Car navigator
device · 1990 · Digital age
A navigator with a map and a GPS receiver.
What it is made of
- Liquid-crystal display — has part. A screen.
- System on a chip (SoC) — has part. An SoC does the computing.
Principles and materials it uses
- GPS (satellite navigation) — uses. GPS.
- A* algorithm — uses. Route planning.
- Plastic — is made of. The case is plastic.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Smartphone — evolved into. Navigators were displaced by smartphones.