Cheetah GPS mirror GPS Detector

Pros: Enforcement cameras (speed & red light) are now used in over 28 states. These cameras are the primary enforcement tool in Europe, so its no surprise that the leading company offering countermeasures is European. Cheetah Advanced Technologies in Scotland makes this outstanding unit called the GPSmirror. As the name implies, the GPS receiver is built into a nifty convex mirror that simply clips over your existing rearview mirror. Not only does this make for a very discreet setup that conceals it from thieves and cops, you will also get a much wider angle rear view from the convex shape (a special anti-glare coating reduces annoying distractions from behind at night). The GPSmirror comes preloaded with a database of these fixed camera locations and utilizes GPS reception to give you visual and audible (tone or voice) warnings as you approach. Cheetah uses the Trinity database, which is widely regarded as the most complete and up to date. Trinity includes many thousands of locations in the US, Canada and 37 other countries. Its no surprise that this is the same database chosen by Escort for their GPS enabled models like the 9500ix and 9500ci and Bel for their GX-65. The Trinity database is updated monthly and the GPSmirror includes a free lifetime subscription for these updates. A USB cable is included to connect to your PC and the internet for updates. You can also manually bookmark any locations you wish the unit to remember (school or construction zones, VASCAR marks, etc.) where enforcement is intense. The GPS mirror can be plugged into your cigarette lighter or direct wired for an even more discreet look. This unit has a variety of clever features. One called Automatic Ranging will vary the warning distance according to your speed. If youre on a major road going 55, for example, it will alert you further out than if youre on a side street going only 35 (average alert distance is about 1200). Another called Overspeed will alert you if a preselected speed is exceeded. Other GPS enabled features include a built-in compass, speedometer and clock. The GPSmirror includes a cigarette plug power cord, USB download cord, a CD with the USB driver software and a really spiffy cleaning cloth for the mirror itself. The optional Radar Detector Interface is quite interesting. This wireless device turns the GPSmirror into the single central device for all visible and audible alerts form both the GPSmirror itself and your preexisting radar detector. If your radar detector, for example, picks up a Ka band radar gun, this will be displayed as such right on the GPSmirrors display (which is discreetly seen inside the mirror just like many factory-installed compasses) and give you an audible alert as well. The link between your existing radar detector and the GPS mirror is wireless to boot, so there are no extra cords to deal with.