More pics of the Garmin HUD (heads up display); discussion below
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From GPS Tracklog
Our posts from the past week:
- Garmin HUD (heads up display) announced (updated with new pics, product links and more)
- Alternatives to Geocaching.com
Garmin
- Garmin Monterra date slips to September 12
- The difference between nuvi’s demo and simulation modes, and how to exit them
- Garmin Introduces Delta Upland Remote Dog Trainer with Beeper
- Live tracking with Garmin BaseStation
- How to Upload Bike Route Maps to Your Garmin Edge Cyclecomputer
- An inside look at Garmin’s mapping of Lake Winnebago
- Garmin firmware updates this week: eTrex 10,20,30; nuvi 2xx7, 35×7
- Head-Up Display Market to Expand by Factor of Seven
- The HUD cleared the FCC and the pic below made me think the hinge was about adjusting the display for windshield angle, but looking at the pics above, it may be the built-in display
Other portable head-up displays are available in the U.S. aftermarket but are limited to displaying speed, RPMs, battery voltage, engine temperature, tire pressure and the like when plugged into a vehicle’s OEM OBD-II port. Some display only speed as calculated by an internal GPS receiver.
And focusing on the business implications:
…it will be worth looking into the IP and patent fine print that are sure to accompany Garmin’s new technology. If the company, somehow, can make this HUD on windshield technology its and its alone, it’s going to mean even more cash in the bank for Garmin.
GPS in the news
- GPS sends Florida driver down greenway
- Drunk driver blamed GPS system for driving the wrong way on a divided highway
GPS tracking
- Google retiring Latitude on August 9th, pushes Google+ instead
- How to export Google Latitude friends
- GPS phone signal helped save man’s life
- School district outfitting teachers with GPS trackers
- Lost Alaskan hiker found with GPS coordinates
Going mobile
- iOS AirPlay coming to your car?
- Munzee 2.0 for iOS released
- Q&A: Revealing Your Location (or Not) to Mobile Apps
- Nokia announces new location-based AR features for Here Maps
- Nokia’s HERE Drive+ & Transit Come to All Win Phone 8 Devices
- A new Google Maps app for smartphone and tablets
- Want to cache mapas offline? Just tap the mic icon and say “OK Maps” or do one of the following:
Satellites and such
- GPS IIF-4 Navigation Satellite enters service
- Following Russia’s GLONASS set back, US and European GPS advance
- Real Time Imagery via MapBox Satellite Live
- Galileo Spreads Its Wings in Pre-Flight Test
- Lockheed Martin GPS III Prototype Validates Test Facilities
- 2C or Not 2C: The First Live Broadcast of GPS CNAV Messages
Geocaching
- Geocoins Help Crack a Theft Ring
- Geocaching Plans for July 13 and All of August? You Do Now
- Five tips for creating a world class geocache
- Top 8 Tips for Maintaining Your Geocaching Streak
- Geocaching with Kids; via Geocaching Journal
- Geocaching’s Theatrical Debut
The business of GPS
- GM CTO: iPhones stuck to windshields threaten in-dash maps
- Skobbler new acquisition target?
- TomTom announces traffic integration with Esri ArcGIS
Just geo
- Google Earth-based, but nice track capabilities: Share your GPS tracks with Track Profiler
- California Supreme Court Says GIS Data are Public Data; Sides with Sierra Club
- Rent a National Geographic Giant Traveling Map for your school
- Selecting a magnetic compass
- 18 beautifully bizarre works of nature
- A Nation of Wineries – Interactive Map
- Map: Which country pays the most bribes?
- Introducing the Wired Map Lab: Our Quest to Find, Explore, and Make Maps
- ESRI to introduce iTunes-like app store
- Oblique Imagery: The New Kids on the Block
- Map with 2500 African conservation POIs (see pic below); via @ogleearth
All the news that doesn’t fit
- CatEye Stealth 50 GPS Cycling Computer: First Look, First Impressions
Updated GPS reviews
I’ve updated these review and resource pages with the following links:
About Rich Owings
Thank You, Rich!
Rich,
Please do more testing before giving such rave reviews on Garmin gpsr’s. You are leading many users in the wrong direction. There are comments about this on Geocaching.com,
William
Thanks for the feedback. What brand do you prefer?