Many years ago, I had a few radar detectors. That was back when I had a fast little Honda CRX-Si – BWAK (Before Wife and Kids) and I tended to race around, watching for speed traps, and keeping my eyes and ears glued to my radar detector as I sped around. Now, I’m a bit more conservative on how I drive, but still seem to push the sound barrier periodically, but I have had one thing lacking, a radar detector.
Technology has advanced since when I had my first radar detector and the Police use the latest and greatest. There are new types of radar bands that have different use cases…they even use laser detection and photo radar. While my first radar detector probably only got X and K bands, the new ones have many other types of detection to keep up with what the police are using.
So what do you get with you pair a current radar detector with a smart phone? An “intelligent” radar detector – an iRadar. Cobra, long time maker of radar detectors has come up with an innovative new style of radar detector, one that couples the traditional sounds and lights, with the interface and configuration of an iPhone or Android smart phone.
The iRadar is pretty nice actually, because you get a standard radar detector that sniffs out all of the current radar bands out there as well as lasers, without the need for the smart phone. It’s fully functional as a standalone unit and will alert you with audible tones as well as voice to indicate the radar type or if it is laser that is tagging you and your vehicle.
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