I didn’t even realise you could buy a self-installing speedometer HUD, but the crew at Digital Reviews have tested one out in a Ferrari (’80s old school) to see if its worth the trouble. I’d love a HUD – I like to watch my speedo. But installing my own?
Turns out it’s a pretty good GPS receiver too, and they’re thinking for the money that’s almost reason enough.
For mine, I see an unsightly cable running across the car. Which pretty much kills my interest. How about Bluetooth from a concealed unit up to the HUD? Have I just designed the next gen edition?
GlobalTop Bluetooth HUD GPS HG-100 Speed Meter Reviewed [Digital Reviews Network]
F3ng135
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 1:10 PMStay on tartget….staaaay on target.
/Get it out of the way nice and early.
//sorry…had to be done.
Penguinister
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 2:41 PMAdding Bluetooth sounds plausible, until you start to think about it.
1. if you add bluetooth then you need to recharge the batteries (if you dont want any wires) leaving the consumer with another device to charge.
2. Easily fixed just add a solar panel right, because it is sitting on the dash anyway so should get allot of sunlight, nope, now you have to sell something thats allot more expensive in a very limited consumer market.
I dare say the engineers who designed this thought of going wireless but for the above reasons decided against it.
Cameron
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 4:26 PMLooks plenty accurate too, speedo is on 80, HUD is displaying 70.
Stephen
Monday, May 28, 2007 at 6:01 PMAs long is it doesn’t answer my phone lol!
Martin
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 8:40 AMJust read the article Cameron: it mentions this difference and the Ferrari comes out second best…
Also: Bluetooth is already in the HUD!
Cheers,
Martin