Feels Like Driving In The Future
Automotive head-up displays were once limited to high-end luxury sedans and sports cars, but in recent years they have started trickling down to affordable models like the latest Mini Cooper and Mazda3. Navdy, a startup from San Francisco, is aiming to broaden this tech even more with its new, portable device that combines all of the features of a HUD with apps and smartphone controls.
The Navdy sits on a vehicle's dashboard and has a tiny screen that seemingly projects information about six feet in front of the car. It plugs into the model's OBDII port for data and syncs with Android 4.3+ or iOS 7+ smartphones. When you're driving normally, Navdy displays important info like speed and direction, but with hand gesture and voice recognition the user can also control apps, take calls and dictate text messages.
Pre-orders for the Navdy are available now with shipments starting in early 2015, and for the first 30 days it's priced at $299 TO $499 after that. The company is also borrowing from Kickstarter and allowing early-bird customers to vote on what apps and features the device should support later.
Navdy's transparent Head-Up Display (HUD) projects information as if it's floating six feet in front of you. In the car you already have. When you focus on your phone you can't focus on the road. No service plans required. The notifications you want from the apps you love.
* Swipe left to answer a call, or right to dismiss an untimely notification. No more looking down to fumble with knobs, buttons or touch screens.
* Navdy to "compose new tweet", "write new text" or "call mom" using the voice commands you're already familiar with - Google Now or Siri.
Automotive head-up displays were once limited to high-end luxury sedans and sports cars, but in recent years they have started trickling down to affordable models like the latest Mini Cooper and Mazda3. Navdy, a startup from San Francisco, is aiming to broaden this tech even more with its new, portable device that combines all of the features of a HUD with apps and smartphone controls.
The Navdy sits on a vehicle's dashboard and has a tiny screen that seemingly projects information about six feet in front of the car. It plugs into the model's OBDII port for data and syncs with Android 4.3+ or iOS 7+ smartphones. When you're driving normally, Navdy displays important info like speed and direction, but with hand gesture and voice recognition the user can also control apps, take calls and dictate text messages.
Navdy is pitched as much for its safety benefits than as a cool toy. According to the company, it keeps your focus on the road and eliminates the need to look down at a phone. The device already supports popular apps like Google Maps, Spotify and iTunes Music and can read text messages."Touchscreen-based apps force you to take your eyes off the road. So we started by completely rethinking what the experience of using apps behind the wheel should be like," said company co-founder and CEO Doug Simpson in the company's release.
Pre-orders for the Navdy are available now with shipments starting in early 2015, and for the first 30 days it's priced at $299 TO $499 after that. The company is also borrowing from Kickstarter and allowing early-bird customers to vote on what apps and features the device should support later.
Navdy's transparent Head-Up Display (HUD) projects information as if it's floating six feet in front of you. In the car you already have. When you focus on your phone you can't focus on the road. No service plans required. The notifications you want from the apps you love.
* Swipe left to answer a call, or right to dismiss an untimely notification. No more looking down to fumble with knobs, buttons or touch screens.
* Navdy to "compose new tweet", "write new text" or "call mom" using the voice commands you're already familiar with - Google Now or Siri.
* Any notification on your phone (text, social, etc) can be displayed, read aloud or disabled entirely. Decide what you want to appear when. There are even parental controls to keep teenagers safe.
* Navigation won't disappear when a call comes in
* Works with any music app
* Connects to your car's computer to let you tap into its performance and vitals. Whether it's your fuel economy, tire pressure, RPM, or any number of diagnostics your car computer offers, navdy has access and so do you.
* Google maps turn by turn directions.With more navigation apps on the way
* Visible driving into the sun
* Forty times brighter than an iPhone or Android phone
Tech Specs
5.1" wide transparent Head-Up Display (HUD)
High quality projector
IR camera for touchless gesture control
Accelerometer, e-compass, ambient light sensor
WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0/LE
Audio out via Bluetooth or 3.5mm minijack,
mini-USB port
Internal speaker and microphone with
noise canceling DSP
Dual core processor running Android 4.4
OBD-II power and data connection to car
computer, with optional 12 volt power adapter
Portable, bendable, non-marking, powered friction
mount, with magnetic connection to the device
Dimensions (excluding mount): width: 130mm,
depth: 140mm, height: 95mm (including display)
திருக்குறள்/Thirukkural : எழுதியது/ wrote by: திருவள்ளுவர்/Thiruvalluvar
குறள் பால்/Section/Paal: அறத்துப்பால்/Virtue/Araththuppaal 1.
குறள் இயல்/ChapterGroup/Iyal: பாயிரவியல்/Prologue/Paayiraviyal 1.
அதிகாரம்/ Chapter/Adhigaram: கடவுள் வாழ்த்து/The Praise of God/Katavul Vaazhththu 1.
குறள் வரிசை/Number: 7
தனக்குவமை இல்லாதான் தாள்சேர்ந்தார்க் கல்லால்
மனக்கவலை மாற்றல் அரிது.
ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு/Transliteration:
Thanakkuvamai Illaadhaan Thaalserndhaark Kallaal
Manakkavalai Maatral Aridhu
உரை(விளக்கம்)/ Explanation: மு.வரததாசனார்
Anxiety of mind cannot be removed, except from those who are united to the feet of Him who is incomparable
gokulnath.com/thirukurals மூலம் குறிப்பிடப்படுகிறது/Referred by:
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Official site:
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குறள் பால்/Section/Paal: அறத்துப்பால்/Virtue/Araththuppaal 1.
குறள் இயல்/ChapterGroup/Iyal: பாயிரவியல்/Prologue/Paayiraviyal 1.
அதிகாரம்/ Chapter/Adhigaram: கடவுள் வாழ்த்து/The Praise of God/Katavul Vaazhththu 1.
குறள் வரிசை/Number: 7
தனக்குவமை இல்லாதான் தாள்சேர்ந்தார்க் கல்லால்
மனக்கவலை மாற்றல் அரிது.
ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு/Transliteration:
Thanakkuvamai Illaadhaan Thaalserndhaark Kallaal
Manakkavalai Maatral Aridhu
உரை(விளக்கம்)/ Explanation: மு.வரததாசனார்
Anxiety of mind cannot be removed, except from those who are united to the feet of Him who is incomparable
gokulnath.com/thirukurals மூலம் குறிப்பிடப்படுகிறது/Referred by:
Referred by click here 1:
Official site:
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