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Can't guys slip this in their pocket? How intense is the buzzing? ]]>Jul 23rd 2007 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/
once the tech is complete, the packaging shouldn't be a problem. Hell, an article came thru a while ago about a guy who walked around with a belt the vibrated to tell him which way was north. Add this type of ability to your clothing, or your shoes, or the ear pieces of your glasses etc, etc, etc.

Build the GPS/software/googlemaps into your cell phone to control what ever indicators you have and you'll be able to walk around without looking like a tourist! Great example of a simple idea that could really change people's lives.

]]>Jul 23rd 2007 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/ the current design is entirely more suited for a lady...

...of the night, perhaps! I mean, really, that design would go best with half a pound of makeup and mascara.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/
Nope, never.
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And even tourists don't like to feel like cattle behind herded around. I can just imagine this thing being a huge boom to the theft/kidnapping industry. Nothing says "I'm a tourist, ROB ME!" like a giant-size cartoonish GPS ring on your finger. Just hope they don't know you're American, or getting robbed might be the least of your worries.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/Jul 23rd 2007 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/
Can I get a ring that opens up to spit out a full-sized Flash costume? I've been wanting that one for a while now.]]>Jul 23rd 2007 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/23/vibrating-gps-rings-could-make-traversing-foreign-lands-easier/

(I'm kidding. Seriously. Please... no.) ]]>Jul 23rd 2007 7:24PM