It is fairly new. I just got it in August so it is "new technology". I'm not sure the question your asking but it doesn't have maps, you set a start point or find one using long. Lat. And it tracks where you go and makes the trail as you progress. If you set your start point as he and head down the road in a car the road will appear as you travel,if you take off through the Woods on an ATV all your turns, around a tree along a creek, your path shows up. And no it doesn't talk.