On Patrol
Here is more navigation news. I am a total whore for it. TomTom released news on updated features for its new 910 and 510 models. One of these features is called "Buddies" and allows you to see, in real-time, where your friends are. This sounds pretty cool, and I sure do like gadgetry in all its forms - but I can't help but wonder what this technology would lead to. I think it would be cool for saying "Hey, Lavar is down the street over at Eastern Motors. I will give him a ring and we can go grab some Indian buffet". I could also see this: "MegMeg is at the Shoppers Food with her new boyfriend BillBill and I am going to drive through the f'ing front door of the place and..." (well, you get the picture). Granted, I assume that both parties would need to a) have a Garmin 910 or 510 GPS unit and b) have mutual agreement that they are on each other's "buddy lists". Here is my real prediction - the annoying street-racer crowd will use these to meet up "Need for Speed:Undergound" style and duke it out with their giant-wing-sporting Civic DXs and Tiburons.None the less, it is interesting to see what types of technology these folks keep packing into these devices. The price is right for this feature too - free.
