Bobcat is the code name for some wow factor Apple product supplied by Garmin, the in-car GPS specialists. Techies at MacWorld are a-tremble with anticipation. However, on this same positive day for lost drivers everywhere, there is furor about New Jersey traffic policies The governor wants to introduce an 800% increase in tolls to raise $38bn in revenue - for what, one can only imagine [government salaries and bonuses].

The Garmin Apple Jersey story

I predict that any time now, thanks to Bobcat, you will be able to plug your iPod Nano into your GPS unit. At the click of a button, the software will be able to create music by equating precisely located foot-tapping and head-shaking movements with musical notes. Then you feed that data into Garage Band, add a few car horns and squealing brake noises, and combine it all with traffic jam announcer soundtracks taken from your satellite radio.

The software then auto creates a unique personalised song that you can listen to as your GPS helps you skirt road works and hold-ups with consummate ease. And it is all done wirelessly.

The Gouge Cat

The Gouge Cat is a special Bobcat version for the New Jersey road user. After taxes, it costs way more than anywhere else, and by the end of 2010, despite mega billion dollar revenues, they still won't be able to make it work properly.

I am no transport major, but I heard years ago that an extra traffic lane is like an extra trash can. The more trash cans you have the more trash you accumulate. Apparently, the NJ governor never heard of this fact!

Time for me to find maps to get me to the peaceful Pacific North West.

Update: To be a good blogger boy and bring some authority to the crap I write, here is a link to the real Bobcat from Garmin!