Although I’m usually reluctant to indulge in simple linkblogging, I would like to call your attention to a product that is, in more ways than one, exceptional. Credit for it coming to my attention goes to The Map Room.
I thought I’d try my hand at composing a little bit of ad copy for this little treasure. Here goes:
“Does your vehicle’s GPS navigation system confuse you more than it helps you? Do you glance at the screen to discover that you appear to be motoring over a golf course? When you pull out of your driveway on a quick run to the grocery store, does a disembodied female voice attempt to guide you to the Company Picnic you attended last August? Then you are among the millions of drivers today that just aren’t cut out for satellite technology.
Introducing the Analog GPS. It’s back to the navigational basics with this new (yet very old), state-of-the- Age of Enlightenment instrument. It’s just like the one great-great- great-great granddad used, with an attractive brass finish and its own wooden carrying case! As the vendor states, ‘Not included are the required declination charts (call for details) or the extremely accurate watch you are going to need to use this thing. Meets R.N. standard 3329-5 of 1787.’
So don’t wait – act now! You can be a Luddite on wheels for the extremely high price of $3,117 plus shipping – and by ‘shipping,’ we mean six to eight months to the West Coast by way of Cape Horn.”
Tags: consumerism, wtf?
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Couple of tangentials:
Sopranos Season 6, Episode 7(?)
Tony (peering through the windsheild of the Lexus SUV at a dark and forlorn section of some NY turnpike): Yo. Christopher. We going the right way? I don’t think so.
Chris Moltisanti(sp?) (flustered and studying a MapQuest printout): I dunno…are we point-seven miles past route 256?
(Moral: bring a AAA map on your next Mob hit assignment.)
And secondly…I know I’ve sent you this before, but it is still my favorite high-tech accessory: http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/7830/
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