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Kapten screenless GPS navigation system

May 19, 2010 , ,


Kapsys’s been here on Navigadget before. We’ve even talked about their GPS navigation system with no screen called Kapten.

It looks to be a really handy device letting you play your tunes, geotag locations, and even hook up with your smartphone via bluetooth – but what’s more is that it can even act as a GPS navigation system giving your turn by turn directions – how much you can get out of a navigation system without a screen is questionable though.

It is made by the French so it is sure be crowd favorite here in the U.S! You can pick it up from Amazon for a whopping $425 which I’m not willing to pay. If you get one of these however make sure you write up a short review for us so we can feature here on Navigadget.

Here are some more features:

  • Easy to use with voice commands and voice guidance
  • Use while walking on a bus or in a car
  • Built in MP3 player and FM receiver
  • Includes USB cable wall charger speaker and stereo headphones
  • BONUS Accessory pack with 10 hr spare battery car charger and carry case

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Kapten iPhone GPS navigation app winners

Feb 9, 2010 , , , ,


Last week sometime we told you guys we were giving away some free promo codes for Kapten GPS navigation system for the iPhone. Well we had 15 promo codes and only 22 of you took the time to leave a comment and enter the drawing. So instead of picking winners for the GPS navigation system app we decided to choose the 7 losers using our random integer generator. So here are those losers that unfortunately did not win anything. The rest 15 of you! We know who you are we’ll email you your promo codes! Thanks for participating.

And if you want to learn more about the Kapten for iPhone check out their page here. Their specialty is that it is a multi-transport GPS navigation system; meaning it can tell you to drive somewhere, make you hop on the bus, and then tell you which direction to walk.

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free promo codes for iPhone GPS navigation app from Kapten

Jan 29, 2010 , , , , ,


A few days ago we talked about the Kapten GPS navigation app for the iPhone. These Frenchies were so nice they wanted us to give our readers bunch of free promo codes. Lucky you guys.

The app is called Kapten for iPhone and promo code is good for the North American version only. The app normally goes for $8/month at the app store.

How Kapten is different than most other GPS navigation apps is that it is “multi-transport”. You can define your means for travel – in fact you can even start with driving and get the rest of the routing for on-foot. Not only that but the app is also good to be used for public transportation. Kapten for iPhone can do text-to-speech for spoken directions, 2D, 3D views, as well adaptive which changes angle and zoom level with speed, and switches automatically between landscape and portrait modes.

To participate you need to subscribe to our feed and leave a comment below with an email address. Also duplicate entries, emails, IP addresses will be disqualified.

We’ll close this article for comments in 10 days and after that we’ll announce the winners! Here is a hint! We have more than ten promo codes.

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Kapten for iPhone

Jan 24, 2010 , , , ,


People at Kapsys – makers of the screenless GPS navigation system Kapten – just came out with a GPS navigation app for the iPhone called Kapten for iPhone.

Some of the key features of the new app include support for multitransport navigation (i.e pedestrian navigation with or without using public transports, car, motorbike, bicycle navigation), monthly license model which is renewable at will starting from 3.99€ and can be converted into permanent license.

Kapten for iPhone is already third behind TomTom and Navigon at the French AppStore. They have country, whole Europe, or North America versions.

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iPhone GPS apps

Jun 29, 2009 , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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It’s only been a few weeks since the new iPhone 3.0 operating system has been released and we already have a handful of GPS navigation system applications available/ or soon to be released. Let’s recap what we have so far:

TeleNav
Also known as AT&T Navigator this app is developed by TeleNav. Free to install, $10/month. More… (iTunes)

Navigon
All versions of Navigon are out. Works with no internet connection (maps are local). Recent update includes traffic for USA and Canada. It supports landscape mode. No monthly fee. U.S. version sells for $90. Other versions include Brazil, Turkey, Europe, Russia, Australia, and South Africa. Maybe a car kit from is expected. (iTunes)

TomTom
TomTom is the biggest name in Europe when it comes to sat nav. They demoed their app with the release of iPhone 3GS but still no news from them.

UPDATE: It is up. Here are some reviews for it.

