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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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You gotta check out this new SmartMirror that just hit the market from Escort...


We have 10 of them coming in next week and are offering them with free shipping...

The Escort SmartMirror replaces your rearview mirror with an all-in-one mirror, GPS navigation and hands-free cellular phone functions.

Go a bunch more infor and pictures at the link below...Taking pre orders now...

Escort Smart Mirror

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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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Cool. I have seen it before and it looks very interesting.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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That's pretty slick. Too bad they didn't integrate the Radar/Laser detection into it.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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$799.95


Not that bad considering....
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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Will this work with the onstar system? It doesn't look like it will.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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if they made one wit a detector i would buy it
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 12:34 AM
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if they made one wit a detector i would buy it
Why would Escort do this and NOT put a detector in it? That's just dumb.
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if they made one wit a detector i would buy it
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Corvette specific? Installation details? Any current functions lost?

Neat idea, but less so if it requires open-heart surgery.
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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Good Grief...

Most people who want GPS nav in their cars these days buy a car with GPS already integrated. In a few years, it wouldn't surprise me if GPS nav is standard in EVERY new car.

Now, if Escort dumped the GPS nav and made the same mirror with built-in 9500ix capability and display, they'd already have my money!!
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by keyplyr
$799.95


holy crap!! Nice but not that nice
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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Seems a lot like the camera systems we use in the police cars where I work. Normally it's just a mirror, but when they turn on the lights/sirens the right side turns into a video screen of what the camera sees (and other things, of course).

Personally, I'd rather it not be a permanent GPS display and be a radar detector with a display that cuts through the mirror when needed to avoid cutting down on rear visibility, but I like the idea of using the rearview mirror for secondary purposes. For the longest time, they've either been plain mirrors or mirrors with a little compass on them.
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by SnoopyCool
Seems a lot like the camera systems we use in the police cars where I work. Normally it's just a mirror, but when they turn on the lights/sirens the right side turns into a video screen of what the camera sees (and other things, of course).

Personally, I'd rather it not be a permanent GPS display and be a radar detector with a display that cuts through the mirror when needed to avoid cutting down on rear visibility, but I like the idea of using the rearview mirror for secondary purposes. For the longest time, they've either been plain mirrors or mirrors with a little compass on them.
I agree it will cut rearview visibility with the way the mirror has the GPS display. It seems it would not be ideal for lane changes as well. It would also be kind of annoying to me after a while.
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Z06 OCD
Good Grief...

Most people who want GPS nav in their cars these days buy a car with GPS already integrated. In a few years, it wouldn't surprise me if GPS nav is standard in EVERY new car.

Now, if Escort dumped the GPS nav and made the same mirror with built-in 9500ix capability and display, they'd already have my money!!
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Old Jun 12, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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i saw this and thougt it was something i thought of long ago. i should prob patent this idea but how about a mirror with a radar detector in the mirror so no one can tell its attacted to your windshield??
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Originally Posted by greekc6
i saw this and thougt it was something i thought of long ago. i should prob patent this idea but how about a mirror with a radar detector in the mirror so no one can tell its attacted to your windshield??
I think a radar detector in the mirror is a great idea. On the flip side, putting a nav system in a small corner of a mirror does not sound very practical or easy to see/use. If anyone buys one of these things I would love to hear about their experience.
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No thanks. I think the stock rear view mirror impedes my view enough of things intersecting from the right.
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Originally Posted by johnodrake
That's pretty slick. Too bad they didn't integrate the Radar/Laser detection into it.
I wish someone would make a replacement mirror with a radar/laser detector integrated.
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