Cardo scala’s rider SmartPack
Cycle News Staff | February 22, 2016
The SmartPack is Cardo Systems new junior version of its communication systems. It is made for up to four riders and uses both DMC (Dynamic Meshwork Communication) and Bluetooth technologies to communicate in a virtual network, so it can work even when there is no Bluetooth available. The SmartPack can also connect mobile phones, GPS, music, FM radio and other Bluetooth communication systems.
Powered by Dual-Core Bluetooth® and DMC® Technology, the new scala rider SmartPack caters to small groups of riders.
Following in the heels of the PackTalk (designed for groups of up to 15 riders), the scala rider SmartPack offers a unique and communication experience for groups of up to four riders. Thanks to auto-adaptive DMCTM technology*, a group of up to four riders will now communicate in a fluid virtual network and remain connected where Bluetooth would long have cut off. In DMC mode, each rider acts as an autonomous hub that maintains simultaneous and distinct communication with everyone in the group, even after one or more riders venture out of range or drop off for any reason. Now everyone can move freely, randomly overtake each other or even drop off and re-join without causing a breakdown of communication to the other riders. Riders in small groups will now experience a perfect synthesis between togetherness and freedom.
The new scala rider SmartPack will incorporate dual-core Bluetooth and DMC™ communication technologies with both working simultaneously and in a mutually complementary manner. All of the high-end features in Cardo’s existing top-of-the-line scala rider products – such as voice-controlled operation and more – plus a number of expanded capabilities, such as full operability from smartphones are also incorporated in the scala rider SmartPack.
The SmartPack has a patent-pending multi-function roller-wheel and flat-plate control panel that provide intuitive and easy operation – even when wearing winter gloves.
* DMCTM stands for Dynamic Meshwork Communication, which connects up to four riders in full duplex conference mode at individual distances of up to 1 mile and in aggregate group distances of up to 3 miles.
$289.95 ($499.95 Duo)
800.488.0363, www.cardosystems.com