Backseat GPS for kids teaches mindless compliance early on

Just in case you didn't have enough reasons to ignore your kids, here's another in the form of a GPS enabled headrest LCD for your car that informs your child of how far away you are from wherever you're going, and entertains them with pretty flashing lights in the meantime. Using Volkswagen's prototype child navigation system, children can watch an animated worm eat down the time until they reach the destination, and play games and "in-seat" exercises (hopefully not involving hitting the nearest sibling) as instructed by the all seeing screen. Personally, we'll not rest until someone develops a direct video link with the driver, so parents can yell at their kids while keeping their eye on the road. Dem kids gotta get teached.

[Peter @ Jul 21st 2007 8:30PM]

When I was young if I was misbehaving or asking 'we there yet' too many times, I'd get a good beating. Ah, the good old days.

[robothouse @ Jul 21st 2007 8:40PM]

When can we see this for the front passenger seat? That worm sounds damn entertaining.

[wh33lchairkid @ Jul 21st 2007 8:55PM]

Something like this is a parents dream! My parents would have loved to not have had to tell me how far away we were. The only problem is, IT IS TOO MUCH MONEY! You have to have money for these things especially since all travelling expenses point towards gas.

[kyle allen @ Jul 21st 2007 9:19PM]

thatl probly last like... a week

[srilyk @ Jul 21st 2007 11:33PM]

yes, but does it change their diapers?

[johnzilla @ Jul 22nd 2007 8:54AM]

Kids these days are spoiled! When I was a kid, all we could do was count blue cars or maybe do something resourceful, like read a book!

Seriously, though, how many more devices are parents going to buy that tell their kids they're not interested in being parents?

"Don't worry, honey, just put them in front of the buzzbox and we won't have to deal with them for days."

Why even bother having kids if all you're going to do is buy some electronic device to make sure you don't have to interact with them???

[Wwhat @ Jul 22nd 2007 10:35PM]

Why they have kids? To either satisfy a natural urge or to comply to some metaphysical nonsense I'd say.

[David @ Jul 22nd 2007 9:36AM]

WTF ? your fuel costs dictate your toys ?
Average tank is 20 gallons. Nobody complained at 2.90/gallon, if it's $3.40 / gallon, that's $10/tank more. Average vacation trip = $40 more ? that breaks the bank ?

Oh you mean yearly ? fill up once a week and you're still talking about less than 1/2 your cable bill.

Accelerate 1/2 as fast, get off the cellphone and plan your trips and you'll save more than $300 / year.

[jordan21105 @ Jul 22nd 2007 4:18PM]

Just explaining the facts to why people will not buy. Statistics are showing that people are not buying things for gas costs reasons. Then again they are probably not facts because the government has been known to give out untrue facts. And they think Michael Moore is a fake.

[David @ Jul 22nd 2007 10:26PM]

Michael Moore isn't fake, he's a real live liar and fabricator of sensationalized manure. Propped up by ignorant and factually blind supporters Michael Moore is destroying the voice of the people by undermining and ridiculing investigations alternative to the main stream media.

[sdeanlee @ Jul 22nd 2007 1:50PM]

Great another item for a Kid to crack his head open with.

[Anon @ Jul 22nd 2007 5:57PM]

It's no wonder so many kids today have ADD. The first lesson they're given is that life is about being entertained 24/7. I'm actually thankful that Game Boy didn't exist when I was in school!

[MrClicky @ Jul 23rd 2007 3:31AM]

Either that 'kid' has got a prosthetic arm or mindless entertainment really does turn them into robots.