Uniden to offer GPS with Radar Detection Capability!

[jimbonzzz]

http://www.uniden.com/press/docs/GPSMapTrax3.doc

Rex HollowayUniden America Corp.
817-858-3129
rholloway@uniden.com

Larry JohannesUniden America Corp.
817-858-3465
ljohannes@uniden.com


UNIDEN EXPANDS LINE-UP OF PORTABLE GPS NAVIGATION PRODUCTS
Uniden’s MapTraxTM Product Line Will Offer the Industry’s Only GPS with Radar Detection

Fort Worth, Texas, October 24, 2007 – Uniden America Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wireless consumer electronics, today announced an aggressive expansion of six new products in the Global Positioning System (GPS) category. The company will debut a new line of 3.5” and 4.3” portable GPS navigation units including units with unique radar capability. “With more than 40 years of experience in the consumer electronics industry and a solid understanding of consumers’ needs, Uniden’s expanding line up in the personal navigation arena is a natural next step for our growing company and its brand” said Brendan Morris, president of Uniden America.

Uniden’s new GPS series will be characterized by compact designs, large displays and cutting-edge technology. Beyond the unique radar detection capability these units also offer more innovative features like Bluetooth capability, text-to-speech navigation and pin point positioning accuracy down to three meters. Powered by NAVTEQTM navigation data, all the Uniden models feature TFT digital color LCD screens that automatically adjust between night and daylight viewable settings in accordance with the time of day. The daylight viewable setting minimizes glare while the night-view setting offers a bright, easy-to-read display. In addition to excellent picture quality, Uniden’s portable GPS systems are all equipped with intuitive user-interfaces with EZ touch screens, pre-loaded maps of the US and Canada, two gigabytes of map memory, a windshield mount for easy use in the car, voice prompts and the fastest available processors for real-time accuracy.

With access to up to 6 million points-of-interest in its new models, Uniden paces the industry in offering navigational information for a wide-range of locations, resulting in a more comprehensive product offering for consumers.

In addition, four of the models in Uniden’s portable GPS navigation line-up will offer Bluetooth compatibility. This allows the GPS system to synchronize with most Bluetooth-enabled cell phone to permit hands free operation, providing a safe, central location for all in-vehicle communications. Uniden’s expertise in Bluetooth technology, proven by the successful introduction of Bluetooth-enabled cordless phones, is illustrated in the intuitive engineering and exceptional functionality of this model.

In addition to the 2007 products, Uniden plans to introduce more new models to the GPS MapTrax series in 2008.


About Uniden
Uniden America Corporation, the North American subsidiary of Japan-based Uniden Corporation, manufactures and markets wireless consumer electronic products including cordless telephones, business telecommunications systems, GPS Personal Navigation Systems, Bearcat® scanners, GMRS radios, marine radios and other wireless personal communications products. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Uniden sells its products through dealers and distributors throughout North, Central and South America. For more information on Uniden’s products, visit www.uniden.com.

[thestaton]

Questions:

Have they made a detector before?
Was it better than Cobra or RMR?

If just one of those is NO it's safe to say we have another giant failure, and one more thing to pollute the airwaves.

[ELVATO]

Wasn't Uniden's line of radar detectors the one the FCC shut down because of excess interference?

[amoney]

Wasn't Uniden's line of radar detectors the one the FCC shut down because of excess interference?

I believe so.

[jerry540i]

Back in the late 80's and early 90's Uniden made some serious detectors that definately were tops in their class.

Check up on the old Uniden RD9 (which was also made for Radio Shack and for Cobra :shock: ) and the RD9XL which was a tiny detector even by today's standards with blistering performance. In fact, it won a Car and Driver detector test.

I hope Uniden brings out a good product, and not just a good GPS with a crappy detector.

J/

[SmaartAasSaabr]

Questions:

Have they made a detector before?
Was it better than Cobra or RMR?

If just one of those is NO it's safe to say we have another giant failure, and one more thing to pollute the airwaves.

1. Yes, millions of them
2. Only just They were good in the 80's at least

Does seem an interesting idea however. Would be really neat for a banned area, just "one touch delete" the RD software like Stinger DSI

[Orbital75]

Yep..... Uniden Made detectors for a long time and were
pretty popular in the 80's and early 90's

I had one of these back in 1992.
Model: LRD 3000

[MetalFlame]

6 years ago Uniden made the first GPS Radar-detector in US,but it was a disaster.
I hope they will have better luck this time,but I don't think it will be in the same range-performance wise- as 9500i

[bart99gt]

I hope Uniden brings out a good product, and not just a good GPS with a crappy detector.

J/

Unless its priced a couple hundred above a comparable GPS, I'd say you're probably looking at exactly that. They'll just borrow the cheapest RD components they can find to claim to have another "feature," like Cobra's 12 band claims.

I'd much rather see someone come up with a GPS unit that could interface with existing detectors than someone add another useless or half-assed feature that does nothing but drive up the cost of the unit. If someone came up with something that could interface with a V1, for instance, for an extra $20-30 in software, I'd be right there.

[happya$$]

I wish them all the luck in the world. We need more competition so the top dogs can stay on their toes