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July 29, 2009 GPS News


GPS typo causes embarrassing 'oops' (The New Zealand Herald)
ROME - GPS navigation systems are marvellous inventions, but they may require one more feature - a spellchecker that can read your mind. Italian officials are smiling over the odd case of a Swedish couple who were looking for the pristine waters of the popular island of Capri.

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Swedish couple lost after GPS typo (3news)
A Swedish couple looking for the pristine waters of the popular island of Capri ended some 660 kilometres away in the northern industrial town of Carpi after misspelling the destination on their car's GPS.

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Tourists miss isle after GPS blunder (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Two Swedes expecting the golden beaches of the Italian island of Capri got a shock when tourist officials told them they were 650 km (400 miles) off course in the northern town of Carpi, after mistyping the name in their GPS.

GPS typo causes embarrassing 'oops' (The New Zealand Herald)
ROME - GPS navigation systems are marvellous inventions, but they may require one more feature - a spellchecker that can read your mind. Italian officials are smiling over the odd case of a Swedish couple who were looking for the...


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