Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video)

Looking down at gauges? Officially passe. Check out Pioneer ‘s vision of the future, a prototype that uses an embedded laser projector (a Microvision , as it were). They showed it a little earlier in Japan but this is the first time we’ve seen it in the US, and we got a chance to try it out. Right now it’s just running a static demo, but the idea is that a virtual concierge (represented by our favorite mascot pops up to give you information, and you could also get streaming video from traffic cameras, all without you having to look down. The information is supposed to come via a smartphone, we learned later an Android one at that, though things are a little vague. A release date is a little vague too, sometime in 2012, though we’re told the company is working with car companies. But could we get this by next year? We’ll see. Gallery: Pioneer laser HUD hands-on Continue reading Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video) Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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