UPDATE: It is out. U.S. and Canada is $100. Other versions are for NZ, Nordic, West Europe, East Europe, Australia, Italy, UK and Ireland, Iberia, France, Turkey, Hong Kong, Brazil, Germany-Austria-Switzerland, Southern Africa, Greece, Malaysia and Singapore, Benelux, and Mexico. (iTunes)

Gokivo
Gokivo is from Networks In Motion. They have a lot of experience in this just like the rest of the names up here. $1 to install, $10/month for subscription. Here’s a review that says it doesn’t work so well.
UPDATE: Number have changed a bit. Your first month is just $5. After that it is $40/year and $15 extra for traffic service. (iTunes)

Sygic
Sygic is currently available for South East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand) for $80 and Australia + New Zealand for $65. No monthly fee.

UPDATE: Now out for more place. US version is $40. Other regions include Colombia, Brazil, Gulf, Russia, Europe, UK & Ireland, and America which includes US, Canada, and Mexico. (iTunes)

Navmii
Navmii says their GPS navigation software will be coming to the App Store soon.

UPDATE: Out for UK. Costs $50. (iTunes)

iGO My Way
iGO My Way just released their navigation app too. $80 in the U.S., 90 € for whole Europe, and 70 € for only Western Europe. How is it different from the rest? Because it does 3D terrain maps. (iTunes)

CoPilot Live
This one is from ALK Technologies. Does landscape mode as well as portrait. Includes realistic intersection view and lane assistance. UK version is £ 26, and whole Europe is £ 60. U.S. version is not out just yet.

UPDATE: North American version is out and costs $35. (iTunes)

XRoad
Xroad also have a new version of their GPS navigation app for iPhone. It is called G-Map and costs $35. Funny thing with G-Map is that eastern and western U.S. is sold separately. So the whole U.S. of A. would be $70. Canada is cheap. Only $20.

UPDATE: They’ve divided the US into even smaller regions. You can just buy CA, or even TX. Other regions they support are Russia, France, Alps, UK-Ireland, Germany. (iTunes)

MotionX-GPS Drive
What’s so special about MotionX-GPS Drive from Fullpower? How about the price? It is only $3. If you’ve used this let us know how it was. We’re curious. (iTunes)

NDrive
NDrive is kind of new. Available in 32 languages/versions. Starts at $38.

UPDATE: USA version is on sale for $30 right now. (iTunes)

Mapquest
Mapquest has an iPhone app they’re trying to get out there. It costs $4/month, $10/quarter, $30/year. (iTunes)

Magellan
Magellan RoadMate App for iPhone just came out and costs $80 for US and Canada. Maps are stored on your phone, does landscape mode, and text-to-speech (iTunes). Other versions soon to come will be Eastern and Western US, and then Europe.

Kapten
Kapten for iPhone just came out beginning of 2010. They go monthly and ask for $8/month. What’s cool is that it is multi-transport so it can ask you to park your car at some point and hop on to the bus and have you walk somewhere. (iTunes).

Destinator
Offered by Intrinsyc Destinator 9 is a GPS navigation app that has a 30 day free trial going on right now. Some features include live weather and traffic, a new routing engine, 3D junction views, ability to create your own POIs, and more. (iTunes).

Are we forgetting anyone? Also if you’ve been using any of these apps get in touch with us to get your review published here – even if it’s just a paragraph.

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screenless gps navigation system is for minimalists

Aug 14, 2008 ,


French company Kapsys will soon launch a mini portable GPS navigation called Kapten. What’s interesting with Kapten is that it does not have a screen. Not even a small one. All interface is done with voice recognition and text-to-speech feature.

Even though the manufacturer claims that it can be used in your car, it is rather intended for use in pedestrian mode. It will easily fit on a key-ring as it only weighs 50g and measures 74x44x13 mm.

This model will be delivered with the map information of France provided by TeleAtlas however additional cities could be obtained from the manufacturer’s site. It uses SiRF Star III GPS receiver and has 4GB of internal memory.

But it is not all, since it has other functionalities such as the hands free Bluetooth capabillity, MP3 player, and the FM radio.

Kapten will be marketed starting from mid-September for approximately 150 €…

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