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    Weird and Wonderful Gadgets That Never Quite Took Off

    Friday, August 15th, 2008

    It was the invention of the future - a tiny machine complete with its own map that would tell motorists which way to go. But this was no GPS, it was a wristwatch-style device equipped with minuscule maps. It is one of the labour and face-saving devices to go on display from a private collection of weird and wonderful gadgets from the past.

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    Mount a GPS in your car, get fined $108

    Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

    In California and Minnesota, a driver can be fined for mounting a GPS navigation device on the windshield of his or her car. That’s because state law prohibits mounting anything on the windshield that can block a driver’s view.

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