Knight Rider GPS is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Tip #5

Aug 23 2008, 12:00pm CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

If you want to gift someone this year a GPS device than the Knight Rider GPS from Mio is a cool choice for everyone who grew up watching Michael Knight and the talking car K.I.T.T. on TV.
The turn-by-turn voice instruction sound like K.I.T.T. and the user interface has also been adapted to Knight Rider style. Besides the Knight Rider style the GPS is comparable with other devices in that $270 price range.
Features of the Knight Rider GPS include 4.3 inch screen, preloaded map of the U.S. and Canada, plus over 4 million points of interest (P.O.I.), Features the voice of K.I.T.T. (William Daniels) providing turn-by-turn voice guidance, interface design has the look and feel of K.I.T.T., and Voice guidance comes in 16 languages, including English, French and Spanish.

For Whom:
For every Knight Rider fan

The Good:
Original Knight Rider Voice

The Bad:
Only for Knight Rider fans

Where to Buy:
The Mio Knight Rider GPS is available for pre-order on Amazon.com for $269. The K.I.T.T. GPS ships September 24th.

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Luigi Lugmayr
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com. Luigi posts regularly on LuigiMe.com about his experience running I4U.