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| British Inventor Creates '1066 And All That-Nav' A new SatNav tour guide that alerts motorists to Britain's greatest historical sites as they drive near them is set to spark fresh interest in our heritage. Invented by history buff Daniel Taylor, the RoadTour software works with Garmin satellite navigation equipment to trigger audio commentary and pictures of 600 key attractions, including castles, stately homes and battlefields. The software responds to satellite prompts as cars approach places of historical interest throughout the UK, delivering fascinating information narrated by a friendly female voice through the SatNav. It means motorists will no longer remain oblivious to the cultural treasures around them as they cruise along Britain's roads. The guide launches, as new research commissioned by RoadTour shows that a quarter of people think Leeds Castle is in Yorkshire, rather than Kent, one in ten that the Romans built the A1 and 10 per cent of 18-24-year-olds that Stonehenge is in Norfolk. A further 38 per cent of all those questioned by YouGov believe that Hadrians Wall is in Scotland, not England. Five years in the making, this invention fulfils Daniel Taylor's passion for history and his desire to help Britons use technology to get the most out of our heritage. Once loaded onto Garmin Sat Nav equipment, the software package features a total of 600 sites in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each has an average 90 seconds of commentary, researched and written by a team of 12 amateur historians. There's at least one picture of each place, plus opening times and prices where relevant. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |