This system includes a USB GPS receiver, so when connected to the USB port of your laptop and the software is installed, you will have all you need to turn your laptop into a GPS navigation system.
NEW! CoPilot Live | Laptop 7
Turns your laptop or Tablet PC into a powerful GPS navigation system!
CoPilot Live | Laptop 7 transforms your laptop or tablet PC into a powerful in-car Satellite Navigation System.
Far more than just another route-planning programme, CoPilot Live | Laptop7 provides detailed turn-by-turn voice directions that guide you to and from the door anywhere across Europe, using GPS Satellite technology to pinpoint your exact location on the map.
CoPilot’s Live functionality enables businesses and individuals to be constantly in touch when out on the road with real-time location tracking, destination updates and instant messaging via a secure web site.
As powerful as a factory-fit built in Sat Nav system … for a fraction of the price
The benefits over a road-atlas are astronomical. CoPilot Live automatically shows you where you are and instantly calculates the best route to take, complete with turn-by-turn instructions, exact mileage reports, and accurate estimated time of arrival!
Key features
· Door-to-door borderless routing throughout Europe. With detailed street-level maps of Europe and a comprehensive database of addresses and points of interest, CoPilot Live | Laptop 7 takes you to right to the door wherever you need to get to
· Calculates turn-by-turn routes in seconds, taking into account one-way streets and other restrictions. Choose from quickest route, shortest route and toll avoidance
· Automatic route recalculation Made a wrong turn? No problem, CoPilot Live gives you a new route within seconds. Its impossible to get lost
· Easy address input: key-in a postcode, house number, street, Outlook Contact, point of interest, or simply pinpoint anywhere on the map, and CoPilot Live will take you straight there
· Text-to-Speech conversion and Voice Recognition uses the latest voice technology to provide detailed spoken turn-by-turn instructions and responds to your voice commands
· Live Communication* between vehicle and home or office, including:
o Real-time location tracking via a secure Internet site
o Two-way instant messaging
o Ability to send new destinations to the driver
· Divert feature instantly finds an alternative route to get you around traffic jams
· Crystal-clear maps, intuitive menus, zoom modes and draggable maps display information clearly and safely. Choose driver safety screen or map view
· User-customisable display to show current speed, elevation, time, nearest town or next junction
· Avoid / favour Roads lets you customise CoPilot's routing to take you the way you want to go
· Accurate Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) CoPilot Live takes into account road types along your entire route to constantly update your ETA
· Comprehensive planning mode that calculates printable turn-by-turn routes across Europe
· POI Notification can notify you as you approach Points-of-Interest along your route such as cinemas, car parks and petrol stations. In addition, CoPilot Live | Laptop 7 can warn you about speed cameras and motorway junction numbers as you approach
· 3rd Party GPS Support CoPilot Live | Laptop7 is compatible with any NMEA standard GPS receiver
· Completely portable, so you can move between vehicles which can particularly useful if you are renting. You’ll always have the best maps and directions available wherever you go.
Two-way Voice Technology
CoPilot Live | Laptop 7 literally talks you through your trip! Keep your hands on the steering wheel and your eyes on the road as CoPilot gives you easy-to-follow directions like "Just ahead, turn right on Baker Street."
And now you can talk back! By taking advantage of developments in voice recognition technology, CoPilot responds to questions and commands such as the examples below.
- Where am I?: Gives your current location
- Next turn?: Tells you when and where to make your next turn
- How far?: Gives you the distance to your next stop
CoPilot also responds to these verbal commands:
- Wake up / Go to sleep: Causes CoPilot to enter "Sleep" mode or “wake-up“
- Zoom in / Zoom out: the view of the map will change one level at each command
- More detail / Less detail: Each time spoken, the map will change one level
- Speed: Provides the speed at which you are currently traveling
- Heading: Informs you of the direction in which you are traveling
- Pan left / right / up / down: Will move the view of the map in the direction you request
- Clear track: Restarts your track on the screen with your current location
Resnap: Resets GPS to your actual location if it happens to be getting an inaccurate reading