New post: Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display

Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display

hackaday.com 06 Mar '13, 9pm

New post: Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display

This thing is so cool it almost looks fake. But [Matt Richardson] isn’t a hoaxster. He actually built what might be called a heads-down display for your bicycle . He refers to it as a headlight because it borrows a similar function. It mounts on the handlebars and shoots light off the front of the bike. But it’s more than just a battery and a bulb, this uses a pico-projector to give that light some meaning. In the video after the break he shows it off on the streets of NYC. So far he’s only displaying information that has to do with the speed of travel, but the proof is there just waiting for a brilliant new use. Feeding the projector is a Raspberry Pi board. For this prototype [Matt] mounted it, along with the portable cellphone charger which plays the role of the power source, on a hunk of hardboard strapped inside the bike frame. If you’re thinking of doing this one you...

Full article: http://hackaday.com/2013/03/06/dynamic-bicycle-headlight-...

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@digitalbridges » 19 Mar '13, 3pm
DIY bike headlight projects speed on road ahead.... [link]
@numpad0 » 11 Mar '13, 2pm
browsing:"Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display" [link]
@nicoknaepen » 08 Mar '13, 10pm
Nice 3D manipulation on projections - [link]
@nunoalves » 08 Mar '13, 2pm
This guy is amazing: Dynamic bicycle headlight. [link]
@jdsavelli » 08 Mar '13, 11am
"Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display" [link] good read
@athsoluciones » 08 Mar '13, 10am
RT @raspberrypi_ar: #RaspberryPi + pico proyector + bicicleta = genialidad [link]
@raspberrypi_ar » 08 Mar '13, 10am
#RaspberryPi + pico proyector + bicicleta = genialidad [link]
@sfmskywalker » 08 Mar '13, 12am
RT @bleroy: Now that is augmented reality! Genius! [link] #raspberrypi
@erobillard » 07 Mar '13, 5pm
Cool heads-up display for a bike that projects onto the road [link] #raspberrypi
@bleroy » 07 Mar '13, 5pm
Now that is augmented reality! Genius! [link] #raspberrypi
@spode » 07 Mar '13, 1pm
Projector on front of your handlebars? Limited use in the day though. [link]
@simonbayly » 07 Mar '13, 9am
Even more futuristic than @blazefeed MT @calummackenzie: A heads down cycle display for cycles [link] via @MinistryOfBikes
@BenRachinger » 07 Mar '13, 1am
Geeeeek heaven right now RT @daviddarts: Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display - [link]
@JeremySCook » 06 Mar '13, 11pm
@MattRichardson "Heads down display" is one of the coolest things I've seen on @hackaday a while: [link] - really nice job!
@autom8 » 06 Mar '13, 11pm
Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display [link] via @riversip
@TweakersDelight » 06 Mar '13, 9pm
Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display This thing is so cool it almost looks fake. But [Matt Richa [link]
@IoTFeed » 06 Mar '13, 9pm
Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display: This thing is so cool it almost looks fake. B... [link] #iot
@calummackenzie » 06 Mar '13, 9pm
A heads down cycle display for cycles, pretty cool [link] @MinistryOfBikes
@Swinng » 06 Mar '13, 9pm
“@hackaday: New post: Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display [link]” cool hack
@GeekHugger » 06 Mar '13, 9pm
Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display [link] via @hackaday
@MossadBlackWolf » 06 Mar '13, 9pm
Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display: This thing is so cool it almost looks fake. But [M... [link]
@N3OX » 06 Mar '13, 9pm
RT @hackaday: New post: Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display [link]
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Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display

New post: Dynamic bicycle headlight uses the open road as a display

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