ˆ VIDEO: Engadget gets to play with Mio Knight Rider GPS, Autoblog jealous

tags : knight rider , knight rider gps , knightrider , knightridergps , mio gps , mio knight rider , miogps , mioknightrider

Okay, Mio's Knight Rider GPS unit is now officially "hella" cool. Engadget snagged some video of the startup sequence, and we're overcome by nostalgia for 1984. We're not excited to the point where we've gone digging for vintage Le Tigre polos or pulled that zombie leather jacket (the Thriller replica, natch) out of deep closet storage, but seeing that sweeping light bar and watching the flanking LEDs twinkle to the dulcet tones of William Daniels brings back sunny memories for those of us that lived it the first time around. Even cooler is that there's a bank of 300 names to choose from, so odds are good that KITT will greet you personally – that closes the sale right there, we officially want one.
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posted : 7/3/2008 @5:06:08 PM

ˆ Knight Rider-themed GPS system with authentic KITT voice

tags : knight rider , knight rider gps , knightrider , knightridergps , mio gps , mio knight rider , mio knight rider gps , miogps , mioknightrider , mioknightridergps

"Michael, you're going the wrong way, you ninny." For all you Knight Rider fans no longer moved by finding a perfect 45 rpm single of "A Knight Rider Christmas," Mio has a brand new toy that's capable of Knight Industries Two Thousand level antics. The Knight Rider-themed GPS unit has voice prompts recorded by the one-and-only William Daniels (thankfully not Val Kilmer), the original voice of KITT, and asks cordially "Hello Michael, where do you want to go today?" when powered up. The LCD display is also flanked by a series of red LEDs reminiscent of KITT's nose-mounted lights. Once the unit is available for sale, about $270 is all it'll take to get KITT in your KARR.

posted : 6/22/2008 @8:13:46 PM

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