It was seven years in the past that we first heard about Garmin's Varia Radar tail gentle, which warns cyclists of automobiles approaching from behind. After including smartphone compatibility in 2020, Garmin has now put a digicam within the machine.
The brand new Varia RCT715 Radar Digicam Tail Gentle takes the type of a rear-facing seatpost-mounted module that is wirelessly linked to a handlebar-mounted Garmin Edge biking pc, a smartwatch, or a bar-mounted smartphone working the Varia app.
Like the unique model, the machine sends out radar pulses that are mirrored off automobiles approaching from a distance of as much as 495 ft (140 m). Because the module receives these mirrored indicators, it notifies the rider through a beeping sound and a color-coded show on their cyclometer/watch/telephone – inexperienced signifies that every little thing's OK, amber signifies that a car is approaching, and crimson warns that a car is closing in at excessive velocity.
Moreover, the machine's LED tail gentle routinely begins flashing extra quickly when a car is detected, with a purpose to higher seize the driving force's consideration.
The 1080p/30fps digicam constantly buffers footage of the street behind the bike. If the built-in accelerometer detects that a crash has occurred, footage from shortly earlier than, throughout and after the incident might be recorded onto an included 16GB SD reminiscence card. That video can subsequently be accessed through the app, to be used in authorized proceedings (if needed).
It ought to be famous that not like the case with another merchandise, customers of the Varia RCT715 cannot view a real-time video feed from the machine on their handlebar-mounted telephone – in different phrases, it may well't be used as a digital rearview mirror.
The machine weighs 5.2 oz (147 g), is IPX7 waterproof (it may be submerged as much as 1 m/3.3 ft for half-hour), and may be set to 4 completely different tail gentle modes. These vary from a 20-lumen Regular mode – by which one battery-charge ought to be good for 4 hours of use, whereas additionally recording video – as much as a 65-lumen/6-hour Day Flash mode.
The Varia RCT715 Radar Digicam Tail Gentle is accessible now through the Garmin web site, and is priced at US$399.99.
Supply: Garmin
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