Space Travel News  
RadioShack Announced As Exclusive Retail Destination For Knight Rider GPS

The Knight Rider GPS features a 4.3-inch color LCD touch screen with an anti-glare coating that makes it easy to operate in bright lighting conditions. In addition to the voice of K.I.T.T., directions and guidance are offered in the user's choice of English, French and Spanish in standard voice.
by Staff Writers
Fort Worth TX (SPX) Sep 29, 2008
RadioShack and Mio Technology have announced the retail launch of the Knight Rider GPS by Mio at RadioShack. Exclusively, until October 31, 2008, customers may purchase the Knight Rider GPS online or at more than 2,500 select RadioShack stores nationwide.

To create an authentic Knight Rider experience, Mio partnered with Universal Studios Digital Platforms Group to become a Knight Rider licensee and Navtones to include exclusive voice guidance and turn-by-turn directions featuring the original voice of K.I.T.T., (Knight Industries Two Thousand).

K.I.T.T. is a talking car with artificial intelligence featured in the Knight Rider television series that is being revived this fall on NBC television.

With a sleek, jet-black design inspired by the original K.I.T.T., the Knight Rider GPS by Mio brings the magic of the original television series to your daily commute. Through collaboration with Navtones, a Los Angeles-based provider of celebrity voice sets for GPS devices, users will ride with the original voice of K.I.T.T providing turn-by-turn guidance.

Users can also pick from a menu of more than 300 common names, which are then paired with randomized voice greetings, giving a personalized experience every time the device is turned on. Also included are red LED lights flanking both sides of the screen that flash in sync with K.I.T.T.'s voice -- much like the original K.I.T.T.'s hood-mounted illuminating lights -- providing the ultimate Knight Rider experience.

The Knight Rider GPS features a 4.3-inch color LCD touch screen with an anti-glare coating that makes it easy to operate in bright lighting conditions. In addition to the voice of K.I.T.T., directions and guidance are offered in the user's choice of English, French and Spanish in standard voice.

Even the special graphic user interface simulates the overall K.I.T.T. experience, with jet-black menus and a miniature black car to indicate your location on the map display. The device comes preloaded with maps of the U.S. and Canada, including more than 4-million points of interest, along with a car mount, in-car charger, USB cable and documentation kit.

Mio Technology's enhanced software ensures touch screen responsiveness and smooth transitions between menu screens. The manufacturer's suggested retail price is $269.99.

"The original K.I.T.T. inspired us to combine unstoppable navigation power with a design that looks cool on your dashboard, and as a result navigation across the country or to the local grocery store will never be more fun," said Kiyoshi Hamai, senior director of sales and product management, Mio Technology USA.

"This exclusive launch with RadioShack is ideal, because their knowledgeable associates are uniquely qualified to present this one-of-a-kind device in a fun and accessible way."

Related Links
RadioShack
Mio Technology
GPS Applications, Technology and Suppliers



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


Yougetitback.com Unveils New Protection Features
New York NY (SPX) Sep 29, 2008
Yougetitback.com has announced new features that further enrich the service in preserving the owners' highly personal - and valuable -- information and preventing identity theft.







  • Outside View: Reusable rocket breakthrough
  • Grant For Eco-Friendly Rocket Engine
  • College Students Develop Rocket Motors In Tamil Nadu
  • US marks Ares milestone in next chapter of manned space flight

  • Sea Launch Successfully Delivers Galaxy 19 To Orbit
  • Sea Launch Countdown Underway For The Galaxy 19 Mission
  • Telesat Launches Nimiq 4 Broadcast Satellite
  • ArianeSpace Buys 10 Soyuz Rockets For Kourou Spaceport

  • Astronauts Prepare For Countdown Rehearsal
  • Shuttle Astronauts Begin Prelaunch Training Milestone
  • Endeavour's move to launch pad set
  • NASA adjusts launch dates

  • Europe's "space truck" heads for Pacific breakup
  • Russia's Space Agency Confirms 18th ISS Expedition
  • The US Has No Option But To Use Russia's Soyuz Craft
  • Resupply spacecraft docks with International Space Station

  • NASA marks 50th birthday, looks to new frontiers
  • Space key to mankind's survival: NASA chief
  • Facts about NASA, the world's biggest space agency
  • Reaching for the stars: a space travel timeline

  • Good Grades For Shenzhou 7
  • Beijing Control Center Achieves Real Time Control Of Multiple Space Missions
  • China spacewalk fires national pride
  • China astronauts return as heroes after historic spacewalk

  • iRobot Awarded US Army Contract For Robotic Systems
  • Robots Learn To Follow
  • Robot-assisted surgery repairs fistulas
  • Japanese Researchers Eye e-Skin For Robots

  • Opportunity Slipping Like A Dune Buggy
  • Mars Rover To Head Toward Bigger Crater
  • The Ancient Rains Of Mars
  • MRO Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars

  • The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright Space.TV Corporation. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space.TV Corp on any Web page published or hosted by Space.TV Corp. Privacy Statement