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Whammo 05-08-2008 03:35 PM

What is this thing?
 
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x...WAI%203/29.jpg

Some kinda cool heads-up windshield display for truckers?

Me likey!

ben45750 05-08-2008 05:46 PM

It's Photoshoped.

If it were real you would be able to see the contrast in the colors and numbers on the windshield, reflecting the windshields shape. I find it suspect though the numbers and information on the left has a different transparency than the map in the center of the picture.

I may be wrong? but it just doesn't look right.

ben45750 05-08-2008 05:59 PM

Just like this is photoshoped


http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9208/24vm0.jpg

Whammo 05-08-2008 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben45750
It's Photoshoped.

If it were real you would be able to see the contrast in the colors and numbers on the windshield, reflecting the windshields shape. I find it suspect though the numbers and information on the left has a different transparency than the map in the center of the picture.

I may be wrong? but it just doesn't look right.

Perhaps it is, but it is pretty accurate.

1667.1 / 25:45:19

This would be the elapsed time and miles for the trip. The math would make the average speed just under 65mph.

289.1 / 4:41:22

That would be the miles to go and ETA. FYI it works out to 65.5mph which is the current speed.

11:29:54 mdt

Current time, Mountain Daylight Time.

For this to work logically the road would have to always be displayed as east/west otherwise the overlay would block the road view. Strange that a compass is missing. A grade indicator would be nice too.

Likely it is a Photoshop, but cool nonetheless :)

BigDiesel 05-08-2008 07:13 PM

Another asinine post from whammo............................

Whammo 05-08-2008 07:41 PM

Here's a low tech HUD that is currently out:

http://www.gtop-tech.com/index.asp?pid=309

And Microsoft filed a patent for an even more elaborate windshield HUD:

http://www.intechnews.com/2007/08/25...never-crashes/

Which would inevitably end up like this.
http://xbenedict.com/pics/ars/bsod-windshield.jpg

Tonup 05-08-2008 09:17 PM

Actually, I think it's a screen shot from one of those 18 wheeler computer games. I think I've seen a similar shot in a magazine.

MADLUX 05-08-2008 10:10 PM

It looks like one of those simulators that a big cdl school might use.

Kranky 05-08-2008 11:11 PM

There is a bag of chips on the dashboard.

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MADLUX 05-08-2008 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splitshifter
There is a bag of chips on the dashboard.

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?? so ......


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