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Those of us in the States tend to think of GPS navigators as relatively utilitarian devices that help us find our way when we’re too afraid to ask for directions at the gas station. In Asia, GPS devices seem to be on the way to becoming much more.
Case-in-point: the new Provia A1 navigator from Korea’s HTMS…
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August 25th, 2007
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: design | just plain fun
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In a world full of Google Maps mash-ups, it’s always fun to stumble across one that is truly different. The guys over at geogreeting.com have done just that.
Geogreeting takes carefully selected Google satellite images of buildings and landmarks that happen to look like letters of the alphabet, and creates custom typography from them…
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November 15th, 2006
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: gadgets
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The NV-U71T is Sony’s latest entry into the portable GPS navigation arena.
The new model is their first to feature a RDS-TMC traffic receiver which provides real-time traffic data and can automatically plot an alternative course around heavy traffic areas. The traffic data costs $4.95 per month after an initial 90-day free trial…
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October 25th, 2006
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob