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SatNav system for Zimmer Frames for Those Senior Moments
Posted by Addy Dugdale at 3:30 AM on February 29, 2008
So, gadgeteers, this is what we will be reduced to riding around on by the year 2080. Developed by the University of Arnhem-Nijmegen in Holland, the Zimmer SatNav is for either olds, amnesiacs or for people whose sense of direction is so poor that they get lost on their way to the bathroom.
It's Luddite-friendly, with just five large buttons on it, each with a symbol, such as a toilet or a cup of coffee. And, while the GPS works just fine outdoors, the Zimmer SatNav works indoors as well, automatically switching to wireless so users don't go to sleep in the closet by mistake. [Daily Mail]
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jetexas
Posted 5:27 AM 29/2/08
I don't know. Our generation is so tech-savvy that I envision our end-of-years gadgets in 2080 to still be much more complex than this even though by then, they may seem simple to our grandchildren.
(And by "our grandchildren" I really meant other people's grandchildren as no sane woman will ever breed with me.)
jetexas
Wwhat
Posted 10:10 PM 1/3/08
Will be fun to read the stories about people walking into lakes for a change because of nav mistakes.
Wwhat