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12 Map Happenings that Rocked our World: Part 9
The Map Happenings series on the hugely impactful events that forever changed our world. This week: the story of a little known company called ‘Etak’. I think you’ll find it a fas…
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Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything. Or so said Steve Jobs when he announced iPhone in 2007.
But I’m talking about a different revolutionary product. A foundational product that forever changed how everyone on this planet gets to where they need to be.
Today, I’d like to tell you about the Etak Navigator, a truly revolutionary product and the world’s first practical vehicle navigation system.
Here’s a picture of it:
At the time, it was considered out-of-this-world. This is what Silicon Valley’s San Jose Mercury News said about it:
The Etak Navigator launched 39 years (!) ago in 1985.
Rest at the link.