I get sometimes bored of all the GPS systems not bringing anything new to the devices we test. But this one, though we didn’t test it, looks like a great combination of SF, 3D graphics and GPS system. I mean, I could really use this one and I can remember a situation I’ve been involved in recently that would have had a faster and happier ending I would have had such a thing.
To appear real within the landscape, the image must be truly three-dimensional. The Virtual Cable™ uses a unique volumetric display to create this 3D image (patent pending).
The Virtual Cable™ displays can be offered at prices competitive with the embedded screen-based car navigation systems. All components used by the Virtual Cable™ display are currently mass produced for other purposes.
In terms of components independence, the Virtual Cable™ display (as a part of navigation system) is analogous to a PC monitor (as a part of a personal computer system). Just as a PC (CPU) may by upgraded, or replaced, without replacing the monitor, the route-planning device may be upgraded, or replaced, while keeping the original, factory-installed Virtual Cable™ display.
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December 17th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Sweet as! Damn… if i could get a hold of one of those things it would mean that the danger of using a handheld one would more or less be gone…
Now this is something that i could definitely see standard in the future!
December 18th, 2007 at 8:56 am
I do, too :) And really, I think it is a lot more easier to follow.
But think about it… what if it misses the exit? :D