U.S. News & World Report: Unleash Your Inner Hoff with the Mio Knight Rider Nav
June 23, 2008
Staff

“It’s too tempting NOT to make a correlation between car-centric nav systems and the television show Knight Rider. Now, Mio has announced plans to introduce a GPS with distinct KITT qualities…quite frankly, we can't believe it took this long for this GPS to come out.

This new Mio (which powers up with KITT's familiar "Hello Michael, where do you want to go today?") has already become a media darling, even before its expected fall release.”

Unleash Your Inner Hoff with the Mio Knight Rider Nav

New York Times: A Voice From the '80s to Deliver Driving Directions
July 3, 2008
Jude Biersdorfer

Biersdorfer states, “It was bound to happen sooner or later: Generation X nostalgia and modern technology have come together in the ''Knight Rider'' Global Positioning System from Mio Technology.”

E! Online: K.I.T.T. Tells You Where to Go
July 10, 2008
Nicolle Weeks

Weeks states, “I watched Knight Rider as a kid and there was one thing I was sure of at the time: a talking car that tells you what to do was about as unlikely as a singing muppet living in a garbage can. Oh, how times have changed. I recently passed a man sitting in a pile of garbage singing some great tunes AND a company called Mio is launching a Knight Rider GPS along with K.I.T.T.”

K.I.T.T. tells You Where to Go

USAToday.com: ‘Knight Rider’ GPS is One K.I.T.T.-schy Gadget
July 9, 2008
Marc Saltzman

Saltzman states, “Cue the ear-to-ear smile” when referencing the customizable names.

‘Knight Rider’ GPS is One K.I.T.T.-schy Gadget

Yahoo! Tech: A K.I.T.T. of One’s Own: Knight Rider GPS Arrives
June 21, 2008
Christopher Null

Null writes, “What if you—yes you—could upgrade your car to compete with K.I.T.T. Thanks to GPS maker Mio, now you can, at least the tiniest, little bit. The Mio Knight Rider GPS is a standard full-color GPS unit that mounts on your dash, tricked-out like the '80s classic.”

Here are some user comments to the story:

• “What a great conversation piece for a road trip!”
• “Cool beans – I’m getting one for myself as soon as I can!”
• “I will definitely consider this when I buy a GPS.”

A K.I.T.T. of One's Own: Knight Rider GPS Arrives

The Vancouver Sun: Watch Out for Mio’s New GPS
July 18, 2008
Lowell Conn

Conn states, “In a jam-packed market where all navigation systems seem to compete on a similar set of impressive features, it is the manufacturer leveraging '80s cheese that may stand out against its earnest competitors” and “I've discovered that the way to break out in this vanilla GPS market is to offer products with personality.”

Watch Out for Mio's New GPS

WIRED: KITT Car - Knight Rider Themed GPS Unit Knight Rider GPS
June 23, 2008
Charlie Sorrel

Sorrel writes, “This is so obvious, we have absolutely no idea why it doesn’t already exist. According to Autoblog, the unit will actually ask ‘Hello Michael, where do you want to go today?’ when powered up. Amazing in itself, and possibly cool enough to make me roll up the sleeves of my leather jacket and change my name to Michael. And maybe buy a car.”

KITT Car - Knight Rider Themed GPS Unit

AutoWeek: But Wait, There’s More…
July 21, 2008
Mark Vaughn

The Knight Rider GPS is called “Mio Technology’s gift to lone crusaders in a shadowy world of navigation.” The unit’s voice authenticity and LED lights are mentioned.

Engadget: Mio's Knight Rider GPS Speaks with the Voice of KITT -- We're in Love
June 20, 2008
Nilay Patel

Patel says, “Move over, Dash Express. Take a seat, Garmin and Tom Tom. As of right now there's only one GPS unit worth buying, and it's this trick Knight Rider unit from Mio that issues directions in the voice of KITT.”

 Reader comments were also positive and included: 

• “I’m SO getting one”
• “I am sooooo buying one of these. Way to go Mio!”
• “I've been holding out for a GPS nav unit. Hopefully this one works well because it would look…sexy in my Trans Am”

 Mio's Knight Rider GPS Speaks with the Voice of KITT -- We're in Love

PC Magazine: Mio Announced Knight Rider GPS
June 24, 2008
Craig Ellison

Ellison states, “We all know that GPS navigation devices can take us to our destinations. But did you ever think one would take you back in time? The Knight Rider GPS from Mio just might transport you back to the '80s when Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) and his high-tech companion, KITT, (Knight Industries Two Thousand) a flashy, jet-black Trans Am, solved crimes and saved the world.”

Mio Announced Knight Rider GPS

Gizmodo: Knight Rider GPS with KITT’s Voice!
June 20, 2008
Sean Fallon

Fallon writes, “I already have a GPS unit but I'll be dammed if I'm not throwing it out because the guys at Mio have come up with a Knight Rider branded GPS unit with voice prompts by the one and only KITT, William Daniels.”

Reader comments were also positive and included:

• “Sold.”
• “Awesome – this makes me want to get a car.”
• "First inexplicable purchase I've ever wanted to make. I have no solid reason to purchase, yet I can/will.”
• “OMG OMG OMG. This is the best use of GPS technology ever. I was gonna waste my money on an iPhone, but screw that. This thing is soooooo much better.”
• “I've never really wanted a navigation system for my car... until now. If it gets good reviews and the features are comparable to other navigation systems at that price point, I may have to buy one.”
• “My car has built-in gps and I STILL want one of these!”
• “Ahem, 25 years old and have watched every Knight Rider episode at least three times and the ‘movies’ and the failed pilot of the relaunch. My first bike was named KITT. My first reaction when I saw this article was OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....I already have a navigation system, but it is now my "backup" navigation system.”

Knight Rider GPS with KITT’s Voice!

Engadget: Mio's Knight Rider GPS Now Available for Pre-Order
August 17, 2008
Joshua Topolsky

Topolsky states, “Ready to go? Get your credit card out, then prepare to be $269.99 lighter and 40 percent nerdier.”

Mio's Knight Rider GPS Now Available for Pre-Order

I4U: Mio Knight Rider GPS Available for Pre-Order
August 18, 2008
Luigi Lugmayr

Lugmayr states, “Mio might have landed here possibly one of the must have gadgets for this Holiday season. A Knight Rider GPS is the ideal gift for dads who grew up watching David Hasselhoff in the Knight Rider TV series.” The article also describes the Knight Rider GPS as a “K.I.T.T. for the poor.”

Mio Knight Rider GPS Available for Pre-Order

Knight Rider Online: KITT at Woodland Dream Cruise
August 16, 2008
Neil Epstein

Epstien comments on photos of a K.I.T.T. styled mustang and states, “The interior looks completely stock, short of the Mio Knight Rider GPS.”

KITT at Woodland Dream Cruise