Vibrating GPS Rings
This is like something straight out of a science fiction movie! A British designer by the name of Gail Knight has created a GPS ring to help guide travelers. The ring itself has a GPS built inside, while a device controller can be worn around your neck or clipped on a shirt.
With the controller you can enter in a postal code for whatever you are looking for, and it also has a built in compass and GPS system. Once you’ve entered in your desired location, the ring will then utilize a tiny vibrating motor; it buzzes on the left or right side to tell you when to turn, and has two distinctly different vibrations to tell you to move forward or back up. If you misunderstand and take a wrong turn, it will buzz left and right repeatedly.
I have no idea how well these work and there are apparently only two or so in existence so I can’t be out there testing one, but I can’t tell you how much I hope they really do work as described, simply because that would be so freakin’ cool!
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