#sat-nav

[sillyoldsod]

Sat-Nav And The Current Road

Sat-Nav And The Current Road

Technology

I’m quite a keen fan of most things technological. Ok, we might be getting to saturation point with phones. People are obsessed with them so much they’re beginning to walk like Gorilla’s on a forage through the jungle. However, I have a sat-nav in my car and it really has been a useful piece of kit. Especially since moving to the middle of nowhere. It means I can venture off to almost…

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[jackcollier7]

an unexpected purchase

In August I will be taking a long vacation in the USA to witness the forthcoming total eclipse of the sun, which happens on August 21st.

For various reasons I will be flying out to John Wayne Airport, in Orange County, California ~ and then taking a long, long road trip from Orange County to Jackson Wyoming.  It’s about 1,000 miles through California, Nevada, and Utah to get to Jackson Wyoming.…

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[godivareisen]

Coordinates in Australia are out by about 1.5m because the country is moving 7cm north every year. That’s a kangaroo-sized sat-nav error.

[jonr]

Sat-Navs

Where would we be without sat-nav?

[nibookworm]

My little sat-nav

My granda sent me this and I couldn't help but laugh:

I have a little sat-nav

 It sits there in my car  A Satnav is a driver’s friend  It tells you where you are.

 I have a little Satnav  I’ve had it all my life  It’s better than the normal ones  My Satnav is my wife.

 It gives me full instructions  Especially how to drive  “It’s thirty miles an hour”, it says,  “You’re doing thirty five”.

 It tells me when to stop and start  And when to use the brake  And tells me that it’s never ever  Safe to overtake.

 It tells me when a light is red  And when it goes to green  It seems to know instinctively  Just when to intervene.

 It lists the vehicles just in front  And all those to the rear  And taking this into account  It specifies my gear.

 I’m sure no other driver  Has so helpful a device  For when we leave and lock the car  It still gives its advice.

 It fills me up with counselling  Each journey’s pretty fraught  So why don’t I exchange it  And get a quieter sort?

 Ah well, you see, it cleans the house,  Makes sure I’m properly fed,  It washes all my shirts and things  And – keeps me warm in bed!

 Despite all these advantages  And my tendency to scoff,  I do wish that once in a while  I could turn the damn thing off

[companiesandmarkets]

Sat-nav firm Garmin has made a portable head-up display (HUD) for cars that projects turn-by-turn directions on to a vehicle's windscreen. The portable HUD works.

[tommy-tiernan]

"I think there is one thing I’m genuinely racist about. If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s the English accent on the sat-nav in the car.” - Tommy Tiernan [x]

[wayward-hon]

Is it possible to get a Bane voice for your sat-nav?

If yes, OHMYGOD I NEED THIS FOR MY MUM'S CAR.

If no, Pleeeeaaaaase?