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ALK Technologies has announced that its CoPilot Live satellite navigation system has been approved for sale via the iPhone App Store and is now available in UK for Apple iPhone 3G and 3Gs for a one-off fee of £25.99. Running in portrait or landscape display mode, CoPilot Live brings full featured turn-by-turn navigation to iPhones, complete with automatic route calculation, easy to follow 3D map displays and clear turn-by-turn voice directions.
Navigating to any destination is easy with CoPilot Live on an iPhone. Simply enter a house number, street or full UK postcode and it immediately works out the best route to get there. Detailed street maps are stored on the phone – not downloaded each trip, so there’s no need for extra hardware or monthly fees.
On the road, iPhone users will enjoy sophisticated guidance features previously only found in the most expensive standalone or in-car systems, including lane assistance, realistic signpost displays and speed limit alerts. Complex motorway and major road exits are made simpler thanks to CoPilot ClearTurn which provides a more realistic display of junctions.
In addition to dependable guidance, CoPilot Live can use an iPhone’s mobile Internet connection to bring additional real-time information to the driver. These ‘Live’ services include a 5-day weather forecast and a location-sharing feature called CoPilot LiveLink that allows users to check to location of friends on-screen or online. Real-time traffic information will be also available later in 2009 as an option.
CoPilot Live is initially available to buy from iTunes and iPhone App Store in UK, and will be available in USA and additional European countries to follow shortly. Special offer pricing at launch is £25.99 for UK/Ireland maps, £59.99 for European maps. Pricing is for unlimited use, with no on-going fees or subscriptions.
I wonder if that is the most expensive iPhone App out there? Admittedly it’s a fully-featured App, and turns your iPhone in to Sat Nav – of that there’s no doubt! Anyway, for more information, you can visit www.copilotlive.com/iphone
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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