About five years ago even (which would make it about the time the iPhone first showed up), anyone with car GPS systems (leave alone personal pocket models), could consider themselves pretty with-it – as someone who kept abreast of the latest technology. But smartphones then came along and you didn't even have to buy a GPS unit anymore – if you had a phone, you had a GPS. In fact, magazine articles have been writing obituaries for the standalone GPS unit already – calling them the latest casualty of the iPhone after MP3 players and e-book readers. But in case they haven't noticed, the GPS makers aren't preparing to roll over and die. The way they see it, if smartphones can muscle in on their territory, they could easily find new territory to muscle in on themselves. These days, it isn't just cool for GPS unit to show you the way to somewhere. It's all about multitasking these days.
Zeal Optics is a company with a particularly high-tech vision of what car GPS systems can be like. As far as they are concerned, the future looks like the Terminator. Buy their Transcend GPS units, and you get a pair of ski goggles. In one corner of the right lens, you see a transparent display of everything you need to know. You'll pay $300 for this fun new system.
Zeal Optics is a company with a particularly high-tech vision of what car GPS systems can be like. As far as they are concerned, the future looks like the Terminator. Buy their Transcend GPS units, and you get a pair of ski goggles. In one corner of the right lens, you see a transparent display of everything you need to know. You'll pay $300 for this fun new system.