What do MotoCzyzs and iPhone have in common?

[jbraslins]

Gizmodo - Electric Superbike Uses iPhone As Its Dashboard - MotoCzysz Erpc

Scrap the new iPhone, Snow Leopard, and even the Apple tablet. What I really want is this MotoCzysz Erpc, an electric superbike that not only looks amazing, but uses the iPhone as its dashboard, as you can see here:
According to Wes at Hell for Leather Magazine, the Erpc may win next Friday's zero emissions TTXGP race at the Isle of Man. He doesn't know how exactly the MotoCzysz Erpc uses the iPhone, but my guess is that it uses custom software that will mix the use of available sensors—like the GPS, the accelerometer, and even the light sensor to turn the lights on or off—and some kind of custom interface that connects it to the bike's electronic systems via USB, to give real time feedback about its mechanics. Or at least, that's how I would like the MotoCzysz Erpc to work at the TTXGP race or anywhere else.
Whatever it is, the biggest question now may be if these bike people hate vowels or what

[sburns2421]

Pretty neat idea from Czysz. Imagine an iphone type device that plugs into your bike dashboard and acts as your dash readout, data acquisition recorder, VDST, not to mention phone while on the bike.

On second thought that might not be such a great idea. How hard would it be to monitor your bike speed and position via GPS and then the phone alerts authorities that they need to send you a ticket when you exceed the local speed limit.

[998R]

Really cool, especially the part where you have to turn your head 90 degrees to read it...

[sburns2421]

Having a lean angle meter monitoring in real time would be pretty cool too.

[drthompson65]

Wonder if you can dial into it for the race...

[BC999S]

In my book, not much.

One under promises and over delivers. The other is the polar opposite.

Just my .

[johnyisthedevil]

when you rotate the phone the screen automaticaly rotates to read straight.

there are applications for every thing. bank angle, speed, accalerometer readings for G forces and hp readouts, 1/4 mile times, accel and deceleration. there is also an application to turn it into an HUD that reads speed and all kinds of other stuff. this app reverses the screen to a mirror image so that it reflects properly off of your windscreen. every thing is all ready there fellers. I use one in my Miata racer for everything. it's the ultimate lightweight head unit that does everything. I'll try to post some pics soon.

[simonkobe]

great stuff!

Awesome how he changed so quickly to anther technology so quickly and has a world beater already(probably)

You seppos should be proud of him and his team!

[drthompson65]

Wonder if it will support the new 3G S iPhone... If he is on an International data plan during the TT he'll have one huge bill!