tried&tested
NuViz heads-up displayEyes up!78 amcn.com.au
A sight for more eyes
Universal heads-up display from NuViz means more eyes on the road
NUVIZ HAS RELEASED the
latest in helmet heads-up
displays and I’ve been using it
now for a few months.
NuViz is an American firm
and you might remember KTM’s
Stefan Pierer bought a share in
the company in early 2017.
Any way, the unit attaches
to the front of your helmet
and a small screen projects an
image that sits in front of your
right eye. You can see mapping
information, real bike speed
and current speed limit. It also
interacts with your phone to
handle calls and play music.
Out front there is a full HD
camera available for video and
stills, and the unit is operated
by a controller that attaches to
your handlebar.
The only thing it doesn’t do
is act as an intercom, but it
does connect to all the major
Bluetooth units seamlessly.
Because NuViz is only
available through online store
Amazon and not in a shop, you
can’t physically check that your
helmet w ill accommodate the
unit – and there needs to be a
relatively f lat surface on the chin
bar for it to attach convincingly.
To combat this, there is a
mouldable glue now available
called Sugru, but it’s still a bit
of a leap to lash out a thousand
bucks on something sight-
unseen. But for those early
adopters who do, I doubt you’ll
be disappointed.What we liked
In a nutshell, what I like most
is that NuViz does exactly what
it says it will. Once you have
installed the NuViz app to your
phone and configured the
system, it’s all dead easy, and
worked first time for me. I even
connected it to my InterphoneBluetooth unit – no hassles.
For those of you who listen
to Google Maps through an
earpiece, I thought the visual
mapping made it much easier to
anticipate directions – no more
second-guessing.
The map system is provided
by NuViz and you download it
on set-up. I found it picked up
all the addresses I searched for
in Sydney without a problem,
despite it being an American
company. It also means the
maps are available offline. If you
haven’t tried navigation through
the city w ith some sort of helper
like this, it beats stopping every
few corners to check your phone.
The screen was mostly easy
to read and I didn’t find it
distracting.
The second feature I liked was
the telemetr y. It’s so handy being
able to see your true speed and
the current speed limit.PROS
Never get lost in
the city again
Ease of useCONS
GPS takes a little
while to lock on
Expensive and
only available onlineColours Black$US699
http://www.ridenuviz.com