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The maps in the Moov products were current for 2008 and we offered the 2009 update to keep them current for this year. The map update was scheduled for spring of 2009 and is in development now. An email will be sent to those registered for the promotion within the next couple weeks to provide more specific timing and the details on how to receive the update this coming spring. For additional comments or concerns please feel free to email Mio at mioman@mio.com
Not sure if many of you California readers are aware of this, but it is actually illegal in California to mount a GPS device on your windshield. However, as of midnight tonight motorists in California may legally affix a GPS device to the windshield.
SB 1567, requires portable GPS devices that are affixed to a vehicle windshield to be placed either in a seven-inch square in the lower right corner of the windshield or in a five-inch square in the lower left corner, while the vehicle is being driven. Motorists may still mount a GPS device on top of the dashboard as long as it doesn't block their view of the road. The device must not be placed so that it interferes with the deployment of an air bag. The fine for a violation is approximately $108including penalties, depending on the county.
Have a safe and fantastic New Year everyone!
Hey all! For some last minute shopping ideas for you Mio fans, we have 5 new items available at our e-store.
So some of you might have taken advantage of the Black Friday sales and picked up some Mio GPS products. Well, if ya did, we have a special treat for you. Monday, December 1 is Cyber Monday. Everything in the E-Store will be 30% off. Everything. Yes. Everything. One day only. 30% off.
Visit estore.mio.com on Monday, December 1 to take advantage of the one day only 30% off Cyber Monday promotion. Don't miss out on this one time event.
Hey all! RadioShack has the Mio Moov 500 on sale for $149.99, today only. That's a $100 savings! You get a super widescreen GPS device (4.7" screen is a pretty nice size actually), text-to-speech, 3.5 million points of interest, and preloaded maps of the US.
So head on over to RadioShack right now. Just click the RadioShack link and you will go directly to the shopping cart page.
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For all you old school Mio folks, I've got a great deal for ya. Head on over to our E-Store right now to get 20% off all C-Series Map Updates and Accessories. Now is the perfect time to pick up a map update for your C520, a carry bag, an extra car charger or AC adapter, or anything you need for your C-Series Mio GPS device.
So head on over to estore.mio.com today!
Hey Mio-ites, I've got something for ya...
Pick up a Mio Moov GPS product (Moov 200, 200c, 300, 300c, 310, or 500) or a Knight Rider GPS by Mio any time between now and January 21, 2009 and we'll send you a FREE 2009 Map Update next year. And for folks who already own a Mio Moov or Knight Rider GPS product, you're included too! Doesn't matter if you purchased one yesterday or 6 months ago, ALL Mio Moov owners and Knight Rider GPS owners qualify.
Head over to www.freemapupdate.com for all the details!
I've got to tell you, the time we spent out at RadioShack a few weeks back for their vendor show was great. Fort Worth, Texas is quite the quaint little town. We all stayed at the Embassy Suites in downtown Fort Worth and we were surrounded by nothing but fantastic restaurants and great bars. It is definitely a town for being in your late 20's, early 30's. I even learned how to two-step!
We frequented many amazing restaurants - Texas de Brazil, Reata, and three others I can't remember the names too. Not because they weren't good because they were, I just can't remember the names.
Texas de Brazil is a Brazilian steak house, where the "gouchos" come over and serve you delicious meat off a skewer. The meats are simply delicious. Didn't matter if it was sausage, filet, rip eye, bacon wrapped, or anything, it was just incredible. And the gouchos keep coming until you flip your card from green to red. At last years show I was foolish and let the meat keep on a comin'... while it was delicious, it was far from prudent, so this year I made sure to turn that card over as soon as I felt full to keep from being rolled out of the restaurant.
Reata probably had the best food I've ever sampled. The menu itself was pretty standard fair, in terms of what was served anyway. The difference is in the preparation. Never have I eaten food so delicious. I had an amazing filet mignon that must have been marinating for weeks in something sublime. In fact, all of the food was so good we went family style, so I was able to sample everything. The buffalo lasagne was incredible, the chili rellano was amazing, the blackened rib eye was stunning... the place is just damn good! Oh, and then there was dessert. Good lord... don't get me started on that. Chocolate caramel creme brulete...
And the food at the other restaurants we dined at was also quite delicious. We went to two different Mexican restaurants and a Cajun restaurant where I tried fried pickles and fried gator... good stuff!
So if you ever find yourself in Fort Worth, Texas, you're appetite will be in good hands.
Last week myself and much of the Mio crew headed down to Fort Worth, Texas for RadioShack's annual vendor show. This is a chance for all of RadioShack's vendors to show off their current and holiday lineups to the RadioShack district managers and franchise owners from all across the country.
We of course showed off the Knight Rider GPS and that was a hit with all of the RadioShack folks. As the exclusive in store provider they were extremely excited to finally see the product. We also had a chance to present to all of the attendees at the show. Rather than bore folks with a 20 minute Power Point presentation, we decided to go a different route. We entertained them with a skit called "The History and Mystery of Mio." The video below is the start of our presentation. After the video finishes we spoke about current product and for pure entertainment value, "fictitious" Navi-tainment products.
If you're confused by Navi-tainment, we refer to the Knight Rider GPS as a Navi-tainment product. So that should give you an idea of how goofy we got in the presentation... more on that later. Now on to the video!