By: Mitch Hawkins | 2010-03-29 | Consumer Electronics There are a couple different ways to figure out the velocity of a cars speed; the most common ways are to pace you or the use of a radar gun or laser gun. A radar gun sends out a frequency that slowly gets larger as it moves away from its origin meaning, the further you are from the origin point of the radar gun pointing at you the less accurate it will be. read more
By: Mitch Hawkins | 2010-03-29 | Consumer Electronics The brand and model of radar detector can drastically affect the level of satisfaction you attain from it. This obviously depends upon what you are looking for and what you want out of your radar and laser detector. My first piece of advice is to get a unit with both radar and laser detection capabilities because you never know what the police are using in the town you're driving through. I live in Santa Barbara where they use mainly laser. The good news most units these days come with both whether it's a low end or high end detector. read more
By: Mitch Hawkins | 2010-03-29 | Consumer Electronics The best radar detector is really a matter of which unit best suites each individuals needs. Everybody is looking for something different in a radar detector so the best radar detector will vary depending upon the individual. Let's begin with the type of driver who needs total protection and will do anything to refrain from making another mistake. read more
By: xxyxy | 2010-10-08 | Team Description One of the technologies that law enforcement agencies can use to measure the speed of a moving vehicle uses doppler radar to beam a radio wave at the vehicle read more
By: Dan Parker | 2010-03-29 | Automotive Thinking about getting a radar detector? Want to save some money? This article will help you choose the best low cost detector. read more
By: Mitch Hawkins | 2010-03-29 | Consumer Electronics Refurbished radar detectors can be a great alternative to the high price you would usually pay for a radar detector. A good radar detector can easily cost over two hundred dollars; the decent ones range anywhere from $160 to $450. If these prices are a bit more than you want to spend then the refurbished side of things is a good place to look at. read more
By: Mitch Hawkins | 2010-03-29 | Consumer Electronics When searching through Google for reviews on Cobra radar detectors you'll find many reviews for and against this brand. You'll need to really sort through these with the mindset of why consumers write reviews. The fact negative reviews exist really doesn't mean anything as just about all products will have a mixture of both. read more
By: Shane Duffy | 2010-04-02 | Consumer Electronics In 2006, radar detector reviews and tests, with products supplied by Beltronics, Valentine One, Escort, and many other manufacturers of car radar detectors, one model stood high and mighty among all of them. It is the Escort Passport 8500 X50, it aced most of the torture tests it was subjected to. The results were further supported by independent users all over the world, attesting to the detector's proven reliability. read more
By: Mitch Hawkins | 2010-03-29 | Consumer Electronics Cobra is a well known brand that carries many different products, radar detectors being one of them. The company itself has been around for over 50 years so there's no need to worry about purchasing a product from one of these fly by night companies with them. They've introduced some new models in 2009 including the following: XRS-9960G, XRS-R10G, XRS-8R, XRS-9955, XRS-9945, XRS-9845, XRS-9745, XRS-9645, XRS-9545, and the XRS-9445. read more
By: john smith | 2011-04-20 | Electronics As a driver there are many things you can use to make your live more pleasurable on the road. This can be done with the help of both the laser and radar detectors. For a learner these laser and radar detectors equipments will definitely serve you in the best way possible and allow you the opportunity to concentrate on your driving as you work through the jitters a first time driver goes through. read more
By: Dave Gram | 2010-03-29 | Technology A radar detector will warn you if it detects a police radar gun in the area. This gives you time to slow down and keeps you from getting a ticket. read more
By: Steve Marcs | 2011-07-24 | Automotive Radar guns used by police electromagnetic emissions, these emissions are detected by radar detectors. Once these transmissions are detected from miles away, it alerts the drivers of these transmissions. There are two different types of transmissions, one is radio waves and the other is infrared signals, the radar detectors that... read more
By: Anthony J Lorenzo | 2010-03-30 | Consumer Electronics A Passport radar detector has a number of helpful features that can help you particularly on long trips. If you are in the market for this type of device, this article may help make your purchase easier. read more