Radar Detection, Laser Defense Converge with GPS
From: TelematicsJournal.com
Cheetah Advanced Technologies Ltd, the Scottish manufacturer of GPS camera location devices and specialist speed camera detection products, has developed a unique OEM hardware solution which enables the standard radar detectors and laser systems from industry manufacturers like Beltronics, Escort, Valentine Research, Blinder, Target Automotive, Laser Pro Park, AntiLaser, Laser Defender and Lidatek to integrate with GPS solutions.
The first of a new generation of GPS products to use the technology is Cheetah’s own brand new GPS mirror, a SiRF Star III driver safety system designed to make users more aware of their speed, surroundings and road hazards, like accident blackspots, speed cameras and red light cameras. This wide angle mirror unit simply clips over the car’s existing rear view mirror and helps to eliminate blind spots as well as letting drivers keep an eye on both the traffic and the kids in the back seat at the same time. New camera locations are easily downloaded from the company’s website, Speedcheetah.com, and database coverage includes the whole of the USA and the UK, with more countries across Europe and Australia being added later in the year. There are no ongoing subscription charges or download fees for database downloads.
The second product to make use of the technology will be ActiveStealth, a speed camera software program for Windows Mobile devices which was released last weekend as a stand-alone GPS software product. Users will be able to use it to integrate detectors and jammers with Pocket PCs when Cheetah’s SMARTnode GPS hub is released later in 2007. The SMARTnode GPS hub is a 3-into-1 solution which combines a SiRF Star III Bluetooth GPS receiver, with a wireless hub and Bluetooth converter which enables non-Bluetooth detectors to communicate with Bluetooth enabled devices.
The company is also expected to release details of a developer program later in the year, allowing third party software houses to use the new OEM hardware solution to integrate detectors and laser systems with car computers.
Cheetah Advanced Technologies Ltd, the Scottish manufacturer of GPS camera location devices and specialist speed camera detection products, has developed a unique OEM hardware solution which enables the standard radar detectors and laser systems from industry manufacturers like Beltronics, Escort, Valentine Research, Blinder, Target Automotive, Laser Pro Park, AntiLaser, Laser Defender and Lidatek to integrate with GPS solutions.
The first of a new generation of GPS products to use the technology is Cheetah’s own brand new GPS mirror, a SiRF Star III driver safety system designed to make users more aware of their speed, surroundings and road hazards, like accident blackspots, speed cameras and red light cameras. This wide angle mirror unit simply clips over the car’s existing rear view mirror and helps to eliminate blind spots as well as letting drivers keep an eye on both the traffic and the kids in the back seat at the same time. New camera locations are easily downloaded from the company’s website, Speedcheetah.com, and database coverage includes the whole of the USA and the UK, with more countries across Europe and Australia being added later in the year. There are no ongoing subscription charges or download fees for database downloads.
The second product to make use of the technology will be ActiveStealth, a speed camera software program for Windows Mobile devices which was released last weekend as a stand-alone GPS software product. Users will be able to use it to integrate detectors and jammers with Pocket PCs when Cheetah’s SMARTnode GPS hub is released later in 2007. The SMARTnode GPS hub is a 3-into-1 solution which combines a SiRF Star III Bluetooth GPS receiver, with a wireless hub and Bluetooth converter which enables non-Bluetooth detectors to communicate with Bluetooth enabled devices.
The company is also expected to release details of a developer program later in the year, allowing third party software houses to use the new OEM hardware solution to integrate detectors and laser systems with car computers.
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