Road Genie Audio Navigation System

Here’s a rather cheap and cheerful alternative to GPS systems. The Road Gene Audio Navigation System, from Ultradata Systems, is a voice-activated device provides detailed customized directions between cities and locates services near the Interstate highways and toll roads. Just tell Road Genie where you are and what you need, then Road Genie tells you exactly where it is!

Services such as gas, food, motels, 24-hour food, 24-hour gas, hospitals, shopping malls, rest areas, and campgrounds can be selected and located along the route. They can also be selected and located by brand name, if desired. The time and distance to the service from the user’s location is given as well as the exit and directions from the exit. The information is presented verbally as well as by means of an electronic display. In addition, the unit can be commanded by voice for hands-free operation.

The mapping technology uses a proprietary database instead of GPS and is relatively affordable, at $39.90 (USD) from their website.

Ultradata Systems Road Genie Featured in the Wall Street Journal

ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 3, 2005–Ultradata Systems, Incorporated (OTCBB: ULTR), a leader in the field of hand-held electronic information systems, said today that their new product, the voice-activated Road Genie Audio Navigation System, was featured in a Wall Street Journal article on low-cost navigation devices on Thursday, April 28. The article reviewed products for road navigation under $100, and its only illustration featured the Road Genie. The appearance of the article is timely since direct TV marketing of the Road Genie started Monday, May 2.

The voice-activated Road Genie Audio Navigation System provides detailed customized directions between cities and locates services near the Interstate highways and toll roads. Services such as gas, food, motels, 24-hour food, 24-hour gas, hospitals, shopping malls, rest areas, and campgrounds can be selected and located along the route. They can also be selected and located by brand name, if desired. The time and distance to the service from the user’s location is given as well as the exit and directions from the exit. The information is presented verbally as well as by means of an electronic display. In addition, the unit can be commanded by voice for hands-free operation. Voice commands tell the unit what category and what brand name to search for in its proprietary database. Verbal output makes reading the display unnecessary. The keyboard and display are available for passenger use in a noisy environment where the voice features are not useful. The Road Genie will retail for under $60. Details can be found at www.roadgenie.com.

Ultradata Systems, Incorporated is a leader in the field of hand-held electronic information systems. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, the Company develops, manufactures and markets hand-held travel information computers and information systems used for locating destinations and trip planning. The Company’s lead product, the handheld electronic travel information guide, has sold more than three million units through chain drug stores, mass and consumer electronic retail chains, home centers, the automotive aftermarket, cable TV direct marketers, premium incentive catalogs, and other channels. These products use the Company’s patented data- compression technology and proprietary database to provide directions to thousands of destinations and services along highways and in major metropolitan areas.