A Compass that doesn't point north-HAIZE

HAIZE is a compass that doesn't point north. Instead it points to where you want to go because most of the time that direction isn't north. HAIZE was developed by onomo to provide a more convenient way to get to your destination. As avid cyclists, onomo decided that using your phone to navigate while biking is simply a bad idea, and bike mounts for your phone are too big and inconvenient.
 

Not seeing any better options on the market, they decided to create the better option. HAIZE is a digital compass that always points to your destination via the outer LEDs (see image above), and the central LED flashes to indicate how close you're getting to your destination. You might be thinking that this won't account for obstacles in your way, and you would be right. However, often as a biker or walker you can see ways of getting around obstacles besides just taking the streets. Yet, sometimes taking a set path is the best route so HAIZE will also provide turn by turn navigation.



HAIZE works by communicating with a application via your smartphone, so it's inner workings aren't that complex and allow for it be small. I really like the overall design of HAIZE and think there's room for a lot of improvement. My single biggest concern is that onomo will not be able to keep up with the ever changing smartwatch market.

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HAIZE – a compass reinvented. Navigation for urban cyclists
PROS:

• small-it's very important as a bike attachment
• long battery life (2 weeks on a single charge)
• records information about your ride
• light sensor to adjust LED brightness to conserve power
• simple (also a CON)*

CONS:

• not open source**
• only has outer LEDs and central LED
• a smartwatch app could potentially do the exact same thing.
• simple*

*this is a PRO and a CON because the simple design does not detract from cycling, but many may like more features

**If this was open source you could create a lot of cool games with this device

WIBI?

No, but maybe if I biked more. I could see getting all the features with a smart watch.

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