![]() ![]() ![]() I know these new things probably use a different display technology (TFT?) but I have no seat time or even passenger time in one of these, hence the question. ![]() My son's car has a backup camera, in order to use it I have to pull down/take off the sunglasses otherwise it's just weird and blurry. I have no experience with this but two of my vehicles (well one is my son's) with touch screens in the center of the dash, they are essentially unreadable when wearing polarized sunglasses. Think the new Audis for example, although LOTS of people are doing this. When I say "glass cockpit" I mean the new thing with the virtual instruments displayed on a panel in the dash, some of these things are now comprising literally all the information in a dash, including the speedo/tach cluster. I am not sure where the Charmands are made but the Persols and Raybans are made in Italy. The Charmands are fairly curved, but the Persols and Raybans have flat lenses, but the effect is the same with all three pair. The Raybans were actually the cheapest of the three pair. ![]() Rayban RB4175's (the ones with the frames that look like FBI guy from the 1960's eyeglasses) Persols (the ones the cool guys wear ) - Since these are a 1960's design originally maybe they didn't update the lenses since 1966 LOL The actual sunglasses (I wear different ones depending on the day, the sun and the car)Ĭharmands (these are way cool, have titanium frames) Well I didn't buy the sunglasses from the Walmart It all depends on the angle of polarizing on the glasses versus the screens - if the alignment is 90*, all light is blocked - so either the car interior designer or the sunglasses manufacturer did an extremely poor job of anticipating the polarizing alignment requirements. But don't take our word for it - you can catch the full hands-on demo just past the break.No problems reading the Audi virtual cockpit dash or center screens or the Miata ND center screen with Maui Jim polarized sunglasses. There's no set date on when we can expect the platform to make its way to vehicles, and pricing will be set by OEMs, but the version we saw today was installed in a Dodge Durango, and it looked mighty fine there. In other words, the K2 we saw would work perfectly well on the road, though Garmin opted to fix the GPS location in Chicago for the purposes of today's demonstration. Unlike the version that Garmin presented in 2012, this iteration is completely operational, rending detailed 3D graphics and popping up with real POIs in response to actual queries. The system worked very well during our hands-on demo today at CES. You can speak your responses, and a reply will be fired off without any need to direct your attention away from the road. Emails pop up as they're received, with the platform reading messages aloud, if you so choose. While you're driving, all of those functions shift to a text-to-speech system, which also recognizes commands presented in full sentences. Then, you'll have access to realtime traffic information, fuel rates at local gas stations, along with email, text messages and other data feeds, including news and sports scores.Īs expected, Garmin has taken safety into account - depending on OEM configurations, you'll likely only be able to operate the center panel while stopped, at which point you can also read and respond to email, send texts, flip through your directory, search for weather, etc. The system pulls its realtime data from Garmin's servers through your connected smartphone, or, if vehicle manufacturers opt to include it, you may be able to maintain a constant connection by adding a dedicated modem. You'll be interacting with a 10.4-inch capacitive touch screen, which is positioned front and center, while a squat 12-inch digital gauge and information readout console is fixed just behind the steering wheel. Infotainment platforms are a dime a dozen these days, but Garmin's K2 "glass cockpit" is definitely one system that you're going to want to take seriously. ![]()
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