FineDigital's FineDrive iQ Special helps commuters learn FineEnglish

Ah, those crazy-beautiful multi-purpose navigation devices of South Korea, is there anything they can't do? If your answer is that they can't teach you English, think again. The iQ Special features a language trainer built on voice recognition software from its predecessor, the FineDrive X700, alongside the usual fare of goodies we westerners rarely get to see: SiRF-based GPS, DMB digital TV, video and music playback, and even TPEG traffic alerts. Priced at 469,000 KWN ($384), this PND is available today, and it's probably redundant to note that it won't be making its way to English-speaking countries any time soon -- not that we doesn't need it, mind you.

[Via AVING]

[samrum Posted Aug 5th 2009 3:18AM]

Hello~ ^^

[musback Posted Aug 5th 2009 6:25AM]

I thought Chinese for hello was "herro"... confusing interwebz :(

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 11:15AM]

Aside from the racist comment there, the device this article is about is from South Korea, not China.

[Alexster404 Posted Aug 5th 2009 3:37AM]

SECOND BOOOOOOOOOOOO YA

[MittenFace Posted Aug 5th 2009 4:27AM]

Oh it's got Oil Save, awesome! :D

[TomRob Posted Aug 5th 2009 4:56AM]

haha i was just looking at that, what the hell *is* oil save!

it sounds so good it ought to be mandatory on every new piece of equipment

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 6:22AM]

It saves your fingerprint grease and generates power from it.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 8:03AM]

No better way to teach someone English than with a device that has improper English on it! Perhaps the app is called "English learn".

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 11:19AM]

I think Oil Save is some kind of a smart routing feature ... kinda like IQ routes on TomTom GPS systems.

[Jon Adair Posted Aug 5th 2009 7:45AM]

Is this only for "special" people?

[Jesse Dula Posted Aug 5th 2009 9:33AM]

[sarcasm] Laugh all you want now, bitches. But you won't be laughing when you see how Apple ripped this design off for their upcoming tablet pos..[/sarcasm]

[OLight Posted Aug 5th 2009 11:01AM]

No, why would you ever think S. Korea has a problem with distracted drivers?

At least when I get rear-ended by a Korean immigrant, I can rest assured his Engrish will be impeccable.

[Wwhat Posted Aug 5th 2009 4:32PM]

I wonder what south korean GPS devices say when you drive north and get near the border. does it just have the streets of the north or does it scream 'ONOE turn here, TURN, HERE'