DSUS DS-400GB
DSUS DS-400GB your rear-view mirror plenty, so why not just split off a third and throw a 4-inch GPS nav unit up in there? Technology of China has a new rear view mirror GPS navigation system called DS-400GB. DS-400GB was covered a few months ago, and good news for those who are interested - it is heading towards the US with a much more pronounceable name - the SmartMirror. Windows CE operating system, the new Shenzhen Dsus DS-400GB equipped with 4-inch touchscreen, rear-view camera, and integrated speaker so you can enjoy multimedia files. DS-400 GB rear view mirror is not just another one your average rear view mirror. The Rear-View Mirror That Shows You Whats Ahead Print this Technology. DSUS DS-400GB is that you’re probably already eying your rear-view mirror plenty, so why not just split off a third and throw a 4-inch GPS nav unit up in there? If it’s just a mirror, they have to have bade the mirror slightly convex to capture the whole rear window, and that distorts your view. The whole point of GPS is that you have this info on demand. A windshield heads up display or DLP projected map on to the road would be even better. I look at it, as long as the driver doesn’t need to move their head to view the GPS display, it’s all good. However, I do see a potential issue of having to touch the display when required. Imagine yourself driving, the car is shaking slightly, you are required to raise your arm over your shoulder trying to make route changes with the display. In Georgia, where I live, people think they should all turn on their hazard flashers when there is snow or heavy rain. It turns the interstate into a sea of confusion and distraction. I learned to drive up north where we regularly deal with snow measured in feet, and in South Florida where every rain is torrential and causes "white out". I never felt intimidated by weather until I got to Georgia. As a driver you get trained to spot movements in your peripheral vision and in mirrors glancing at them. I am not a big fan of regular in-car GPS units either as being mostly distractive (like someone constantly telling you how to drive). S550, 2008 Accord, Infiniti M45,etc) this way you can take a quick peek at the screen without taking your eyes off the road. Jets can have them because their is nothing ahead of you but sky in a jet. Trying to focus on a windshield HUD display causes vision tunneling and the road to become out of focus. Japan for quite some time now, so nothing really new there. Not really considering you should be glancing at your rear-view often enough to see what’s behind you and it’s still in the line-of-sight with the road in front of you instead of looking down at something on the dash, or worse yet, in your radio console area. GPS is either on the dash or high up on the front panel. GPS display, and the image in the mirror (a long way away)?
