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jpost.com - 2/19/2009

'Kosher' GPS device gets official launch | Jewish News | Jerusalem Post

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It lists thousands of kosher restaurants and includes the Book of Psalms, the three daily prayer services, the Traveler's Prayer, a Hebrew calendar, and two versions of Grace After Meals. Welcome to the "kosher" GPS device. The state-of the art electronic gadget geared to the religious public ...

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i.gizmodo.com - 2/19/2009

Mio Creates 'Kosher' GPS Unit, For The Most Orthodox of Geeks [GPS]

— i.gizmodo.com — And it is certain that if ever you turn away from the Lord your Mio, and go... after the Garmin, I bear witness to you today that destruction will overtake you. —Deuteronomy 8:19(ish) But no, seriously. What the hell is a "kosher" GPS unit? ... (more) Mio Creates 'Kosher' GPS Unit, For The Most Orthodox of ...

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Mio Creates 'Kosher' GPS Unit, For The Most Orthodox of Geeks [GPS]
Gizmodo — ... It's a shame that intense religion is so effective at destroying irony, because most of this device's customers will never appreciate the humor in trying to divine the correct specs for your GPS unit from thousands-of-years-old documents printed on parchment scrolls. Oh well! The Ma'amin's going on sale in Israel for about $240. [Jerusalem Post —Thanks, Michael!] ...

Mio's Believer GPS puts POIs, Book of Psalms at your fingertips
Engadget — Mio has had some fun products in the past (well, at least one), and if you're among the great number of our mitzva-observant readership this item should be right up your proverbial alley. The Ma'amin (Hebrew for "Believer") is a GPS unit available in Israel. Besides the maps and the POIs (including holy sites, synagogues, cemeteries, and ritual baths) this guy includes a the Book of Psalms, a Hebrew calendar, and plenty of prayers and blessings. Additionally, the device keeps things on the up and up by only speaking in a man's voice and cutting out the telephone and internet access. Prices start at around $240. Filed under: GPS Mio's Believer ...