Get A Tour Guide For Your Sat-Nav December 05, 2007
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Considering that 1 in 10 18-24-year olds think that the A1 was built by the Romans, maybe they need some cultural help in a format they can understand.
British inventor and history buff, Daniel Taylor, has created the RoadTour tour guide software for use with Garmin Sat-Nav systems. The software – described jokingly as "1066 And All That-Nav" - is triggered by satellite prompts at certain locations, providing short audio commentary and photos of 600 key historical attractions, like castles, stately homes and battlefields. Taylor explains:
"Restoring our knowledge and understanding of the history of this amazing country is what this product is about," said Daniel, managing director of RoadTour. "A friendly reminder, which tempts us into exploring our heritage as we're driving up the M40 or wherever, seems to me to be altogether a good thing."
"It struck me that it would be great to have an audio guide in the car, alerting you to all the historical sites in the area. At the time the technology wasn't really there, so I chewed on it for a few years and honed the concept. It's only during the last year that the devices have become powerful enough to make it happen."
"We hope our guide will tempt people to pull off the motorway or A-road and visit some of the wonderful sites which have helped shape Britain's history. But even if they don't, their journeys will be enlivened and filled with interesting stories and snippets about the country through which they're travelling."
I think it’s a great idea and at £20, it could make a nice little stocking filler for someone. Especially the 38% of people surveyed by YouGov who think Hadrian's Wall is in Scotland.-Martin Lynch
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Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
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