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Portable sat-nav

Recorded year1998

A dashboard gadget with a map screen and a calm voice gives turn-by-turn directions anywhere, so drivers no longer need a road atlas.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.