Sony Launches Three Linux-based In-car Navigation Devices

An anonymous reader writes "Sony has introduced three Linux-based in-car navigation and entertainment devices in Japan today. The NV-XYZ 33, 55, and 77 feature 3D map navigation technology, media players, hard drives, GPS, and PC connectivity. They are based on MIPS processors and a Linux 2.4-series kernel. They also appear to use a GateKeeper copy protection scheme, which may prevent them from being used with Linux desktops and normal media files." Still, the 3-D representations of actual buildings on the maps is pretty impressive.

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yay linux

[Anonymous Coward]

YAYYYY!

Now while im driving, i can struggle for days with obscure command line functions, trying to find that one rare module that will allow my software to not only compile, but to actually work! ... then try for days to somehow get the obscure, non-user friendly interface to actually give me the data i need in a readable format! .. then spend days searching for open source maps that actually cover the area im in!

ahh screw it, by then most of us would have driven into a telephone pole anyways, get me my paper map!

Besides, imagine all the air pollution this would create! Reaallly! - no one out there would ever shut off their car and risk the device draining their battery dead ... loosing their 'uptime' without rebooting! After all, 'uptime' is far more important than usefullness!