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BMW develops microNavigation, augments in-car GPS with downloadable microMaps

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Filed under: Technology , BMW BMW microNavigation – Click above for high-res image gallery That ultra-expensive in-dash navigation system can be a huge help when finding a destination in an unfamiliar area. Unfortunately, if you’re just a visitor, it might not be clear where to park your car or enter the building once you get there. Current navigation systems, both in-dash and hand-held types, have limited databases of such detailed information. That’s why BMW is developing a microNavigation system called Pathfinder to supplement the data stored onboard the car.

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Video: TomTom comes to the Dark Side with Darth Vader voice pack

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Filed under: Technology , Videos , Humor Darth Vader TomTom voice recording session – Click above to view the video after the jump We know what you were thinking: If only my sat-nav could play Jedi mind tricks on me while I’m driving. Sounds like a good idea, no? TomTom evidently thinks so, and has worked their latest voice pack around it. In the video after the jump , you can get a humorous inside look at the voice recording session with none other than Darth Vader, whose bellowing, heavy-breathing sound can now be added to your TomTom for the low, low price of $13

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Study: Where do our nav systems take us most? Walmart

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Filed under: Etc. , Technology Groan. Remember the $350,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom parked in front of a Walmart ? Apparently it’s not an isolated case

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Study: Where do our nav systems take us most? Walmart

TomTom data reveals U.S. drivers’ average speed, fastest highway

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Filed under: Government/Legal If you have a TomTom, the eye in the sky has been watching you and tracking your interstate speeds over the past two years. Don’t worry, TomTom isn’t going nark you out – it’s tracking the data from its Speed Profiles program to help fleet drivers find the fastest routes around the nation. The two years of data collection shows that, overall, Americans tend to drive within the acceptable limits of the law overall, but the average speed of your journey will typically be determined by where you’re driving. If you want to go really fast, you’re predictably better off in some of the least populated states in the Union

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