hud
Gadgets
Build Your Own Life HUD With A Smartphone And Cardboard
1:34AM John Herrman | A cardboard box, sliced to pieces, taped together, fastened to a pair of work goggles and capped off with an HTC Magic: this is what DIY augmented reality looks like, right now. More »
GPS
9:00AM Sean Fallon | Japan’s Ubiquitous Entertainment have developed a prototype device called ARider that allows cyclists to navigate via their iPhone 3GS using a heads up display. Of course, the whole setup seems a bit precarious for you and your precious phone. More »
ARider Turns iPhone Into Heads-Up GPS Display For Cyclists
9:00AM Sean Fallon | Japan’s Ubiquitous Entertainment have developed a prototype device called ARider that allows cyclists to navigate via their iPhone 3GS using a heads up display. Of course, the whole setup seems a bit precarious for you and your precious phone. More »
Design
Is this the Futuremark 3D OpenGL-Powered Car Dashboard of the Future?
9:10AM John Mahoney | We’ve seen all-digital concept dashboards before, but none seem as impressive 3D (or close to reality) as Futuremark’s. It scraps everything behind and to the right of the wheel in favour of a smooth, uninterrupted display onto which an OpenGL powered 3D engine renders everything you might need–instrumentation, navigation, entertainment system controls, climate controls, everything.
Gadgets
ParaNav GPS Unit For Parachutists Helps Marines Avoid Errors…Like This One
9:30AM Sean Fallon | Rockwell Collins has been selected by the US Marines to deliver 3,000 of its ParaNav GPS units for parachutists. Soldiers plummeting towards earth will soon have the advantage of GPS navigation with a HUD that will help improve landing accuracy and allow for target zones to be easily changed on the fly. More »
Informance Sunglasses Display Information in Your Peripheral Vision
3:59AM Haroon Malik | We are always looking for the best ways to improve our rigorous physical workout routines, and the Informance smart sunglasses look like a worthy asset to our arsenal of workout gear. The instrument is intended for use by professional athletes, and will allow them to view vital statistics in their peripheral vision using a projected image on one of the lenses. More »
Microsoft’s Windshield HUD Has Lots of Info, Hopefully Never Crashes
9:10AM Jason Chen | This Microsoft patent describes a heads up user interface on windshields that shows useful information for the driver right where the eyes are. The patent takes information from phones, car stereos, your GPS, maps, weather, temperature, email, car instruments and probably the Zune, and places it your eyeline. Much more useful than taking a big ass table with you into the car. [Patent via Slashdot via Crave] More »
GlobalTop Bluetooth speedo HUD reviewed (Verdict: If you want, get)
10:35AM Seamus Byrne | 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? -Seamus Byrne
GlobalTop Bluetooth HUD GPS HG-100 Speed Meter Reviewed [Digital Reviews Network]
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