’s anticipated car kit that will complete the circle.

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Kick your lousy speaks to curb and get your hands on a set of speakers that Sony is debuting.  As you can already tell, the core feature of this system is the integrated dock for your iPhone or iPod.  What a great way to kill a bird with two stones.  Get high quality sound that you know Sony delivers and also throw in a stylish dock that eliminates you always carrying a cable.

The SRS-GD50iP is a 2.1 channel USB speaker system that comes with two small desktop speakers and a subwoofer to give that extra kick.   For an even more convenience factor, relax on your couch and control your media from a simple remote that is included.

Obviously, the best part of what Sony has to offer is you can sync your media on your iPhone/iPod to your PC or Mac via the dock flawlessly.  The dock lets you take control over the volume, bass, synchronization with ITunes, and the ability to switch between the connected audio sources.  There is also a headphone jack if you prefer to keep things to yourself.

You can expect to see the SRS-GD50iP pricing around the $200 range.  Yes, a little upscale in pricing but this is also bringing Sony entertainment to your desktop.

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Sirius XM intro’ed the XM SkyDock, a device that turns your iPhone or iPod touch into a car satellite radio, letting subscribers kick finicky streaming apps to the curb.

The dock itself has Sirius XM’s own radio receiver chip on the inside, so it provides full access to their entire lineup. It does need to connect to the car’s cigarette power adapter to run, but it will also charge your iPhone at the same time. Radio gets to your stereo system via an aux output or built-in FM transmitter. And you, naturally, need to set up a sat-radio antenna to catch the signal.

The companion iPhone app, which requires OS version 3.0, is free in the iTunes store and works in both portrait and landscape modes. From the app, you get full access to all Sirius XM channels and a couple other goodies. First, if you hear a song you like, you can tag it, then review your tagged items, and jump to the iTunes store to buy them with a single click. There’s also a built-in local weather widget, which is nice, since you can’t exit the Sirius XM app to check the weather elsewhere without interrupting playback.

But how is this better than the existing streaming app you can already get, you ask? Two reasons: it gives you access to the whole sat-radio catalog; and it’s a real consistent radio signal, not a Web stream.

Sirius XM reps aren’t commenting about whether or not SkyDocks for other devices will be available in the future, but I guess we’ll see how this one goes to get started.

The SkyDock ($120) and its accompanying app (free) will both be available this fall.

[via PopSci]

Below, the official release:

SIRIUS XM RADIO INTRODUCES THE FIRST DEVICE TO RECEIVE LIVE SATELLITE RADIO CONTROLLED BY THE iPOD TOUCH AND iPHONE

XM SkyDock™ allows customers to enjoy live XM and “The Best of SIRIUS” in their vehicles using the iPod touch or iPhone

NEW YORK–August 26, 2009–SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today introduced XM SkyDock, the first satellite radio controlled by an iPod touch or iPhone. The XM SkyDock is also one of the first products to take advantage of the new hardware control capabilities of iPhone OS 3.0.

Designed for easy use through the existing vehicle audio system, SkyDock has a built-in XM tuner controlled by a free App that users download from the App Store. The App allows control of the XM tuner using the capabilities of the iPod touch or iPhone Multi-Touch user interface. SkyDock will also charge iPod touch and iPhone devices while listening to live satellite radio.

“XM SkyDock will allow millions of users to add live SIRIUS XM Radio capability to their iPod touch or iPhone while in their vehicle,” said Bob Law, Group Vice President and General Manager, After Market Division, SIRIUS XM Radio. “XM SkyDock makes their favorite programming from XM and ‘The Best of SIRIUS’ available to iPod touch and iPhone users anywhere they drive, coast to coast.”

Listeners can use their iPod touch and iPhone to listen to all their favorite sports, talk, news, entertainment and commercial-free music programming, including Oprah Radio, MLB Home Plate, the PGA TOUR Network, Opie & Anthony, Bob Edwards, Jamie Foxx and Blue Collar Comedy. For the first time, subscribers can also listen to the complete “Best of SIRIUS” package, including Howard Stern and his two 24/7 channels, Martha Stewart Living Radio, SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, sports play-by-play and the Playboy Radio channel, all controlled by the iPod touch and iPhone.

Listeners can also tag songs they hear on XM’s music channels for later purchase from the iTunes Store–including songs on XM’s 24/7 artist branded commercial-free channels such as Jimmy Buffett’s Radio Margaritaville, Elvis Radio, Eminem’s Shade 45, The Grateful Dead Channel, B.B. King’s Bluesville, Willie Nelson’s Willie’s Place, Siriusly Sinatra and Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Radio. Other features include game alerts and sports ticker, artist and song alerts as well as a stock ticker.

The XM SkyDock is a perfect companion to the SIRIUS XM Premium Online App, which allows subscribers to receive SIRIUS XM’s Premium Internet service on their iPhone and iPod touch when they are out of the vehicle and on-the-go, at home, or at the office.

XM SkyDock comes with SIRIUS XM’s patent-pending PowerConnect™ technology, which simplifies Do-It-Yourself vehicle installation, working through the existing vehicle radio and making it easy to move from vehicle to vehicle. An Aux In Cable is a standard in-box accessory to facilitate Aux In connections in vehicles with Aux In capability. SkyDock’s flexible stalk optimizes the iPod touch or iPhone placement in the vehicle. Customers can view the touch-screen interface in portrait or landscape modes. Accessories include Magnetic Mount Antenna and spacers to accommodate the various iPod touch and iPhone product generations.

XM SkyDock is compatible with iPod touch (1st generation), iPod touch (2nd generation), iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. All models require iPhone OS 3.0 or later.

XM SkyDock will be sold in stores and will also be available at www.shop.xmradio.com with an MSRP $119.99 in fall 2009. The XM SkyDock App will be available at the same time.

This device has been granted preliminary approval by the Federal Communications Commission but is still undergoing evaluation by the Commission.

For more information on XM, please visit www.xmradio.com.

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According to leaked pricing, one retailer claims the TomTom will be $193.75 or thereabouts. If the $194 price for the TomTom iPhone app is accurate, it makes this smartphone navigation system a bit pricey. You can get a standalone TomTom GPS unit for about $149 on Amazon.  TomTom hasn’t confirmed, nor denied the report.

And there are still a few unanswered questions about TomTom’s iPhone app also. It is yet unclear how the maps update process will be done, how well the app will integrate with iPhone’s limited multi-tasking abilities, and how users will download the 1GB app.

More details should be available though as the application approaches public release sometime later this summer.

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