It appears you have not yet registered with our community. To register please click here...

 
Go Back [M] > Madshrimps > WebNews
Star Wars-themed GPS steers Japanese geeks away from the dark side Star Wars-themed GPS steers Japanese geeks away from the dark side
FAQ Members List Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read


Star Wars-themed GPS steers Japanese geeks away from the dark side
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 23rd July 2012, 08:58   #1
[M] Reviewer
 
Stefan Mileschin's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Romania
Posts: 148,055
Stefan Mileschin Freshly Registered
Default Star Wars-themed GPS steers Japanese geeks away from the dark side

As if George Lucas wasn't already milking his money-printing franchise for all it's worth, comes this GPS gem out of Japan. To the (presumed) delight of fanboys everywhere, navigation maker Dinos has inked a licensing deal with Lucasfilm that conjures up an all-out, Star Wars-themed car nav system. From the orchestral theme music at startup to the voice guidance performed by the original Japanese VO actors (Darth Vader and C-3P0 only), the 5-inch LCD mount is pretty much the memorabilia stuff of a grown-up, scifi geek's wet dream. There's even a mode selection option to let users pledge their allegiance to either the "Empire" or the "Rebels," in addition to 20 different custom vehicle indicator icons. Sounds fluffy enough, but the unit also does double duty as a OneSeg TV tuner and can even be used as a standalone set. It's on sale now for 39,800Yen (US$507), but unless you're living in the Land of the Rising Sun, this import's just kitsch for kitsch's sake.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/21/s...m-the-dark-si/
Stefan Mileschin is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
DDR2 price drop has a dark side jmke WebNews 0 25th January 2010 13:09
Darth Vader To Bring The Dark Side To USB Drives WorldWide jmke WebNews 1 11th November 2009 10:07
The Dark Side of the Cloud: Sidekick Customers Lose All Their Data jmke WebNews 6 14th October 2009 07:00
Overburning: An Intro to the Dark Side jmke WebNews 0 5th June 2009 17:21
The Dark Side of LCD Overdrive : Input Lag jmke WebNews 6 10th February 2009 09:46
The Dark Side of HDCP - Why is My PS3 Blinking? jmke WebNews 0 18th January 2007 23:26
Star Wars: Empire at War jmke WebNews 0 20th February 2006 18:31
The Dark Side of P2P File Sharing Sidney WebNews 0 2nd December 2004 03:26
Star Wars: Battlefront jmke WebNews 0 21st October 2004 12:09

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 18:31.


Powered by vBulletin® - Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO