14 DAY TRIAL // ALK Technologies Inc, a leader in mobile navigation software all around the world, announced recently the launch of the CoPilot Live v8 GPS navigation solution for smartphones. The new CoPilot comes with powerful features, providing turn-by-turn voice-guided satellite navigation functionality to smartphones powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile or Google's Android operating system.
According to the company, the new CoPilot Live v8 can benefit to the fullest from today's GPS-enabled touchscreen phones so as to deliver an experience on par with the one offered by standalone navigation systems. The solution sports intuitive menus, as well as enhanced guidance features and a wide range of Live information services, proving a great option either in-car or on-foot.
Some of the features that the new solution comes to the market with include Enhanced Guidance, showing both the next turn and the one after, as well as providing map display adjustments based on the speed, not to mention continuous guidance even when in a tunnel; Easier to Use, as it sports redesigned menus and shortcut button, along with a simple user interface fully touch optimized; or Flexible Map Display, which can be set either in landscape or portrait mode, while the size can be changed very easily.
CoPilot Live v8 also comes to smartphones with a series of ‘Live’ services, including:
"Live Local Search - Integrated access to location-specific Internet search to quickly find nearby products and services, for example a nearby coffee shop, business or a restaurant. Live Traffic information - High quality, constantly updated traffic information about your route with automatic warnings and re-routing. Live Weather - Check the conditions on your route, at your destination or in your current location. Live Fuel Prices - CoPilot Live v8 can instantly guide you to the closest - or the cheapest – gas station near your current location. CoPilot LiveLink - Location sharing allows you to view the location of your CoPilot friends on-screen or online and share your location with them."
Other features that users will benefit from with CoPilot Live v8 are Improved Destination Entry, the latest voice technology, full-featured Walking Mode, phone integration, and the CoPilot Central 2.0 PC Software, as well as detailed maps and points of interest from leading map suppliers around the globe. The new solution can be found either on copilotlive.com or Android Market, available for Windows Mobile and Android-based handsets for $35 for unlimited use.