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Tell HN: We built a solar-charging wireless backup camera for your car

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Re: Tell HN: We built a solar-charging wireless backup camera for your car

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Post by dragonwriter »

tim_nuwin wrote: post #39
Khao wrote: post #16

This page has by far the worst scrolling interaction I've ever experienced. First up : no scroll bar so there is literally no visual cue that I need to scroll. Scrolling "activates" the next portion of content. Somewhere around the middle part : I can scroll and see the scrollbar, but WAIT! Another portion of the page starts hiding the scroll and hijacking the scrolling to show something. Uggggh again? Scroll some mo…

holy cow, every time there's a Show HN, there's always someone who shits on the web-page "hijacking" the scrolling. It's annoying commentary because you're looking at it through a very narrow lens that 99% of the people don't care about. For non-technical people, it's more intuitive having the screen-focused on the main content.

> every time there's a Show HN, there's always someone who shits on the web-page "hijacking" the scrolling.

Only when the Show HN is of a website that hijacks scrolling.

When it doesn't, surprisingly, there are neither complaints about hijacking scrolling nor complaints that would be resolved by hijacking scrolling.

There may be a message in that.

> It's annoying commentary because you're looking at it through a very narrow lens that 99% of the people don't care about.

IME, non-technical people are thrown even harder by violations of basic platform UI conventions like hijacking scrolling or having no indication that scrolling is necessary.

Re: Tell HN: We built a solar-charging wireless backup camera for your car

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tim_nuwin wrote: post #39
Khao wrote: post #16

This page has by far the worst scrolling interaction I've ever experienced. First up : no scroll bar so there is literally no visual cue that I need to scroll. Scrolling "activates" the next portion of content. Somewhere around the middle part : I can scroll and see the scrollbar, but WAIT! Another portion of the page starts hiding the scroll and hijacking the scrolling to show something. Uggggh again? Scroll some mo…

holy cow, every time there's a Show HN, there's always someone who shits on the web-page "hijacking" the scrolling. It's annoying commentary because you're looking at it through a very narrow lens that 99% of the people don't care about. For non-technical people, it's more intuitive having the screen-focused on the main content.

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Re: Tell HN: We built a solar-charging wireless backup camera for your car

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Post by swamp40 »

mrshoe wrote: post #28
JshWright wrote: post #10

Looks like a really cool project. Is there a non-solar charging method, just in case? Have you done much testing in less than ideal solar locations?

There is! The solar charging should be enough for most everybody. We have done testing in a variety of locations. As a backup, though, it can be charged over USB.

Ahh, why not 12V?

Re: Tell HN: We built a solar-charging wireless backup camera for your car

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Post by jbob2000 »

mrshoe wrote: post #38
jbob2000 wrote: post #6

Very cool! I'm interested in your thoughts about car manufacturers including them on cars now. In Canada, all new car models must have a backup camera, for example. (Kinda funny how you feature brand new Porsches and Audis in your product demos; both these cars have backup cameras!) I still think there's a market for the product for older/used/classic vehicles, but wondering what your perspective is on this.

Excellent question. It takes decades for new features to fan out to the majority of new cars. After that it then takes decades more for those features to reach saturation of all cars on the road, because only 7% of the car population turns over each year. The bottom line is it's generally 40 years from the point when features like seat belts, air bags, traction control, and backup cameras are first introduced and whe…

Thanks for the very informative reply!

Re: Tell HN: We built a solar-charging wireless backup camera for your car

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Post by mrshoe »

gricardo99 wrote: post #42

At that price point I'd be worried it's an easily accessible target for theft. Is there some way to pair it with your phone or car adapter such that it's useless without those?

The camera frame is indeed paired with the car adapter at the factory, which is a theft deterrent. They will not function without each other.

The RearVision also comes with a security tool that must be used to attach and remove the camera frame.

Re: Tell HN: We built a solar-charging wireless backup camera for your car

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Post by llamataboot »

Interesting product, but I just don't see how the inconvenience of opening up your phone, the concerns about using the ODB port, and the price point are going to make this a starter. You can get an easy to install backup camera + screen for half that, and no fumbling with a phone needed. If you already have a screen in your stereo, you can get a camera for less than $100.
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