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CoPilot and Bad Elf offer GPS to Wi-Fi iOS devices

by Mel Martin (Jan 24th, 2013)

Here's a nice idea. If you have a WiFi iPad but would like to use that big screen for navigation, now you have a solution. With a small hardware plug in, and the CoPilot Live software, you can navigate without needing a data plan. "People have always been so disappointed when we've told them ...

Review: CoPilot Live Premium edition

by Mel Martin (Jan 7th, 2013)

If Apple Maps or Google Maps for iOS are not your cup of tea, fear not. There are other, low-cost options out there to choose from. The folks who make CoPilot Live Premium for iOS asked me to take their app for a spin, and was glad to take a look. The basic app is now on sale for US$9.99, which ...

CoPilot offering good deals on its navigation apps this month

by Mel Martin (Oct 13th, 2011)

Well, how about US$2.99 for CoPilot Live Standard? It features a 2D map, with voiced turn-by-turn directions. CoPilot Live Premium adds 3D maps with lane assistance and alternate routes. It's $14.99 during the sale, which ends October 31. In both versions, maps are stored onboard and don't need ...

CoPilot Live adding free in-app search

by Mel Martin (Feb 17th, 2010)

The makers of CoPilot Live North America are including free search from within its iPhone app. Previously the search function was a premium add-on. CoPilot Live is $34.99 with most of the features users expect, like turn by turn voice directions, 2D and 3D driving views and U.S. plus Canada ...

Nav apps keep updating, adding features

by Mel Martin (Dec 3rd, 2009)

Today it's CoPilot live, continuing a holiday sale price of U.S. $24.99 [iTunes link] through the end of December. We've had a look at the app before. It is good for a low-cost app, but the database seems a bit out of date and the POI list is limited. The new version adds live traffic, local search ...

CoPilot Live for iPhone updates features and maps

by Mel Martin (Nov 6th, 2009)

We're seeing a lot of updates to navigation applications, and the latest is for the CoPilot Live app [iTunes link] for the iPhone. As promised, the company has updated the map data to fix mistakes or omissions that were reported by users. The latest update also adds iPod controls within the app, ...

CoPilot Live navigates to more features

by Mel Martin (Sep 30th, 2009)

CoPilot Live [iTunes link] for North American roads is becoming the little engine that could. At only US$34.99 it is quickly adding new features, and in this latest update has added the coveted text to speech capability. For drivers, that means the nav app will say "turn left on Elm street" instead ...

TUAW Follow Up: CoPilot Live missing features

by Mel Martin (Sep 21st, 2009)

Our Saturday review of CoPilot Live [iTunes Link] raised some interesting questions among users of the US$34.99 app. TUAW reader Jeremy sent us an email this morning wondering why the Live Local Search feature of the app is now a paid feature, when it was free on the first version that was ...