http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/ Engadget Comments for Passport 9500i packs GPS into a radar detector for double the fun http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 7th 2007 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/
Looks like my wait is going to go on a little longer. I mean, they've tried converging everything *but* a radar detector into those all-in-one GPS satnav units, so it's just a matter of time...]]>Feb 7th 2007 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 8th 2007 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Nov 26th 2007 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 7th 2007 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/
I ended up with the Valentine One, and agree with bgdc. It's one of the best detectors I've ever owned. It's not littered with knobs and buttons and confusing modes -- it's just got an old-school analog on/off/volume knob. And once you've used it for about a year and understand all the nuances of how the alarm conveys direction, intensity, and band, it becomes second-nature to be able to tell a false alarm from a real cop.]]>Feb 7th 2007 8:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 7th 2007 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 8th 2007 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 7th 2007 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/
Of course, it would also require people drive in the proper lanes...which is apparently impossible in the Northeast >:C]]>Feb 7th 2007 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 8th 2007 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/with a general arrow to turn when you could + distance to location.
You could also tap onto the circuit board to bring TTL data into your
RS-232 adapter. Bluetooth would have been the perfect addition to keep
this from being a "me-too" device. Considering the lack of serial
ports on laptops, you could do the same TTL adaptation.

http://www.techtalkback.com
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Dropped $400 on it 3 years ago and have had a dozen or so times where it saved my ass, including just this past weekend heading back up to Phoenix from Tucson. 100 in a 75 heading towards an overpass and Ka started to go off and got stronger and stronger. When I saw it happening I pulled out my camera and got it all on video. WELL worth the money and I will never look back. ]]>Feb 7th 2007 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/If you are in that much of a hurry, leave sooner?
With LiDAR, laser, instant on etc...usually when I'm riding
with a deputy, he leaves it in standby and triggers it at will.
He gets more speeders that way than just leaving it on all the
time. Plus, ANYONE he tags that has a detector, gets a ticket.
I'd LOVE to see an American autobahn, but, the idiots in this
country do NOT know what the LEFT lane is for (for those of you in europe, we the driving lane is the RIGHT lane, passing is suppose to be in the LEFT)]]>Feb 7th 2007 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 8th 2007 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 8th 2007 2:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/I also asked the salesperson, and he told me the 9500i can store 5000 locations in memory.
I have a question that maybe you can answer. How long from power up to ready, does it take for the GPS to lock in your location?]]>Mar 4th 2007 8:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 10th 2007 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 8th 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 11th 2007 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/
Now Escort has come out with the 9500i that can lockout false alerts via GPS and frequency. Eliminating false alarms is more appealing to me than the arrows. Otherwise, I would be sticking to the V1.

Uniden came out with the GPSRD around 2001, and had similar features but did not have good radar detection, caused other radar detectors to false and many of them had hardware failures. Needless to say, Uniden is no longer producing radar detectors.

If you read reviews over at http://radardetector.net - 9500i owners are very happy so far.]]>Feb 16th 2007 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Feb 19th 2007 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Mar 5th 2007 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Apr 17th 2007 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/Apr 20th 2007 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/07/passport-9500i-packs-gps-into-a-radar-detector-for-double-the-fu/
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