Sunday 29 March 2009

Kapsys Kapten Minimalist Portable GPS Navigation Device with DAP & FM Radio

As far as GPS units go, the min Kapten portable GPS system from Kapsys
is certainly a somewhat novel device in featuring a screen-free design
whilst offering purely vocalised directions in order to assist you in
navigating to your chosen destination.Offering full voice recognition
paired with text-to-speech, the Kapsys Kapten has been designed
primarily for pedestrians looking for a navigational aid though Kapsys
insist that the device can also be used just as easily as an in-vehicle
GPS system (though, personally, we cannot envisage not having a visual
display to fall back on in the event that we miss a certain voice prompt
whist driving).

The Kapsys Kapten, which measures in at a highly portable
74ร—44×13mm and which weighs in at a mere 50g, utilises a SiRF Star
III GPS receiver and comes complete with mapping information for France
pre-loaded though a generous 4GB of integrated memory means that there's
plenty of space free to load additional mapping data.Interestingly, the
Kapten, apart from serving as a navigational aid, will also happily play
MP3s and even comes with an integrated FM tuner should you yearn for a
little background music whilst making your way from A to B and, just to
add another feather in its cap, it also sports handsfree Bluetooth
capabilities (resulting in a device that's far from a mere one trick pony).

If you can envisage getting along with a GPS unit sans display and
you're looking for a device that can not only guide you to your
destination but can offer a little background music on the way, the
Kapsys Kapten may well be worth consideration.

Due to begin shipping from the middle of September, the Kapsys Kapten
will set you back a not unreasonable 150.

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