GPS units are so helpful, providing voice directions just when you need them. Consumers can choose which voice their device will have and personalize their unit with a name, so perhaps the GPS device has a personality, too.

But what are they really thinking–about you?

GPS Maniac (www. The unabashed promotional undertaking featured “viral video genius” Kevin Nalty, and accumulated more than 27000 views within a few weeks of being posted.

), GPS World’s new sister website for consumers, set out on a quest to determine “What GPS Thinks” and the resuits turned up on YouTube. gpsmaniac. The video also gained a mention in the Los Angeles Times.

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youtube. Visit www. and type “what GPS thinks” in the search bar to view the video (or go to: www. v=H9XRXZs4gtU). So–what does GPS think?