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Check the nbc site it has a new KITT tour and lets you get a upclose look at the voice module.

http://www.nbc.com/Knight_Rider/

Cool, I'm playing with it now.... Apparently the new KITT's max speed is less than 200MPH... >_> Unless that's just normal mode and of course I'm not factoring in potential traffic problems.... Not much to click on with the "tour" though that may just be because it's early. They have the Momo logo blocked out, maybe there's hope for a little less annoying product placement... That'd be nice. Harald Belker actually admitted to designing the Batman and Robin Batmobile.. Wow... Has this guy ever really designed a cool, original looking vehicle? Maybe I should look at his resume.

The voice modulator is still not all that great but I'm a little less annoyed by it. At the very least, they could move it to somewhere eye level in front of the driver, there looks to be a big enough gap for it.

I like how the voice module looks. I'm vary happy with the way this new KITT is turning out.

I took a look through http://www.haraldbelker.com/ and he actually designed some neat stuff including the shuttles in "Armageddon" and the futuristic Lexus car seen in "Minority Report". He has a very extreme style and it's interesting to see how his work translated to the screen in his portfolio.

Now I've seen the voice modulator in action, I actually like it a lot. It's not just a sound wave moving across the screen. There are fluctuations that move out from the main line like ripples in water. It gives it an almost hypnotic effect. It feels more like there's some type of nuanced personality behind the voice. I also like the fact that the voice display can move and shift around. I mean, if Windows XP can do it, why shouldn't KITT?

Yeah it doesn't look as bad, it's nothing I couldn't get use to but it could be better and it can be changed and improved later, it's not like KITT had the much better looking three bar voice modulator that Bonnie apparently liked when she saw KARR's. Still would prefer it to be placed differently.

It's really quite nice. Looks good. At first I didn't notice they blacked out the MOMO...I hope that's an indicator for what the wheel looks like in the finished movie. The MOMO is the one thing I never really liked about the new KITT.