This will never come out, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth looking at. It’s called PathQuest, and it’s a portable GPS device that’s shaped, yes, like a compass. How this isn’t a more popular concept—GPS devices shaped like a compass—I have no idea.
Under the hood: an E Ink screen (to save battery life!) and future-perfect reliance on Google Maps. Nothing wrong with Google Maps.
I don’t know, it look neat. That’s very when it comes to these concepts. Who wants to spend all day looking at an ugly concept?
Not me, certainly.
(Also, visca el Barça. Also, ESPN Soccernet is broken. As we all know, Catalunya, of which Barcelona is the capital, is not Spain.)
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