Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The Revolutionary Garmin HUD Technology Advancement!

By Milton Houston


Garmin simply sliced the expense of head-up screens from more than $1,000 to just $130 with the introduction of a stick-on-the-dash HUD that projects navigation info on your windscreen. The Garmin HUD a cool development can easily pairs with your smartphone running Garmin StreetPilot or Navigon GPS software application by means of Bluetooth. Just like high-end HUDs, the information bounces off a transflective patch on the windshield.

Displayed information utilizes turn arrows, distance to the next turn, your speed, the speed limit, excessive rate, approximated time of arrival, and lane support such as which lane for exits vs. with traffic. If you sign up for exceptional services, you can likewise get traffic information and picture radar notifies.

A head-up screen makes use of a little projector, typically set into the top of the dash however here on top of the dash. It projects information onto a silvered layer at the base of the windscreen. It's virtually completely transparent and most travelers don't even know it exists. Only the driver can see the display. Audi, BMW, GM, Nissan/Infiniti, and Toyota/Lexus offer HUDs on some models. BMW has HUDs across many of the line, at $1,200, considered pretty costly. Built-in HUDs also provide audio info, flexible cruise control settings, a tachometer, and forward collision warning. Most are multi-color however not full-color, and most do not yet have the resolution to present a moving map, even if the automaker decided that it wouldn't be too distracting.

In its launch, Garmin states that by providing extensive roadway support at a glance and right within the driver's view, HUD can assist enhance safety and lower driver distraction. You can find out more information by seeing. That is area on. Motorists who've never ever experienced a HUD, or who encounter it for the first time, might think it's sidetracking to have all that info up there in your line of vision. Reality is, it's just one of the most basic info you truly should have, and from setup you can trim downward from what the automaker offers.

As for time starts, Garmin HUD is simply for navigation. However think of a hacked Garmin HUD, or someone else's head-up display module, that isn't really locked just to Garmin or Navigon navigation. Expect, for example, you might forecast your texts on the HUD. Or redirect the speech-to-text translation of your reply. Great for you, possibly dangerous for someone else. Some automakers show texts and the first sentences of e-mails on the facility stack display. With technology like this offered at some point, it's a tip that if security enthusiasts try to lock down every little thing done by automakers, 3rd parties will come up with workarounds.

To finish up, how remarkable is technology. With Garmin HUD, Users can select between displaying HUD navigation details on their windscreen, with the included, transparent movie, or on to the utilized reflector lens that connects directly to HUD. The device pairs wirelessly with a compatible Bluetooth-enabled iPhone, Android phone or Windows Phone 8.




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