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Time for a Beer?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the god-bless-technology dept.

i am fartacus writes: "Good news for thirsty beer lovers in a strange town, this will help you find the nearest pub... hmmm beer .... and help you stay on time. " The gist of this is that it's a watch with a GPS transmitter that can show you the distance and direction to the 4 nearest pubs. Ingenious!

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  1. Wonderful by starvo · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Finding beer pubs.
    And idea who's time has finally come.
    Ingenious, and tasty.

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  2. Really? by The+Musician · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ...it's a watch with a GPS transmitter...

    Wow, I didn't know they could make GPS *transmitters* that small!
  3. This is not what I need by joonasl · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Something really useful would be a device that would help you find your way back home from the bar and/or make a taxi appear with a push of a button. Finding a bar has never been the problem, atleast for me :)

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  4. About as useful... by Metrollica · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think this is about as useful as the Matrix Binary Watch reported on Slashdot here.

    Seriously, if you have a couple hundred dollars to waste on device like this, perhaps you should think about donating to a charity or something at least worthwhile.

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  5. I don't get it.. by jonr · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Isn't this over-specalized? Wouldn't it be much simpler just posting waypoints for current GPS instruments? Then I could just download it to my Garmin/Magellan/Whatever GPS receiver? What next? Another Gizmo for strip clubs?

    J.