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A Car Navigation System That Takes Pictures

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stealing-back-my-best-ideas dept.

Brandon Miniman writes "Navman has brought to market the first in-car navigation system with a built in camera, the iCN 750. The camera lets you take pictures of places you've been. Geographical coordinates are then assigned to each picture, so that you can bring up a gallery, and choose your destination by clicking on a picture." Add to this an always-on, all-sides video camera to document that it was the minivan that strayed into your lane, and it'll be even better.

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  1. snaps! by MrSquirrel · · Score: 5, Funny

    We could use this to take pictures of women and associate the women with their locations - a kind of new-age black book! ...now, if only us /.ers could get women.

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    1. Re:snaps! by bitt3n · · Score: 5, Funny
      We could use this to take pictures of women and associate the women with their locations - a kind of new-age black book!

      I've tried that.. the problem is that their location keeps changing, and the faster you take the pictures, the faster their location changes in some random new direction.

      I'd explain why this happens, but it involves a lot of math.

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  2. a topic also for YRO? by sTeF · · Score: 4, Funny

    what about my rights to privacy? where i live we still have at least the illusion of privacy >:)
    what about restricted areas (numbers sadly increasing again nowadays), where photos are not allowed?
    what about my medication battling my paranoia?

  3. Scenic views. by tygerstripes · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, you get some great shots of the view as you plummet off the top of a cliff or into a river. Fab.
    (May not make sense to non-UK residents)

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  4. Minivan by KlomDark · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yah, but if it was YOU who swerved over in front of the minivan, you're going to want a way to destroy that evidence, quick!

  5. Re:Insurance discount by mabu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously.

    Could you imagine an insurance company giving you a discount?

  6. At least it doesn't have Onstar. by dreethal · · Score: 2, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, CAR watches you. In America... car watches you too. :-/

  7. Let me line my car up to get a better photo.... by King_TJ · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can see it already.... Idiots are going to be seen with one of these things backing up and turning their car a little bit, moving forward a few feet again, etc. etc. - trying to make sure they've got exactly what they want in the camera's view to snap a "perfect" photo for the location they're at.

    I agree with the other person who posted a complaint that too many devices are adding useless "fluff", trying too hard to be "unique" instead of incorporating truly useful featurea in their products. Sure, it may not be as "sexy" to sell durability or reliability, but frankly, I'd much rather pay for an appliance that'll last 5-10 more years, or a laptop computer that won't die the first time I accidently drop it on a concrete floor than for some gee-whiz, unneeded gadget merged into it.

    With all the cameras being put in cellphones, you'd think practically everyone would be able to capture a photo of anyplace they happen to go already. Does a GPS system need to do it too??

  8. Coming soon to FOX network. by Stavr0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    America's Funniest Fender Benders.

  9. Re:Insurance discount.. until by ewg · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good point. I'm going to buy insurance company stock immediately in order to benefit no matter who realizes the savings from this.

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