Comments on: Smart Black Box bears witness in an accident http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090612/smart-black-box-bears-witness-accident/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Nigel Green http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090612/smart-black-box-bears-witness-accident/comment-page-1/#comment-409592 Nigel Green Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:41:10 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=26483#comment-409592 I've recently purchased the Smart Witness 100GPS unit, I agree that it doesn't record audio, but I don't see that as a major issue. I have found that the GPS is very accurate, generally to within about 20 yards, the google maps link works very well overlaying the position of the vehicle even to the correct side of a dual carrige-way. The unit from the PC software can be set to record continuously, getting the whole journey, it will still mark the G-sensor 'hits' on the video, but will not create a seperate file for them. The advantage with continuous is that the whole route appears on the google map screen. The only downside is that I feel that the viewing angle of 170 degrees is a little too wide, maybe 120 would have been better giving even clearer video. All in all I think a very good buy, especially for those with high excess payments on the insurance, may even pay for itself on just one disputed accident. (Personally I would not be inclined to tell the other party at the time of the accident that I had one of these fitted, they might just dig themselves into a nice hole, remember you have the proof!) I’ve recently purchased the Smart Witness 100GPS unit, I agree that it doesn’t record audio, but I don’t see that as a major issue. I have found that the GPS is very accurate, generally to within about 20 yards, the google maps link works very well overlaying the position of the vehicle even to the correct side of a dual carrige-way.
The unit from the PC software can be set to record continuously, getting the whole journey, it will still mark the G-sensor ‘hits’ on the video, but will not create a seperate file for them. The advantage with continuous is that the whole route appears on the google map screen.
The only downside is that I feel that the viewing angle of 170 degrees is a little too wide, maybe 120 would have been better giving even clearer video.
All in all I think a very good buy, especially for those with high excess payments on the insurance, may even pay for itself on just one disputed accident. (Personally I would not be inclined to tell the other party at the time of the accident that I had one of these fitted, they might just dig themselves into a nice hole, remember you have the proof!)

]]> By: Brushed Sun http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090612/smart-black-box-bears-witness-accident/comment-page-1/#comment-408655 Brushed Sun Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:01:14 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=26483#comment-408655 Pretty cool idea! Pretty cool idea!

]]> By: black box user http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090612/smart-black-box-bears-witness-accident/comment-page-1/#comment-394438 black box user Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:13:26 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/?p=26483#comment-394438 car black box idea is great but main issue of this 'Smart' - it can't record audio, it can't record continuous video only event recording by g-force sensor or by pressing button so you miss all what happen on the road gps is not accurate but price is better than price on famous 'Xdriven' car black box idea is great
but main issue of this ‘Smart’ – it can’t record audio,
it can’t record continuous video only event recording by g-force sensor or by pressing button so you miss all what happen on the road

gps is not accurate

but price is better than price on famous ‘Xdriven’

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