Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 [teaser]ALK, one of the long standing players in the Mobile navigation market, is releasing version 7 of their 'CoPilot' application this week... and we have the deets! Here's a few facts around the release...Available to buy later this week£79.99 for UK and Ireland maps on a 1GB microSD (with mini and SD adaptors included_Shipped with a 'Central DVD', which includes a PC companion application, and maps for much of the navigable world (Europe, North America, Australia, Middle East and South Africa). These can then be activated online!Pocket PC and Smartphone shipped in one packageNOT locked to the SD card, instead activated online for your device (works great!)Live traffic via GPRS (£34.99 for 2 years)FREE live position uploadFREE camera database with directional data (!), updated via PC client (not OTA)7 digit postcode routingBundle with mount and charger priced at £99.99, bundle with BT GPS also at £149.99Partnering with T-Mobile again to bundle with new devices, and O2 this time round, including the forthcoming XDA Stellar (Kaiser!)Complete revamped UI, graphics and much moreSounds impressive no? And in use, it is. As I mentioned previously, i'm looking to do a navigation application shootout, but I can already tell you that CoPilot looks a pretty dead cert to take the crown ;) While I have used CoPilot in the past, I always found it somewhat ugly and unintuitive to use - not so version 7. I've included a TON of screenshots below (news page readers, view the full topic for details), but if you have any questions, feel free to post and i'll either answer them, or forward them to CoPilot. :( P [/teaser] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Looks awesome... and although its got lots of new stuff, it also looks like an evolution of Live 6. Can't wait to see what the upgrade price is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Lee Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) Now why did I have to go and buy TomTom6. That looks gorgeous. Edited October 29, 2007 by Phil Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I've asked, and will let you know ;) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I know, I was very pleasantly surprised when I sparked it up! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Lee Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 It would be nice to know if they are offering it for sale without the memory card, maybe as a download. I have no need for another memory card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 No, there is no download option planned at least initially (I asked the same thing ;)) Shame tho! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Upgrade News: The upgrade is £49.99, and will include a 1GB card with UK & Ireland maps (plus the DVD etc I assume). P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phil Lee Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 No, there is no download option planned at least initially (I asked the same thing ;)) Shame tho! P That's a real shame. I would have thought a downloadable version would have increased their profit margin significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Whoops, 'FREE Live Traffic' actually is 'Live traffic via GPRS (£34.99 for 2 years)' Updated first post, my bad! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotphil Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hooray! £9.99 over the £40 ceiling I'd set myself for the upgrade, but it looks sooo much better than CP6 (which has become indispensable to me on the few long journeys I make) that I think I'll treat myself. Hell, I can always format and flog the bundled card for a fiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Syphon Filter Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Wow, looks much better than CP6, which looks like something out of the early 90's in comparison! I might be picking this up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dolbe666 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Looks like ive found a replacement for the aging TomTom GUI. Copilot7 looks ace ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I had a cool idea, I wonder if I can have a drive around and video it in action? P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dolbe666 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 I had a cool idea, I wonder if I can have a drive around and video it in action? P DO It! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Syphon Filter Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 (edited) I had a cool idea, I wonder if I can have a drive around and video it in action? P Dont get yourself nicked in the process though!! Edited October 29, 2007 by Syphon Filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kimbie Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Looks very cool. Will look at getting this the the XDA Stellar when it is eventually released. Paul do you know which company provided the map info? Cheers Kimbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Dont get yourself nicked in the process though!! I have a headrest mount for the camcorder, or could use CoolCapture ;) P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Looks very cool. Will look at getting this the the XDA Stellar when it is eventually released. Paul do you know which company provided the map info? Cheers Kimbie I don't, i'll see if I can find out! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Copilot have used Navteq for a while. Thanks for the upgrade details Paul. As my Live 6 still won't work (!), I will start talking to them about a discount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ahenry Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Looks very cool. Will look at getting this the the XDA Stellar when it is eventually released. Paul do you know which company provided the map info? Cheers Kimbie www.alk.eu.com/press/releases/181007-CPL7_Symbian.pdf quotes these prices: Standard retail pricing Software – DVD and 512MB storage card preloaded with maps of UK + Ireland (or 1 country) £79.99 / €119.99 Navigation kit – same as software plus in-car mount and charger £99.99 / €149.99 Bluetooth GPS kit – same as navigation kit plus 20 channel SirfStar £149.99 / €224.99 r III Bluetooth GPS receiv Map upgrades European Maps £49.99/ €74.99 Existing CoPilot Live customer upgrades £49.99 / €74.99 Subscription services Live traffic updates, (delivered via Mobile internet connection) £34.99 (UK only) Individual location tracking £Free FleetCenter multi-vehicle tracking and fleet management £15/€21 per vehicle/per month In Europe, CoPilot uses Navteq maps. They have their own data in the US. The traffic news data is from ITIS (see http://www.getmethere.co.uk). The traffic news only works when you use specific mobile phone networks. It certainly works for T-Mobile. There is more information http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?...wforum&f=44 (there are a load of ancient sticky posts at the top - the latest stuff starts half way down) and http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.a...amp;whichpage=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zarquon Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 As the lucky so-and-so ;) who won a copy at last year's summer event, I will purchase the upgrade. I have found it more useful than I thought it would be especially with the addition of the camera database. The availability of the traffic data is also very tempting... not being on t-mob this was not available with v6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest derky Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Hi Paul, how much space does the app install take up on the device? I found the 12MB used by v6 to be a bit over-the-top, especially comapred to TomTom's 2MB. Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotphil Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) Having slept on the idea of upgrading from CP6 to CP7, I've changed my mind. My reasoning is thus: ALK have already had £100 off me for CP6, if I upgrade to CP7 (inc traffic) I'll be giving them another £85. For just a few quid more I could buy a dedicated hardware unit (dare I say TT?). Including the £100 they had previously £185 would have bought me a pretty decent dedicated hardware unit with all the advantages that brings (being able to lend it out, map updates, quicker startup, more stable platform, no 2 hour install/uninstall/deactivate/reinstall/uninstall/delete some files/reactivate/reinstall to get it patched to latest version etc). I'm therefore disappointed that ALK want £85 to upgrade me and I don't think I'll be doing it. I would have gone to £40 including traffic, but £85 seems frankly, a bit of a cheek. Think I'll buy the missus a TT1 for Christmas and be done with it. Edit: I've now updated the enquiry 'ticket' I had open with them to express my opinion that they're not giving existing customers a particularly good deal and would urge anyone else who thinks the same to let them know too. Edited October 30, 2007 by hotphil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jimbouk Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Whereas I will be upgrading. I hate the idea of having to charge/carry/secure a seperate device and one of the reasons for getting the Kaiser was to lose the BT GPS receiver I had to use with the Hermes. I wont bother with Traffic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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