Best Radar Detectors: Reviews, Tests, & Guides

Uniden has finally released their own native app for their Bluetooth compatible detectors including the R4/R4w, R8/R8w, and R9/R9w. The free app is called R/TACH and is available for download on iOS (available now) and Android (coming soon). It was just released this week and I’ve just started playing with it. Here’s a look at …

I’m a fan of 360 degree dashcams to help provide additional coverage compared to traditional dashcams, and Vantrue has released a new model that caught my eye, the Vantrue E360. It’s a dual fisheye lens camera that’s sort of a cross between a vehicle dash cam and a portable action cam. I’ve been keeping an …

Uniden has just announced three new Wi-Fi capable detectors, the R4w, R8w, and R9w. They’re effectively the same as the original R4, R8, and R9, with the exception that they now have 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi built-in, letting you connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot and update your detector over the air.

Uniden has released firmware 1.35 for the Uniden R8. This has several new features (Mazda CX-5 K block and improved autolockouts!) along with several bug fixes. If you remember firmware 1.34 that was briefly released before being pulled due to GPS errors, this update is essentially a fixed version of 1.34. I’m still waiting on …

When something is rated as “the best,” does that mean it’s flawless, with no issues or potential problems? And if you run into a problem, does it mean that product—and the whole brand—is bad, and no one should buy from them? It turns out it’s more complicated than that. I sometimes struggle with calling a …

Amazon Prime Big Deals Day 2024 runs October 8-9. As usual, we’ve got some nice discounts on radar detectors and a bunch on dash cameras. Here are the discounts on my favorite countermeasures. For many of these deals, you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member. Sign up for a Free Trial of Amazon Prime. …

Rove makes several popular fake 4K dashcams including the R2-4K and R2-4K Pro. They have recently released a 2 channel model for both front and rear recording called the R2-4K Dual. This is also a fake 4K dashcam, but the front sensor is upgraded from Starvis 1 to Starvis 2. More notably, they’re also adding …

Valentine has released a welcome new update for the Valentine 1 Gen2. It’s the September 2024 Upgrade, firmware 4.1035. There’s several new features including enhanced false alert filtering, a silent startup option, a stealthier display option, and a few other bonus features. Join the full discussion on RDF here. Purchase a V1 Gen2 here.

Escort has released the successor to their standalone ZR5 laser jammer. These are the updated Escort ZR6 laser jammers. They have essentially taken the same compact laser jammers that come with the custom installed Escort Redline Ci 360c and separated them so you can run them either fully standalone or paired to a compatible windshield …

Time for the latest round of testing and comparing all the latest laser jammers! I recently finished a big update on my Audi Q5, upgrading to all the latest custom installed radar detectors and laser jammers. Starting off with laser, I wanted to see how all the top systems compare when installed on the same …