Tools for the Trip
I remember 1976 when my family took a big trip to the west coast. No TV in the car. No seatbelts. In fact, I'm not even sure we had air conditioning.
Haven't things changed! It makes long trips tolerable for the kids, and fun for a techno-geek like me. The tools are...
- DVD Screen -- we put this in last year before our west coast trip, and it makes long portions of the trip go much quicker. The kids each have their own wireless headphones, so we can't see or hear the movie, or the kids for that matter.
- Sirius Satellite Radio -- my lovely wife got this for me for my birthday last month. I'm an information junkie, so I've loved being able to tune into talk radio and Fox News radio, as well as some favorite music channels.
- Magellan Roadmate 760 (aka "Bertha")-- this was also a gift that I received just a week before leaving on this trip. This is the unit that is closest to the Hertz NeverLost system, and in fact made by the same company. It adds several features including touch-screen, different voices, voice technology that says the name of the streets, and a very accurate points-of-interest database. I am very pleased with this unit--it makes traveling pretty fun.
posted by Tim Stevens @ 7:44 PM
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Does the Magellan have the ability to use an English accent for a voice? If so, I'm buying one. LOL.
Have fun on the beach. We are all jealous!
Yes, but it's an English chick. Does that do it for you?
yeah.....no. Unfortunately, although I enjoy listening to how an english chick sounds, its just not enough to prompt me to buy one.
But maybe someday they'll come up with a way to download different people's voices. Then I could get Marcus Buckingham's voice and then I'd drive places just to hear his voice :-)
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