On 05/26/2017 3:18 PM, Leon wrote: ...
I'd be willing to bet there's a lot in there that wasn't even a circular saw, what more a table saw that is supposed to be the target (and the _only_ target).
Like Gass is using CPSC to tote his water for him, they're letting the statistics do the heavy lifting of justification without being qualified as being (even close to) the right ones.
Not just Apple. Some are using Android and the maps in mine are provided by Google.
My car has an 11" display on the dash and also shows the next turn in the Heads Up Display. Much nicer than any phone or small GPS can show.
I'm sure the government forms have checkboxes (now "reporting codes") already set up for all that stuff.
Wow 11" What are you comparing that too? ;~) What vehicle is that on.
We have looked at an RX350 and that had a large display.
We drove a Grand Touring MX9 with a heads-up display, pretty cool. I was surprised that the display looked like it was 6' in front of the grill.
I don't think anyone is ragging on him for inventing a better mouse trap. It's rent-seeking where he becomes a problem.
Probably true and probably the top box gets checked more often than not. A mussel memory thing. LOL
BUT IMHO most all smart/successful businesses do that.
Nah, he wouldn't be bragging if he knew that Teslas have a 17" display. ;-)
That's the whole point (so you don't have to change focus between the road and instruments). OTOH, they're also replacing rear-view mirrors with LCD displays. The idea is that several cameras can be stitched to get to eliminate blind spots and widen the field of view (even
360-degrees, if desired) but the downside is the image plane is no longer at a distance (though behind the vehicle), rather 18" from your eye. Us old farts don't change focus well, or at all, and our glasses are set up the wrong way for this to ever work. Yet, it seems that it's still coming.
No, most don't.
I'm fine with him being in it for the money. I'm not fine with him wanting an unregulated monopoly.
FWIW my new car has Microsoft Sync. It stinks, but it's a three year old version and the new one may be better. In any case there is clearly competition in that arena.
Google "Sherman anti-trust act".
Yeah... and I think some of the upper end Mercedes have a large display.
Understood but it could have looked like it was simply above the dash also. This looked like it was about 10' away from where you are sitting. Almost a 3D effect. But as you mentioned "focus", depth of field remains in focus. It was the first one that I had ever seen. ;~) I liked the road sign recognition that displays the speed limit or stop sign in the display.
OTOH, they're also replacing rear-view mirrors
Yeah, this is available on the RX350 and for about $200 it can be had at BestBuy for the vehicle that you drive now.
The idea is that several cameras can be stitched
Yeah, that seems to be pretty common these days if you choose that option or the right vehicle.
I understand that Ford finally got it right with the Sync 3.
Microsoft Sync sucks rotten eggs (have it in both cars, both disabled). There were many lawsuits over it and no surprise M$ lost that contract. Sync on later models is done by Panasonic.
I don't even care about a monopoly (that's what a patent is) on the safety feature. I do care about a government created monopoly on an entire business segment because of a monopoly already granted on one feature.
Integrating the cameras is the hard part. It really has to be built into the vehicle to work properly.
There is a chance it'll be forced on is. Interestingly, though, the failure mode is a plain mirror. The LCD has a mirrored surface.
Notice that the "Sync by Microsoft" logo is gone. ;-)
What makes you say that? I just had a back up camera added, 8 weeks ago, to my license plate bracket and shows up on my radio/gps screen. Works pretty good for me.
LOL, OOOOOhhhhhh.
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