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[funkydoodycool]

Nice, will give it a go. How accurate do you find the speedo?

[Problemchild]

quite inaccurate BUT i only did low speed on my street

JJ

[funkydoodycool]

I have often wondered how good the iPhone GPS is.  It's not very accurate at finding your location (the blue circle is often quite large).

It's a shame, cos my Tomtom is pretty accurate on location, and speed agrees with those road signs that tell you how fast you're going.

[Problemchild]

i find the iphone quite good tbh

sat in my house and locating me on satellite image, i'd say its within 1 meters my couch



i'm about 1m to the left

(and thats not my postcode so no stalking me......)

JJ

[funkydoodycool]

lolol.  I've had it show the spot pretty accurate, but the blue circle quite big so it's not quite sure you're where it says.

[iJay]

obviously, only works in the dark, right?

[Problemchild]

iphone is probably not bright enough in the day but you never know

JJ

[iJay]

for daytime use (and also nightime), here is something to watch out for:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hAaQPvbUDc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[funkydoodycool]

xWindshield does say it's for night use, and it has a non-mirrored view for daytime use.

[Problemchild]

they all have a HUD mode to flip the screen

my sat nav (tomtom) fell off the other day and landed on the dash facing up and i could make out the directions (albeit mirrored) so it may be ok.

JJ

[airSnake]

Torque has a mirrored HUD mode which is great as it doesn't have to rely on your phones GPS for speed and has much more functionality (revs/MPG etc). Only problem is I think is that it might be a little dark to use as actual augmented reality. I am going to test the bright blue VW theme to see how it works out.

[Problemchild]

Good info on the torque app

I must kick my sister into gear and get her to upgrade her android phone ASAP!!

JJ

[Fox]

Well, I used it last night and it matched up well with my speedo. 30mph was on the button. I only got up to 40mph, and recorded my average speed. it can also record your distance travelled and time taken for a trip - useful!

It was still visible when in traffic with streetlights and other cars infront of me, but only slightly. It's almost like the reflection you get when you put a piece of paper on your dash in daytime. I think you could see it ok in the day tbh, in most conditions.

It's a bit of fun really, not a serious tool. Got confused once, said I was doing 24mph when stationary, but sorted out soon enough.

I may post pics later if I can.

[Problemchild]

yippeee - pics would be good

JJ

[Problemchild]

Another HUD programme...



I used it all the way from bristol to Essex and found it really good and quite accurate

JJ