New live sonar that doesn't reqired a FF

[InSaneFisherMan]

Just seen this on a video, a live sonar that consists of a transducer and connects to an IPad trough wifi.

Price is suppose to be good, but they haven't released the price yet.

https://www.accuphy.com/

 

[airshot]

Prices are always considered good when your the seller......

 

[LDUBS]

I kind of like the concept. They say it connects to the iPad or iPhone via wifi. There are not a lot of wifi signals in my primary fishing lake. I assume that when they say wifi it is the same as saying a bluetooth connection (this is clearly not an area of expertise for me).

 

[MrGiggles]

There's no bigger source of frustration than a mobile app for me. I wouldn't touch it.

Ipads aren't exactly cheap either, when you factor in the utility of a graph (navigation, sonar, gauges), seems like you're making a pretty big compromise and likely not saving a whole lot. I doubt that piece of hardware is ever going to be less than $500.

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

I assume that when they say wifi it is the same as saying a bluetooth connection (this is clearly not an area of expertise for me).

It would be a direct wifi connection between the system and iPad (no internet connection).

I would assume, android capability would be coming soon.

Obvious to me, quality and price for a device like this is going be a huge deal.

 

[LDUBS]

Thanks. I always thought of wifi and internet as the same. Learned something new.

 

[Still Afloat]

A good innovation from China. Maybe US sonar suppliers will wake up and become more competitive. If the Humminbird product development team isn’t nervous, they should be.

As I type this note on an iPad I think it’s a great idea. It would be hard to send this note from a Helix 9 so I’m basically getting more versatility from the iPad. Plus I can check the weather or pull-up a high resolution lake map from the iPad.

I seriously hope that Accuphy rocks Humminbird and Garmin’s boat with pricing.

 

[Still Afloat]

It looks like the Accuphy has good sensitivity for imaging vegetation.

 

[David Atkins]

Just seen this on a video, a live sonar that consists of a transducer and connects to an IPad trough wifi.

Price is suppose to be good, but they haven't released the price yet.

https://www.accuphy.com/

Also made in CHINA, wonder what else they have attached to the app tp spy on us?

 

[FuzzyGrub]

Also made in CHINA, wonder what else they have attached to the app tp spy on us?

Yea, they are going to let us all know where your “secret” spots are! .

 

[FuzzyGrub]

I have a good number of gizmos from China that require an app. Unfortunately many never get a much needed update to fix bugs or to just be compatible with newer iOS versions. I have an old iPad I don’t update for that reason. This new company would have to prove themselves before I would consider.

 

[David Atkins]

I have a good number of gizmos from China that require an app. Unfortunately many never get a much needed update to fix bugs or to just be compatible with newer iOS versions. I have an old iPad I don’t update for that reason. This new company would have to prove themselves before I would consider.

exactly!

 

[LDUBS]

A good innovation from China. Maybe US sonar suppliers will wake up and become more competitive. If the Humminbird product development team isn’t nervous, they should be.

As I type this note on an iPad I think it’s a great idea. It would be hard to send this note from a Helix 9 so I’m basically getting more versatility from the iPad. Plus I can check the weather or pull-up a high resolution lake map from the iPad.

I seriously hope that Accuphy rocks Humminbird and Garmin’s boat with pricing.

I bet HB's R&D team is working on a similar concept as we speak.

If I have an iPad with the App, I wonder if I could steal the signal from the other boats around me.

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

Also made in CHINA, wonder what else they have attached to the app tp spy on us?

If they didn't fly a huge spy balloon over your fishing spot, than they are probably not interested in where you fish.

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

I bet HB's R&D team is working on a similar concept as we speak.

If I have an iPad with the App, I wonder if I could steal the signal from the other boats around me.

From my understanding, it is capable of mirroring the image to 2 different screens. As far as stilling the signal, it's probably only as secure as the wifi password.

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

My Garmin Echo map was made in Republic of China or Taiwan.

 

[airshot]

China and Taiwan are not the same. Only Taiwan allows the US designers, engineers and inspectors come into their country to monitor production. China allows none, you get whatever they send you.

 

[thill]

Garmin GPSmap series will cast to your iPad. They are expensive, though

 

[LDUBS]

My Garmin Echo map was made in Republic of China or Taiwan.

I also think Garmin's are made in Taiwan. As far as I know my Hummingbird is still made in Alabama.

 

[InSaneFisherMan]

I also think Garmin's are made in Taiwan. As far as I know my Hummingbird is still made in Alabama.

Taiwan is the Republic of China, Mainland China is the Peoples Republic of China.