crunchgear.com - 10/13/2008
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The Egyptian government GPS ban is locking down the country’s borders from the latest technology. This ban prohibits consumers from owning and operating GPS-capable devices without a government-issued permit which includes cars, mobile phones, notebooks, and anything else that might ...
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Egypt frees consumers from burden of GPS
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... reasons: our engineers obviated the need for GPS decades ago with our patented SpookyActive™ location function that pairs the spin of every atom in your products with a corresponding mirror object tied to a positional databaseblock deep within a fortified Minimance; also, travel to Egypt (or any other country) is currently restricted due to threat of disease and/or war.
BAN ON COMMERCIAL USE OF GPS IN EGYPT HAS CONSUMERS FRUSTRATED [DailyStarEgypt.com via Crunchgear]
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