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CES 2008: Video of Delphi's Dual-View nav screen in action
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We've seen a lot of cool technology coming out of the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, but few gadgets are more useful or cool than this dual-view navigation screen from Delphi. When out of Park, the driver can only see navigation or radio controls on the nav screen, but a passenger riding shotgun can watch a movie. The driver can't even lean over to see the other view while driving, as Delphi employed special blocking technology to keep its invention from causing accidents. One screen with two simultaneous uses is good stuff. Check out Engadget's embedded YouTube clip of the technology in action after the jump.
[Source: Engadget]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
icu812ru469 7:10PM (1/10/2008)
Very very freakin' neat... I can see this picking up in consumer's lists soon. Great Delphi.
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Mi key 7:41PM (1/10/2008)
An answer to a question nobody asked.
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MoonRover 7:46PM (1/10/2008)
That is GM technology thar pardner..........
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HotRodzNKustoms 8:03PM (1/10/2008)
Well I don't know about you guys but I think that is brilliant. I hope we see this in production cars because this is a great gadget for families. Just makes life that much better.
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Craig 8:15PM (1/10/2008)
What happens to the kid siutting in the centre seat watching the screen in front?
HotRodzNKustoms 8:47PM (1/10/2008)
Good question but the trend seems to be going towards multiple screens even in passenger sedans so there would probably be a headrest, center console, or drop down screen to watch.
John 8:18PM (1/10/2008)
Behind the driver is the new bitch seat.
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SPF 9:11PM (1/10/2008)
Hahahaha You're too funny.
John 8:36PM (1/10/2008)
This isn't that new. Eclipse has had a unit that could do this for a while now (albeit only available in Japan).
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Whitie 8:39PM (1/10/2008)
Finally, a good reason to let someone else drive.
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Typesbad 10:06PM (1/10/2008)
If Dell ever develops this technology for their desktop monitors, I'm investing in some online porn stock.
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DKB_SATX 10:16PM (1/10/2008)
How long before some tool puts a mirror on the passenger side so he can see the video while driving, has a wreck and finds an ambulance-chaser willing to sue Delphi?
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DKB_SATX 10:17PM (1/10/2008)
How long before some tool puts a mirror on the passenger side so he can see the video while driving, has a wreck and finds an ambulance-chaser willing to sue Delphi?
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Alain 10:29PM (1/10/2008)
Well i hope not as long as we waited for some pessimistic troll to post stupid comments on the net.
DKB_SATX 11:07PM (1/10/2008)
I'm sure my (admittedly snarky) comment on how much a) americans love to be distracted from their driving and b) how popular lawsuits are as a hobby contributed at least as much to the automotive discourse as your whining about my comment did.
DKB_SATX 10:19PM (1/10/2008)
bloody HELL! I try to post, get a blank white screen, go back to the original post, refresh to see if it actually posted, no post, do it again, double post! This has happened to me 3x in 2 days, but was a new experience yesterday. Firefox 2.0.0.11, no exotic plug-ins.
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PiCASSO 10:49PM (1/10/2008)
Pretty cool...
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FThorn 7:13AM (1/11/2008)
Very nice. Would be great tech for boss/coworkers to see an Excel spreadsheet MOVIE, while I post on autoblog! :)
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Alex 10:17AM (1/11/2008)
maybe its because i don't have kids but i would be a little more than pissed if my passenger is ignoring me so they can watch a movie.
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Loiosh dé Taltos 11:21AM (1/11/2008)
I am happy just listening to a movie instead of viewing it. I wished they allowed that without me having to unlock the unit. Thanks Alpine!
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