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Getting There and Back: GPS & Electronics For those who hate asking for directions.

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Old 07-28-2009, 05:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default How not to use a GPS

Human error will forever be part of the equation. Just ask Rick. And Vinnie. And me.

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ROME - Two Swedes expecting the golden beaches of the Italian island of Capri got a shock when tourist officials told them they were 650 km (400 miles) off course in the northern town of Carpi, after mistyping the name in their GPS.
Tourists miss isle after GPS blunder - News- msnbc.com