Cobra Electronics has a rich history of innovation. The company that started out selling CB radios and telephones in the 1970s now boldly innovates in product categories such as radar, mobile navigation and marine electronics. On several occasions, the first-to-market features developed by Cobra have become the industry standard.
The following offers a quick look at Cobra's history of innovation:
Mobile Navigation
- My Favorite Brands provides more than 600 brands that are accessible at the touch of a button
- Patent-pending Compare Routes feature allows the driver to choose from multiple on-screen routing options to get around traffic fast
- Ultra-bright™ color display provides "at-a-glance readability," whether driving during the day or night
- Temperature usability range is the widest range on the market, allowing functionality in conditions ranging from -4 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit
- Fully integrated real-time traffic through FM ClearChannel radio allows the driver to take it out of the box, plug it in and go
Radar/Laser Detection
- Wireless remote controlled radar/laser detector with GPS locator is the first of its kind in the United States, and offers speed and red light camera location alerts along with customizable location-based alerts
- ExtremeBright DataGrafix™ display is the industry’s first full-color video radar display and provides easy-to-read menus and alert screens
- IntelliMute® system senses speed and automatically mutes the device at set speeds, virtually eliminating false alerts set off by automatic door openers, in-store scanners, and other non-police radar/laser signals
- Safety Alert® system gives motorists advanced warning of approaching trains, buses, road construction vehicles, public utility vehicles and other potential road hazards
- StrobeAlert® alerts motorists of approaching emergency vehicles
- LaserEye® 360-degree detection detects incoming signals from all directions and enhances performance and sensitivity of detection
- SmartPower™ automatically turns off the radar detector when it senses the car has been turned off to avoid draining the battery
microTALK® (Two-way Radios)
- Ultra-compact lithium ion-powered two-way radios offer the communication range of larger radios at a fraction of the size
- Unparalleled number of privacy code options provide a total of 2,662 privacy combinations
- Call Alert offers an easily recognizable alert for incoming calls
- Roger Beep provides an “end of transmission” tone confirmation
- VibrAlert® provides a silent alert for incoming calls
Marine Electronics
- Rewind-Say-Again™ digital voice recorder, which automatically records the last 20 seconds of transmission and allows boaters to replay or record incoming calls, as well as record personal voice messages
- All-Terrain submersible radio with 15 GMRS channels and 1,815 privacy combinations
Citizens Band Radios
- NightWatch® electroluminescent front panel display illuminates at night to a soft green hue, fully lighting the settings for easy viewing at night, with dimmer control
- SoundTracker® noise reduction cuts static by up to 90% without reducing signal strength or quality
