Sure, everyone driving a motorhome these days has a liquid-crystal rear-view mirror that pops of their dash, but peep the DSUS DS-400GB, a 4" GPS unit that sits flush to the right of your rear-view mirror. And it's not a concept, either... this thing's live in China right now.
It's a touch-screen unit that synchs to your phone via Bluetooth for a hand-free mode, and comes complete with integrated speakers and an SD/MMC memory card slot for your expansion needs. Is it safe? Well, we like it better than the DVD in-dash player a few car makers were pushing a few years ago, and we don't figure it's much different from any other mounted GPS. We just hope it's got text-to-voice so drivers don't have to keep looking in their rear-view mirrors. Lord knows we never do.
This might just be a sign of Things To Come, given more fun toys like this are becoming standard issue in more cars, and there's a finite amount of space on the dash. Sooner or later, we'll work our way up to semi-transparent displays on the windshield itself - probably in our Lexus Flying Car, but this is a nice intermediary in the meantime. Be sure to pick one up when you're at the Olympics.
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