July 9, 2005

U.S. Department of Transportation
400 7th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20590

Dear US DOT:

I am Kevin Dickinson, inventor of the Touch-Screen Camel! The TSC will surely be the future of transportation in our fine country. It’s a real, living camel with a touch-screen navigation system built into the back of its neck so that you can sit on its hump and navigate your way through the desert with button-pressing ease! No more using compasses and maps, and no more looking up into that confusing night sky to find the right star to take you home. Nay! The Touch-Screen Camel comes equipped with a standard GPS system, voice activation, and personalized voice responses! (“You have chosen to turn left. Thank you for choosing to turn left. If you wish to cancel turning left, please press the cancel button now. You have chosen not to activate the cancellation of the process of turning left. Now turning left.”)

The TSC, as predicted by my Board of Smart People, will be a household appliance/pet by the year 2015. Everyone will have one! It can be used on all terrains, EXCEPT for everything except desert terrain. Furthermore, I will soon be developing the CamelTunes™ ERES (En Route Entertainment System). It will receive XM satellite radio and hopefully will be built right into the touch-screen panel on the back of the camel’s neck. Also coming soon: the two-person navigation system! For when one’s tired and needs a break. (Requires a two-hump camel) I am also developing, as a small side project, the resizable camel cup holder for those long journeys into the beating desert sun. (Will be built in)

I hope that you will find the TSC both enjoyable and practical, and I expect them to be popular, especially among people less fortunate than Aladdin, with his magical rug. Please let me know what you think of my invention. How many will you be ordering?

Sincerely,

Kevin Dickinson

Inventor, TSC

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