Kapten Personal GPS Voice Navigator ILA Item 240460 The city is best when it's never the same The Concept Kapten The first voice GPS for smart urbanites GPS is great - until you get out of your car…. Which is why Kapsys is introducing the very first smart urban navigator with no screen! The ultra-compact Kapten is 100% voice interactive and incredibly simple. Enjoying life in the city has never been so easy…! The backstory... Back in 2006, Kapsys creator Aram Hekimian was visiting Tokyo when he had kind of a wild idea. What if you were lost in a city where the streets didn’t have numbers- or even names, for that matter- and you were desperate to get to that little hotel that promised to save the last room for you? And that’s how Aram came up with concept of a GPS that would be so light and so small and compact, you could just carry in your pocket and find your way around any city in the world. The idea was one thing, but he admittedly had doubts, not to mention quite a few questions to be answered. He sought out advice. Some said the concept was risky, others thought it was bold. He became convinced that there was a real need for a GPS that would in fact be a little more than just a GPS. And he became persuaded that navigating without a screen was a powerful asset, because he knew that a device like this would really be useful when people weren’t in a car. So he decided it was time for action. In 2007 he founded Kapsys, a 100-percent French company that’s totally independent and 100-percent equity financed. He put together a tight-knit team of the best people and the best partners. A year later, he unveiled Kapten: the first voice GPS for smart urbanites. More than just a GPS... Multi-transport navigation Geotagging Audio guide MP3 player 1 GB/FM radio USB key Community website The benefits of screenless... Ultra-compact size (7cm high, only 50 grams) Record autonomy (4-5 hours of operation) Optimum safety (eyes are always on the sidewalk or street) Hands-free (voice control) Uses Multifunction friend in the city for huge fun K-multimove: Life is about more than cars… Kapten adapts to the way you get around - on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, public transportation or car. It automatically adjusts your itinerary and directs you using the navigation mode you choose with a simple voice command. If you’re walking, for example, one-way streets or cutting through the park aren’t a problem. Kapten never routes you the long way around…or just default to big highways. On a bicycle, it knows you need to avoid highways and chooses bike paths whenever they’re available. And of course it has more “conventional” GPS functions when you do use a motorcycle or car, but with simple and safer voice controls. K-tag: The new must for “Urban Trotters”! Just press a button and Kapten records a place you’ve spotted-a restaurant, bar, store or meeting point. Once you record it, all you need to do is add a voice memo with a simple voice command. Then just say the name and Kapten leads you right where you want to go. It’s as simple as that. Plus, the Openshare community on www.kapsys.com lets you post and add comments for your geotags, keeping them private or sharing them with others if you like. You can also download and use geotags posted by other “urban trotters”. A great way to rediscover your own city or other cities that quickly become as familiar as your home town! K-connect: Phone too (yes! you really can!) Kapten connects to your mobile phone via a Bluetooth® coonection so you don’t have to change earphones. Just synchronize and say the name of the person you want to call. If you receive a call while your Kapten is in navigation or MP3/FM mode it tells you who’s calling and you just press a key to answer. That’s not all- you can sync your Kapten to display your route right on your phone screen too. K-play: The city is your playground... MP3/FM radio: Choose from all of your downloaded songs or tune into your favorite FM station in seconds, all hands-free of course, thanks to voice commands. You’ll love the exceptional superior audio quality too. USB key: Store up to 1 GB in the USB flash memory. Audio Guide: Discover or rediscover monuments and places of interest in the world’s great cities without weighing yourself down with guide books. Features: Kapten Multi-transport navigation: Pedestrian, public transportation, bicycle, motorcycle, car. Public transportation maps for major cities. Mobile phone call management Bluetooth® mobile phone interface Voice control interface: Destination input Navigation instructions Radio station selection Artist or album selection (from MP3 files) Call management (take a call, call back etc.) Optional user interface via mobile phone (see list of compatible Bluetooth®handsets on www.kapsys.com/support) Create K-tags FM radio MP3 player and USB flash drive (1 GB capacity) Technical specifications: Kapten • size 74 x 44 x 13 mm (H x L x D) • weight 50 grams • memory 1 GB • GPS SiRF Star III • antennas Built-in • maps Tele Atlas • Bluetooth® 2.0 • micro USB 2.0 FullSpeed • battery 750 mA • audio player MP3 Format • warranty 1 year • speech recognition & text-to-speech: Nuance® • Will work with PC's running (Windows 2000, XP, Vista) and on the Mac running (OS X 10.4) • USB Charger • stereo earphones with built-in microphone USB cable • portable speaker • battery backup: extra 17 hours of rechargeable battery life • carrying case For Technical Support on the Kapten purchased through Independent Living Aids, please contact: Technical Support Phone: (800) 537-2118 Email: techsupport@independentliving.com