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A voice guidance system in a car that, instead of directing
every
turn on-route, simply repeats the phrases "warmer" and "colder"
with varying volume depending on how close the driver is to the
final destination.
Audio Only GPS
Audio_20Only_20GPS
Ahem. See anno by yours truly. [prufrax, Aug 03 2010]
XKCD - Cheap GPS
http://xkcd.com/407/
[phoenix, Aug 04 2010]
[link]
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Can it also, please, pick a random destination within certain
limits of distance? |
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Brilliant, [DrWorm]! This will revolutionize the GPS industry! Put me down for two of 'em. You're getting warmer... warmer... w.a.r.m.e.r!!!! You're THERE! A steaming fresh BUN!!! [+] |
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If you integrate this into the seat heating/cooling
systems many cars now have, you can genuinely be
said to be driving by the seat of your pants. + |
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Oops, actually deleted [mouseposture]'s anno about the
difficulty of long-distance travel using this system. Sorry! |
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[theircompetitor], there are _much_ better ways to interpret
that expression literally. Trust me. |
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"You're really burning up now! I mean it! YOUR CAR IS
ON FIRE! I'M CALLING 911 RIGHT NOW! |
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@[prufrax]'s link: Dang, I really thought this was an original
idea. But hey, it's not redundancy. This was a fun idea
when you had it, and it still is. |
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