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New In-Car Cam Films Traffic Accidents

by Tom Conlon on July 24, 2007 at 03:36 PM



You crash your car more often than a NASCAR rookie. So, why not be able to watch your spectacular smashups over and over again like a NASCAR driver can?

If you live in Japan (or know a good importer), you can do so with the newly released Clarion DriveEye. The camera attaches to your windshield and records 15 seconds of footage before an accident and five seconds after impact, which it does by sensing emergency braking.

Of course, the practical application for the unit is to identify who is to blame for an accident, not to count how many times you flipped mid-air. But, just in case you are involved in an accident in which your car is flipped and torn to bits, the unit's magnesium alloy housing will ensure it survives. Hopefully, you'll be just as lucky.

The unit retails for the equivalent of $400, and there is no word at this time of an American release.

From Tech Digest

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