You know the drill. You leap into your smart car and hot foot it to the nearest shopping mall in the hope of ‘just popping in' to get your shopping over and done with as quickly as possible.

But then you get into the mall and can't work out which entrance you've used, what shops you're near and how on earth you're going to ever get back out again.

You need the MapOS, a nifty little piece of kit that helps you navigate your way round indoor and outdoor locations without needing a GPS or internet signal.

Under the promise of being ‘the world's first and only patent pending turn-by-turn navigation technology', MapOS is currently geared up to be offered to on-foot customers as a service in places such as shopping centres, airports and hospitals. User-friendly for everyone including the visually impaired, it's also able to ping up promotions for nearby shops and other information related to the location.

So for that person currently looking lost and bewildered in the food court, just hope that your shopping mall will be investing in MapOS in the not-too-distant future.

Click here to read about smart's very own Get Lost app, or read about some adventures already had with the app here.

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