When Google announced their GPS app back in October of 2009, the stock of many a maker of GPS-based navigational systems –including Garmin–went ice cold at the prospect of losing a big chunk of customers in the smartphone-wielding demographic. We wouldn’t say Garmin couldn’t give their product away though; Car manufacturers such as Nissan tossed [...]
Engineers from Japan have invented a prototype device that places GPS navigation technology into a pair of glasses, which they call a “Wearable Personal Navigation System”. Created at the University of Electro-Communications’ Nakajima Laboratory and displayed in Tokyo at the Wireless Japan 2010 expo, these devices feature a battery powered microcomputer, as well as a [...]
Star Wars fans, rejoice. Tomtom is finally coming out with new GPS navigation units that use the voices of famous Star Wars characters, such as Darth Vader, C-3P0, and most importantly, Yoda. Obviously, celebrity voices on GPS systems are nothing new. GPS companies have been hiring famous stars to narrate their GPS guidance systems for [...]
