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Old May 4, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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Lightbulb Escort radar smart mirror - anyone have or see this ?

SmartMirror - Navigation With A View - Escort Inc

Looks pretty darn cool to me!



Features

• OEM Replacement Rearview Mirror with integrated GPS Navigation
• Advanced Samsung 400MHz processor
• Large capacity 64MB internal memory
• 2GB SD Memory Card for storing maps, pictures and e-books
• Built on Windows CE .NET 4.2
• Built-in GPS receiver with high-gain (16 channels) dual antenna design
• Large 4" touch screen LCD monitor with 16:9 wide-screen display
• Integrated speaker
• Two (2) expandable video inputs with reverse camera input sensing
(camera not included*)


 
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I'd LOVE to have something like this in my car.
 
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that's sweet
 
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Not my kind of thing. I hate huge mirrors to begin with as they block a lot of windshield real estate in smaller cars (I'm tall), but the biggest issue would be with the overall UI concept. Who wants to be prodding at their mirror with a stylus? Nav interaction should always happen in an area where your hand naturally falls from the wheel.
 
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Yay for more road accidents
 
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Didn't one of the board sponsors post this recently as a nav upgrade for the 2010 Camaro?
 
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Originally Posted by Mad_Al
Yay for more road accidents
+1!
 
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i dont see why. personally, when im following my gps i dont stare at it and drive that way, i glance at it every now and then, same as with my sideviews and my rear view mirror. this would just save me looking at two spots and id just glance up at my mirror. plus there's voice nav as well, so u dont have to keep looking at the screen and it keeps less clutter on ur windshield.
 
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I have seen and used one of these. I delivered the car to the customer's house so I was able to use it on the road to get the their house. The mirror is a decent size, but it must be in order to make the nav screen of usable size. The product is not meant to be used while driving as it is very dangerous because you are essentially looking at your headliner. I would not recommend doing that at all. But if you set your destination before you leave, or just simply pull over the product is a pretty neat concept and the navigation does actually work. We did not install all of the other add-ons so I cannot comment on those. I hope this gives you a little better idea of the product.
 



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