Toyota unveiled its dual-purpose navigation/entertainment unit on the Alphard — a minivan sold in Asian markets. The system allows the driver to look at the navigation while the passenger watches a DVD at the same time.
This is excellent technology. If it becomes pervasive (read: cheap enough), perhaps it could be deployed elsewhere. For example, if mobiles had this sort of technology, you could have a sort of dual-screen device, in one! This would allow you, for example, to have a variety of gadgets running at all times. Of course there's the possibility of customer confusion...
[via Autoblog]
