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For New Zealanders, No More Phones As Sat-Nav Devices

Posted by timothy on from the fine-distinctions dept.

rixth writes "From the 1st of November, it will be illegal to use cell phones while driving in New Zealand. Today, the Government clarified that you can't use your mobile phone as a navigational device, even if it is mounted on the dash board."

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  1. What's the deal with all these features? by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Take a look at the iPhone, as an example. It does so many things so well that people are wont to call it a computer rather than a phone. And for good reason, too. The phone function sucks.

    Why can't I get a phone that is just a really good phone without satnav, gyroscopic direction finders, accelerometers, and a million other features that I could just as well get on my laptop?