Ever been in an accident and wished you had in-car camera footage so you could explain to everyone what really happened and why it wasn't your fault? If so, Brickhouse Security has the device for you: the rearview mirror camera recorder. Using a small camera mounted on the back of the rear view mirror, it records everything happening in front of your car. The footage is displayed on a 2.5-inch LCD screen on the face of the mirror, which also includes handy playback controls in case you just want to see the instant replay immediately, or relive the commute to work when you get there.
Recording begins when the engine comes on and ends when the engine goes off. The media records to an SD memory card, is stamped with the date and time, and can be played back on any computer or a television. If there's any down side, it's that the mirror needs to be plugged in to your cigarette lighter to work. But that's the price of CSI ingenuity, and it will, heaven forbid, pay for itself the first time you can prove that "no-fault" accident was actually very much the other person's fault. Thanks for the tip, John!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Richard @ Feb 6th 2008 9:08AM
I definitely want what's in the back seat, there.
John Johnson @ Feb 6th 2008 9:09AM
I already have a dash-mounted camera (I work for a company that makes security cameras) running to a mobile DVR - it saved me from a guy saying I ran a red light when he turned left in front of me.
Get one.
John R @ Feb 6th 2008 9:17AM
ha ha. I was thinking, "I'd rather record what's happening in the back seat."
John R @ Feb 6th 2008 9:18AM
why doesn't the "reply" button work?
Alex Nunez @ Feb 6th 2008 9:20AM
They're working on it...
thesawzall @ Feb 6th 2008 9:44AM
Alternatively, if you are at fault couldn't the "tape" be used as evidence against you?
John Johnson @ Feb 6th 2008 9:52AM
^ Not if there was no tape. (Get that Reply fixed! :P)
Richard @ Feb 6th 2008 11:15AM
press the date stamp
anahit @ Feb 6th 2008 9:57AM
This is just as easily used against you in a legal proceeding if it's your fault or to impeach anything you claim that isn't completely true. So it cuts both ways unless you're always right which, no doubt, you are.
FThorn @ Feb 6th 2008 10:03AM
I have been wanting/waiting for this type of tech for a long time. It's good to have evidence for yourself, and not just cops, or no evidence at all.
Ben H. @ Feb 6th 2008 10:12AM
Great for track days!!
Corey W. @ Feb 6th 2008 10:23AM
If they don't know about the camera, evidence cannot be called against you. Devices like the "black box", in your car, can be used by law enforcement because they know from the manufacturers which cars have them. I would suggest checking the useful replay feature before blabbering... "I have it all on camera." Now if you're involved in an incident where the police, for whatever reason, have to search you car, then you better stick with the truth and whatever is on that camera.
Definitely a great tool, I would love to have both front and rear, but piped to a display somewhere on top of my dash or console. Do the hotties come with the unit?!? They can back seat drive any day!!
John @ Feb 6th 2008 10:38AM
I'm all for drivers being responsible for their actions on the road. Here is another tool that will do just that. With the black box, there will be more than enough evidence to prove your guilt or innocence.
Polly Prissy Pants @ Feb 6th 2008 12:15PM
Not only that, but think how great this would be if you had a new teenaged driver in your house? Just knowing that Mom and Dad can replay your whole evenings escapades would definitely help keep things under control.
jon @ Feb 6th 2008 10:42AM
how much?
WillDaThrill @ Feb 6th 2008 10:52AM
REJOICE!!! Now I have proof that it wasn't my fault, even during those Austin Powers *TWINS (cough) TWINS* dream sequence moments.
Yeah, I know, it'll be all my fault for scopin' two hotties anyway.
TexRob @ Feb 6th 2008 11:20AM
In Asian countries, is it possible to show a new device without a pretty girl in it? Seriously. I mean, I can understand the pretty girl shot if it is something that needs to be held, but a rear view mirror?!
John Johnson @ Feb 6th 2008 11:22AM
Looks like it got everyone's attention, 90% of these comments are about wanting the girls.
Justin @ Feb 6th 2008 11:21AM
How come we need the LCD? Why not just integrate it into a black box unit and be able to retrieve it with a laptop? The screen just wastes space and seems like an unneeded distraction.
Heck, you could even route it to the GPS screen...I just don't get the point of the mirror.
kal326 @ Feb 6th 2008 11:26AM
I have no problem if my car was holding that....and the mirror won't be bad either.