Word: guidebooks
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Forgot the map? Left the guidebook at the hotel? No problem. The GoCar is a three-wheel tour guide equipped with a GPS system that not only tells you where to go but also describes the sights once you reach them. The brainchild of Nathan Withrington, a pilot and engineer from Britain, the GoCar speaks directions out loud. Currently available only in San Francisco, it goes up to 35 m.p.h. and travels a 12- to 17-mile loop...
...just touched down in Miami and you want to go out for a mojito. You have two options: trawl through a weighty guidebook or simply glance at your watch?if it's the new Paparazzi timepiece. Developed by Swiss firm Swatch and software giant Microsoft, the Paparazzi receives and displays chunks of digital text on its face just like a mobile phone. Swatch has hooked up with listings magazine Time Out to provide hot tips on where to eat, drink and dance. Information is transmitted over local, unused FM radio channels, which means that the entertainment tips on your wrist...
...Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder So you've just touched down in Miami and you want to go out for a mojito. You have two options: trawl through a weighty guidebook or simply glance at your watch - if it's the new Paparazzi timepiece. Developed by Swiss firm Swatch and software giant Microsoft, the Paparazzi receives and displays chunks of digital text on its face just like a mobile phone. Swatch has hooked up with listings magazine Time Out to provide...
Mark Mehler, coauthor of CareerXroads, a guidebook on career-themed websites, said he doubts the validity of the SquareJobs figures. “You can say any numbers you want, but show me the measures behind it,” he said...
...inclusive guided Alfa tours that start around ?2,000. "With cars today you're shut off from the surrounding environment," says Laimer. "You lose the real sense of driving." Their German-based company, Nostalgic, simply drops the key in the client's palm and hands over a map and guidebook. "There are people who have the money and the desire but not the knowledge or the time to own a classic car," notes Pichler. "Now a businessman in London gets on a plane and three hours later he is driving a vintage Alfa Romeo through the hills of Chianti...