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"Warmer... Colder..." GPS Guidance System

"Oh, you're really burning up now."
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A voice guidance system in a car that, instead of directing every turn on-route, simply repeats the phrases "warmer" and "colder" with varying volume depending on how close the driver is to the final destination.
DrWorm, Aug 01 2010

Audio Only GPS Audio_20Only_20GPS
Ahem. See anno by yours truly. [prufrax, Aug 03 2010]

XKCD - Cheap GPS http://xkcd.com/407/
[phoenix, Aug 04 2010]

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       Yes! Yes! Yessss!   

       Can it also, please, pick a random destination within certain limits of distance?
MaxwellBuchanan, Aug 01 2010
  

       Brilliant, [DrWorm]! This will revolutionize the GPS industry! Put me down for two of 'em. You're getting warmer... warmer... w.a.r.m.e.r!!!! You're THERE! A steaming fresh BUN!!! [+]
Grogster, Aug 01 2010
  

       If you integrate this into the seat heating/cooling systems many cars now have, you can genuinely be said to be driving by the seat of your pants. +
theircompetitor, Aug 01 2010
  

       Oops, actually deleted [mouseposture]'s anno about the difficulty of long-distance travel using this system. Sorry!   

       [theircompetitor], there are _much_ better ways to interpret that expression literally. Trust me.
DrWorm, Aug 02 2010
  

       "You're really burning up now! I mean it! YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE! I'M CALLING 911 RIGHT NOW!
Cedar Park, Aug 02 2010
  

       @[prufrax]'s link: Dang, I really thought this was an original idea. But hey, it's not redundancy. This was a fun idea when you had it, and it still is.
DrWorm, Aug 03 2010
  
      
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