Re: Virtual cruising.

[Scooter]

<ohar...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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>I admit, I read Hubbard/Neals post on sailing with all the new stuff
> and it reminded me of a talk I saw by a guy from Garmin. He was
> discussing all the new stuff they have and he showed how their new GPS
> can interface with Google Earth so you can get a view of where you are
> (might want to be). He also showed that they have new feature where
> it shows what certain places look like from the water.
> It wont be long before you can sit in front of your TV with a Wii
> controller that sprays you with cold water while you tilt and balance
> on a platform while tearing up money and throwing it overboard and you
> can tell people you are cruising. Who needs a boat? It'll mean fewer
> morons on the water. Unfortunately Neal may still be there. Must be
> some sort of conservation concept there.

BoobShite was doing this for years. Who said he was behind the times?