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Garmin releases unique HUD app on Windows Phone for their in-dash hardware

Back in July, the popular navigation service provider Garmin released their Caput-Upwardly Display (HUD) Dashboard Mounted Windshield Projector. The extra hardware costs effectually $120, which tin add a serious dent to your navigation budget. On the other hand, you can relive 'Top Gun' memories by pretending your sedan is really a Grumman F-14 Tomcat. At to the lowest degree that's my hope.

HUD applied science is often found in luxury cars these days, then if you lot bulldoze a Mercedes this is probably redundant. If non, the device works by projecting navigation data right onto your windshield (you stick a little translucent sticker to your window for college visibility). Data displayed includes speed, traffic and safe camera alerts, electric current and max speed limits, ETA to destination, Lane Assist and distance to next turn. The idea is simple: keep your optics in front of you, on the road, at all times.

This calendar week, Garmin released their official HUD app for Windows Phone. For all intents and purposes, information technology looks exactly similar their Navigon app (one of our elevation navigation apps for Windows Phone). It's interesting because Navigon does back up the HUD hardware directly—but it also costs coin. This HUD app is free. Why is that? It looks similar Garmin is saying 'Hey, you only dropped $120 on our hardware, here is a free navigation app to go with it'. Merely if yous already have paid for Navigon, well, you're all set too.

The HUD app though is missing a few features that can 'upgraded' via an in-app buy. That includes

  • Traffic Live - Live traffic updates and alerts
  • Audio & 3D - Vox guidance with spoken street names and Panorama View 3D

We haven't checked what those IAPs price, simply we imagine it is far below the toll of Navigon ($30 for the U.s.a. version, which is actually on sale correct now). So what exercise y'all become with the free HUD app (which Just works when paired to the HUD hardware)?

  • Voice-guided plow-by-plow directions
  • Millions of preloaded points of interest including gas stations, restaurants and other businesses
  • Maps install to your device, so wireless coverage isn't required
  • Includes free map updates (one map update per year)
  • Active lane banana
  • Reality View Pro
  • MyRoutes calculates up to three routes in parallel
  • Integrated blood-red light and speed photographic camera database
  • Knows your current speed and posted speed limit (for well-nigh major roads)
  • Current and forecasted weather weather condition at destination

That actually is the meat of Navigon, and if y'all dropped $120 on their hardware, that'south a adequately solid offering. The app does require 1.1 GB of free space for all of the maps, which can't be installed to a micro SD card due to OS restrictions. Once paired though to the hardware, the app will function independently for up to 30 days without the HUD device, which is kind of awesome. If you already have Navigon, including the 'Fresh Maps' upgrade and other items, the HUD hardware should still work with no issues.

We just ordered up the HUD hardware ourselves to test out with both apps, so nosotros'll try to do a follow upwardly adjacent week, in case you accept any questions. Map data (provided by HERE) only covers United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, U.South. Virgin Islands.

For now, if you have the Garmin Head-Up Display (HUD) Dashboard Mounted Windshield Projector, or if y'all're thinking of getting 1, you lot can pick upwards the HUD software here in the Shop.

Want to check out the HUD hardware? Grab it from Amazon for $120 (Prime eligible): phon.es/garminhud

Cheers, Brian 1000., for the…heads up (ha!)

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Source: https://www.windowscentral.com/garmin-releases-hud-app-windows-phone

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