GPS

I had my first ride in a car that had a GPS unit up and running. I have to say that they are a rather cool device. Though, of course, we all know what happens when I let my mind start to wander and think of things that it shouldn't.

I loved the way that the voice kept telling directions on what to do and where to turn. We would be driving along and all of a sudden an Australian woman would say "turn left on 170 st next 700 metres". Was so neat and funky. Of course, I kept thinking that the GPS was a little too polite, especially when the driver missed a turn here or there and decide to take a quicker route. The GPS just loaded up the map again and kept repeating 'calculating' until it gave an alternate route and then would tell where to turn again to maximize the driving route for that moment in time. I guess I have had a few rather more impolite navigators cause I kept expecting to hear the GPS system say something like "hey, lunk head, you missed the turn...try again in 300 metres" or "why do I even bother giving you directions cause you never listen" or "oh sure, you know best, dont listen to me...you never listen to me".

I think that these GPS systems would definitly sell better if it had a bit more realistic personality.