Along with the fast technology development and the need for
navigation guide, there are more people who use smartphone to find a
destination place. Holding a smartphone while driving is obviously very
dangerous, it can break your concentration and make you less aware about the
road condition.
Installing smartphone on a special mount on the dashboard
can be a safer alternative. However, this seems less appropriate for those who
have a small screen smartphone. Another solution is to use a heads-up display
(HUD). The navigation guide will be displayed to the windshield of the car so
that you only need to take a glance in order to see the instructions.
However, there are not many HUD devices on the market which
is more effective than using a smartphone directly. Generally, HUD device
involves a small screen which displays information in reverse condition, which
will then be reflected to the windscreen so that it can be read by the driver.
A French company called RoadEyes wants to offer something
different. Rather than relying on a reflection from HUD small screen, they want
to move the smartphone display to a special mirror.
From that idea, the recPOP was born. This device looks like
a router that's placed on the dashboard and takes energy from the adapter
installed on the lighter. When connecting to a smartphone via Wi-Fi, recPOP
will project anything that's displayed by the smartphone toward a 6.2 inch
clear glass that's made of plastic.
This device is compatible with Android and iOS platforms.
Ideally, you open Google Maps or Waze app on a smartphone, run the navigation
function, and then put the smartphone in a smarthphone place. After that you
can drive and see the navigation guide displayed by recPOP mirror.
As described above, recPOP can project any content on your
smartphone screen. That means, in addition to the navigation guide from GPS
applications, recPOP can also display the email, text messages, phone calls and
much more. The embedded loudspeaker can help clarify the phone conversation, and
also the voice instructions from the GPS applications. Those who are
interested, recPOP now can be purchased from the RoadEyes official website for
about $ 320.59.