November 04, 2004
Where would you like to go today?

So for a while I've been drooling over the Pioneer AVIC-N1 navigation/DVD/CD/MP3/enter acronym here. It's basically marketed as the first all-in-one system for your car that can do navigation, and I've been waiting for something that was able to do navigation and had it's own retractable screen.

My better half, on the other hand, thought it was nice but thinks better things are to come. Her main gripe about in-car navigation - there's no way to include traffic accidents and congestion into the system. It may be able to get you from point A to point B, but it can't get around gridlock.

Well, the wait may be over soon. Pioneer and XM Radio on Tuesday sent out a press release announcing the new AVIC-N2. It will be able to use XM's brand-new NavTraffic system and forsee congestion and accidents on the road and - here's the kicker - suggest alternate routes to avoid the problems. This will be the first product to use the NavTraffic feature, but this sounds sweet.

Now, it does require an XM receiver and subscription (read as "At least $150 in equipment and $13/month"), but the whole idea of traffic-smart navigation is just over the horizon. Sweet!

Sorry... the geek inside of me just had to post on this!

Posted by Austin at November 04, 2004 08:14 PM
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Ooh, the geek in me finds that AVIC delicious. The directions are all 3-dimensional and stuff.

Posted by: Shawn on November 4, 2004 10:16 PM

Uhhh...I changed my mind. We should wait for the NEXT big revolution, which should include cold fusion to make frosty chocolate milkshakes inside the glove compartment.

Posted by: Janine on November 5, 2004 07:54 AM

Too late! No take-backs!!!

Posted by: Austin on November 5, 2004 08:12 AM

Then no frosty chocolate milkshakes, either.

Posted by: Janine on November 5, 2004 12:04 PM
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