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Melda schreef: ↑20 dec 2017 08:43

Hammerhead Hello Nick, Karoo doesn't auto switch to the map screen. Switching between data fields and maps is a quick, effortless swipe thanks to the Android OS. Should you miss a turn, Karoo will give you the option to either route you back to where you went off course, or, route you to the nearest waypoint on the route.

Dit lees ik niet graag. Auto-switch tussen data en navi is voor mij toch wel een basisonderdeel van een goede navi/fietscomputer. Telkens zitten swipen is nu niet bepaald mijn idee van een zorgeloze rit, de bedoeling is toch dat je zo weinig mogelijk aan het scherm moet zitten friemelen.
Iemand een idee hier of je wel datavelden kan toevoegen aan navi-scherm. Ik heb voorlopig nog maar enkel foto's gezien van navi-schermen zonder enige vermelding van data (zoals snelheid/hartslag/enz).

A couple of late-night bullet points for thought…

– One of the coolest parts of running this site is all the community feedback that I receive. People post not just how the product works for them, but also their thoughts on upcoming products and devices.
– With millions of visitors a month, I more or less reach the vast majority of people researching a device like this, even if only briefly in passing for a single visit to the site while doing research
– And to be more precise, I’ve reach a large number of buyers for this device specifically. Perhaps they even initially heard about it here.
– But reach interestingly goes both ways. Most of the time, I publish content, and y’all read it.
– Sometimes though, people send me in content from various sources. Most of the time, I don’t publish rumors or similar (usually because I’m under NDA’s). I get such tidbits from employees, beta testers, etc…
– In general, I totally get that hardware is really hard. Especially for a startup, but even equally for a company like Garmin or Apple. Like it or not, there is a double-standard for who not just the community, but also reviewers evaluate products.
– Still, I’d rather a company be upfront and honest about where they stand with backers.

With that bulletized background said…things I’ve been informed of in the last 24-48 hours:

– At present, Hammerhead has actually not shipped any devices beyond their beta group
– They’ve asked that beta group to publish unboxing type things to social media/etc.
– They’ve asked anything be passed by them first for approval
– They’ve provided detailed Q&A style answers to testers on how to respond to various questions online (essentially don’t), including how much they supposedly paid for the device, exactly when they supposedly pre-ordered it, and so forth.

Bulletized section complete.

First note: I’m still really excited about what Hammerhead is doing technically on their product. As I stated in my ANT+ Symposium Keynote back in October, they are doing some incredibly innovative things in terms of mapping. They should be rewarded for that..once they start shipping to consumers.

Second Note: I’m not in said beta group, which is perfectly fine. However, as any reader knows, there’s no thing that irks me more than companies that deceive consumers. You can have all the bugs in the world, and all the broke-ass hardware and I’m a reasonable human being – critical and methodical in my feedback, but not a rabid squirrel. But deception to people who supported a project is a whole different animal. One only need to look at my past posts to see that.