Compatibility
Compaq - iPAQ 5450/3970 (not included)

Adaptors available for some other handheld computers

Kane Car Pilot has been designed to operate simultaneously with the optional Kane Speed Minder (a trial version of which is included)

Kane Car Pilot Review

Kane Car Pilot matches and even surpasses the experience of the in-dashboard navigation systems of car manufactures at a fraction of their price. Kane Car Pilot has world-class navigation software and geodata, with turn by turn directional voice and routing images, yet doesn`t require any airtime billing or dial-up connection. It really works out-of-the box. Just slip the memory card into your handheld computer (pocket pc), attach to the portable bracket and drive away. Now available with new 3D navigation software (free upgrade available to all existing Kane Car Pilot users - see home page for details.

The only Pocket PC-based satellite navigation system described by Microsoft as "top of the range"!

• Cut down on journey time and navigation hassles

• Look up and get taken to special addresses: petrol stations, car parks, restaurants, hotels, train stations, shopping and 34 other categories!

• Plan your route: journey times and estimate time of arrival calculated for you

• Easily transportable: ideal for multi-car households or businesses, or for holidays and hire cars. You can keep your Car Pilot even when you trade in your car

• Latest SiRFII GPS technology means Car Pilot picks up a signal accurately and quickly.even in difficult situations, such as built-up towns, country lanes with overhead trees, or even when your windscreen gets dirty

• Going abroad for holiday or business? Car Pilot comes with European major roads. Street by street detail for foreign countries available too

• Easy to set up: Kane's special installation wizard works as soon as you plug in the memory card.no need for complicated set-up configuration

• No hidden extras: everything you need, such as memory cards and car mounting systems is included

• Kane Car Pilot uses Navtech geodata. Navtech is renowned for geodata (map data) of the very highest calibre, and Kane Car Pilot incorporates all the "navigable attributes" of Navtech's extraordinarily comprehensive database. This means routes are plotted more intelligently, users receive better guidance instructions, and road details are more up to date. Kane has opted to incorporate all the navigable attribute data in Kane Car Pilot because of the quality and performance advantages that follow - we know that many other systems economise by not incorporating all the attributes, or even by selecting non-Navtech data. Navtech invest greater resources than others to collect road details, and keep them up to date. Don't be fooled by cheaper alternatives, where corners are cut on the comprehensiveness of "navigable attributes" - and beware imitations of Navtech. The quality of Navtech maps is endorsed by their use in Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Lexus and Mercedes car systems. Kane Car Pilot is almost unique in that we also incorporate the full set of navigable attributes as these in-car systems, but with the advantages of 3D maps, compatibility with Kane Speed Minder and the route calculation power of Pocket PC technology.

• We use the very latest GPS receiver technology. Kane was the first to deploy SiRFII chip technology, which "fixes" location faster and holds onto signals in low-reception areas. But we have gone a step further - we also use an in-built LiIon battery and special chip to store "last locations" for up to a week. This means that your system does not need to keep searching every time you switch it back on, which results in virtual "instant on" convenience. We also think it's important for the receiver to look cool - so our receiver uses a special "Blue Sapphire" housing which also improves functionality by aiding reception. We don't think Kane Car Pilot users should suffer hideous lumps of plastic on their dashboards!