Living in New York City, I've pretty much given up on driving. Before tonight, if you'd asked me what sort of innovation was being made in the world of radar detection, I probably would have stared at you blankly until you walked away. Thanks to Cobra, next time the situation will be a little less awkward.

The company was at the CES Unveiled event tonight showing off a few new innovations in field with its 2009 line of devices. Six of the 12 new devices are compatible with the company's Advanced Universal Road Alert (Aura) Camera and Driving Hazard Database, a constantly updated resource that lets drivers know about roadway threats and red light camera. The database updates daily--users can import updates via a USB key.

The new devices also feature high-res, full-color displays, Intelliscope location-based direction alerts, and Intelliview picture-in-picture images. The new radar detectors range from $60 to $470.

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