If you enjoy riding your bike, you will want to take a look at this one. There are a growing number of products which are tailored specifically for the biking crowd which is outstanding. We have talked about some of them where they can charge up your smartphone while your ride. And there are more all the time being developed which can make a difference for your daily ride. One that we have seen is in the developmental stages and trying to gather funding to move towards production. This is the Hammerhead Navigation which has some unique features along with interacting with your smartphone to provide you with a better ride. The Hammerhead Bike Navigator looks to be another of the crowd funding campaign from Dragon Innovation and is one that holds a lot of promise. They have have raise just under $48,000 of their goal of $145,000 with 17 days left. The great value in this over other types of navigation systems is that it is so simple to see at glance. With those on a smartphone screen, you have to look and figure out what it is you need from the screen. The Hammerhead is nothing more than a series of LED lights to help guide you on your ride and communicates with your smartphone.
Designed to work with both iOS and Android devices, it can provide you with directions at a quick glance. The T-shape of the device makes it work and as you can see from the video, it is attached to your handle bars in the center and out front of that making it easy to view. You will have to set up your planned path ahead of time on your smartphone. Since it is getting information from your smartphone, it does not have to duplicate those functions in the Hammerhead navigator. And if you alter your path because of construction or closures, it can help get you back on track just like any other GPS device for navigation.
With the Hammerhead Navigator, you will have what you need on your daily ride. There are a few drawbacks for this. One is that it will be using Bluetooth 4.0, which has few Android devices currently on the market. Another is that the LED lights are going to be difficult to read in bright sunlight. But, there are a lot of positives for the Hammerhead Navigator. It can give you an idea as to the distance to your next turn and the distance to your destination. And it includes a headlight as well for riding at night along with side lights so that other vehicles know you are going to turn.
And with a community of riders, you can share your ride with others.
Many of us enjoy being able to go out for a bike ride or even ride your bike to work. And it is the enjoyment of being outdoors that makes it so fantastic while getting exercise at the same time. You bring your cell phone along in case you need to make a call or remember something that you have to take care of and want to put in a note about it on your task list. But there is always that nagging feeling about the charge on your smart phone. Now there is a way to take your smart phone with you and charge it at the same time. 
