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TWO Swedes expecting the golden beaches of the Italian island of Capri got a shock when tourist officials told them they were 650km off course in the northern town of Carpi, after mistyping the name in their GPS. "It's hard to understand how they managed it. I mean, Capri is an island," said Giovanni Medici, a spokesman for Carpi regional government, said today. "It's the first time something like this has happened." The middle-aged couple, who were not identified, only discovered their error when they asked staff in the local tourist office on Saturday how to drive to the island's famous "Blue Grotto". "They were surprised, but not angry," Mr Medici said. "They got back in the car and started driving south." The picturesque island of Capri, famed as a romantic holiday destination, lies in the Gulf of Naples in southern Italy and has been a resort since Roman times. Carpi is a busy industrial town in the province of Emilia Romagna, at the other end of Italy. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25851440-401,00.html
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 29, 2009 8:58 am) 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Jul 29, 2009 9:00 am)
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 29, 2009 9:03 am) My unit doesn't handle "choose alternate routes" very readily. For touroids like us, a blue highways version would be great (of course, there don't seem to be many blue highways left in much of California - even long stretches of Highway 1 are like freeways now). |
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Ad in my sunday paper.. Dell.com offering the Nuvi 780 for $179.. just through Monday.
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Replying to: kyfdx (Aug 02, 2009 6:20 pm) I think they are dropping it and offering new models with voice recognition and/or bigger screens. Garmin finally lost a GPS comparo - C&D seemed to like a Magellan model better (though they did complement the Garmin). But then CR comes out with yet another comparo and Garmin once again takes the top spot, with the new model that accepts voice commands. |
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Pioneer's New AVIC-Z110BT Nav Flagship: A Desktop in Your Dash? (Edmunds Daily) "Though loaded to the gills with the latest in-car technology, the coolest and most consumer friendly aspect of the new Pioneer AVIC-Z110 navigation receiver is no doubt its customizable "Home" page." 
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| i am eric and from china,i am new member of this forum,and intersted in GPS navigation and learn something from all of your guys | |
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Replying to: steve_ (Aug 13, 2009 1:32 pm) I tried our NAV today on a simple location. It took me 2 miles out of the way. My wife kept telling me it was wrong as she knows they area very well. What a POC Toyota puts in their vehicles. Plus it never learns the right route. Totally useless NAV. I will stick with AAA maps when we take our cross country trip this fall.
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