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Blaupunkt Travel Pilot N700 Overlays Directions on Live Video, Reads Street Signs
Posted by John Herrman at 2:45 AM on August 30, 2008
In the last few months car navigation systems have seen a variety of enhancements, from aerial photography to 3d city modelling to live traffic data and internet connectivity. None, however, have done live video. The Travel Pilot N700 has a small camera stuck on the back of the windshield-mounted unit that feeds live video on which navigation instructions are superimposed. The unit also features voice control, live traffic info, WLAN and Bluetooth connectivity and the ability to read and warn of traffic signs with the integrated camera. The price is expected to be about US$740, but the N700 is exclusive to Europe, for now. Video demo after the jump. [Motor Authority via Navigadget]
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mcradge
Posted 6:03 AM 30/8/08
and DVB-T another woooooooooowwwwwwwwwww
mcradge
triggerx
Posted 5:57 AM 30/8/08
"Arrow symbols are superimposed" ....... wwwoooooowwwww. (I like to say it with a slow deep voice to make it sound exciting)
triggerx
spededdler
Posted 5:51 AM 30/8/08
hrm. I have a windshield, so I'm thinking the maps that conventional GPS use are probably more helpful, being that they can show me the road far ahead vs. what I can already see.
spededdler
remps
Posted 5:50 AM 30/8/08
Awesome product (would have to try it while driving to really know).
Anyone elae think the video was really slow? i.e. aimed at the elderly slow?
remps
Mith
Posted 6:24 AM 30/8/08
Look at that top picture.. that thing is telling you to take a right onto a sidewalk!!!!
Mith
Sam_Zebian
Posted 6:57 AM 30/8/08
@Mith: lmfao that way when you get into an accident and break your expensive gps you know you will go out and buy the same one because of it's awesomeness.
Sam_Zebian
TheLostVikings
Posted 6:55 AM 30/8/08
At last, with this all those GPS loving brits will finally be able to keep their eyes on the road!
TheLostVikings
Rhodizzle
Posted 6:36 AM 30/8/08
@Mith: The instructions are super-accurate, taking you onto the sidewalk and into the lobby of the bank your heading to.
On the real though, it should be too far of a step to go from this to a HUD GPS. They already have spedometers and whatnot that reflect off of the windshield, why not embed a gps in there with steering wheel controls?
Rhodizzle
xThadd
Posted 7:08 AM 30/8/08
Yes, very slow.
They should sack the editor, and the producer.
And anyone else connected with this terrible piece of work.
No idea about the actual product. They've managed to make it look very boring.
xThadd
frigg
Posted 7:41 AM 30/8/08
@xThadd: Very possibly the worst promotional video in the history of promotional videos. But the product seems cool, as long as it doesn't steer you into hapless vendors trying to make a living selling teriyaki chicken skewers on the side of the road before you drove into their stand.
frigg
sxs3200
Posted 2:54 PM 30/8/08
I agree that the video sucks... however... if the device works as advertised, I'd pay $740 for that, just for the camera/recognition part.
sxs3200
heylookitscook
Posted 3:15 PM 30/8/08
Because the maps on my Garmin are extremely difficult to read.
heylookitscook
geschmidtt
Posted 4:31 AM 31/8/08
This is pretty sweet. Makes my Garmin look a little pathetic. Leave it to the Krauts to come up with something this innovative.
geschmidtt
PoopsieDoodle
Posted 10:29 AM 31/8/08
Looks pretty cool, but how well does the video/arrow overlay thingy work at night? I mean, maybe in a city where everything is well-lit, but out here in the middle of nowhere I don't think it would be very helpful at night...
PoopsieDoodle
Roger Huston
Posted 1:12 AM 3/9/08
I wonder if I can hook it up to my rear-view camera that I already have? I may not know where I am going, but at least I would know where I've been.
Roger Huston