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As a teenager in the '80s, a 1982 Pontiac Trans Am modified by Knight Industries, better known as K.I.T.T., was the epitome of cool.
"Knight Rider" was a phenomenal hit back in the day (launching the career of one David Hasselhoff) and its popularity has strangely endured. A TV movie version was released earlier this year with a revamped series to follow this fall. Val Kilmer now provides the voice of the car.
But enough about history. What if you—yes you—could upgrade your car to compete with K.I.T.T.? Thanks to GPS maker Mio, now you can, at least the tiniest, little bit.
The Mio Knight Rider GPS is a standard full-color GPS unit that mounts on your dash, tricked-out like the '80s classic. I got a little hands-on time with the device last week, and it's even cooler than a Hasselhoff solo album.
First, it's not just some cheap tie-in sporting a glossy black frame and the "Knight Rider" logo. Check the lights on the sides: They don't sweep back and forth like the original's (Mio said the effect was too distracting to drivers) but they light up periodically and during startup, giving you some K.I.T.T. flavor.
Oh, and K.I.T.T. wouldn't be K.I.T.T. without a human voice: Here's where the Mio's geek cred gets five stars: The voice of the Knight Rider GPS is the original voice of K.I.T.T.: William Daniels, who voiced the car during the original series.
The unit is personalized, too: K.I.T.T. greets you by name every time you turn it on, with a variety of different recorded intros. I gotta say, it's a thrill (if a totally nerdy one) to hear Daniels say "Hello Christopher..." at bootup, which Mio had set up for me during a hands-on demo. (Check out my photos above.)
Pricing: About $270, set for release later this year.
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Just make the computer a laptop and you won't need to worry bout the graphics card - just plug in the external monitor and split your desktop. that's it.
Working with this kind of setup, especially if the 2 monitors aren't side by side is going to be a pain in the * :), especially if the guy needs to run something different on each screen. If the cursor is located on the opposite monitor you are using, the user will have to fool around with the mouse to get it back on his. It's just not worth the trouble :)
Thats right, - on a daily basis, you'll never go back. I use my dual monitors for watching TV and movies, running one screen for reference and the other for work, or for two screens for photoshop work. I am surprised that Dell or eMachines doesnt offer this in a standard configuration.
Oh, two mice are actaully a good thing to have going too when you are working with clients, and they want to point to certain things on the screen, and you both need control. Big fan of the concept all around.
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1 Posted by myanke2000 on Wed Jul 5, 2006 3:43PM EDT Report Abuse
I recommend anyone that uses more than two applications at once to switch to dual monitors. Once you try it you will never go back.