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 Origin b2 Review & Comparison |
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Origin b2Detection range: 2,000 metres Set up: External GPS antenna. LCD screen. Verbal warnings. Availability: Replaced by the Pogo Alert Origin b2 Features: Know the speed limit Verbal warnings issued immediately stating hazard type and road speed limit. No false alerts Directional feature that limits warnings for speed traps positioned in the direction of vehicle travel. Above speed limit warning Limitator feature that triggers warnings only when the vehicle is exceeding the posted legal speed limit. Motorway speed camera alerts Motorway feature that only provides warnings on the motorway network and not on adjacent road networks. Origin b2 - Features Reviewed The Origin b2 - Driver Safety & Information System will warn drivers of approaching safety cameras (Gatso, Truvelo, SPECS, DS2), mobile/hand-held laser speed cameras, accident blackspots, schools and congestion charging zones. The Origin b2 provides 2,000 metre advanced warning to speed cameras. Verbal warnings state the speed limit and the camera. It can be set to warn only when above the speed limit and that is a good feature when driving in built-up/congested areas. The countdown in seconds or metres feature allows the user to select advanced warning in metres or seconds and the motorway feature restricts warning to the motorway network and not on adjacent road networks. The Origin b2 provides more than 30 features. Once the features are set by the user the unit will provide alerts to speed cameras in the tailored way selected. The Origin b2 is the only unit that offers such a range of user-definable features. In range of speed cameras, warnings can be set to verbal or tone with user-definable volume settings, the Origin b2's LEDs also begin to flash. The LCD screen displays when in range of speed camera type of speed trap (symbol), direction of speed trap (arrow), vehicle speed, speed limit, road number, countdown (metres and seconds) to speed camera and progress bar to speed camera. The Origin b2 can be hardwired into the vehicle though the cigarette lighter adaptor provided allows the fast installation. The Origin b2 second car kit can be purchased to move the Origin b2 between vehicles with ease. |
Origin b2 Features 
Warnings to
Gatso, Truvelo, SPECS, mobile traps.
Voice warnings of
fixed and mobile cameras.
Above speed limit warning. Warns only when exceeding speed limit.
Warning range 2000 metres.
Easy installation
with provided cigarette lighter adaptor
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The PogoAlert replaces the Origin b2 and features a 1.8" TFT colour LCD screen and provides warnings to fixed speed cameras via the Origin360 camera database. In addition an infra-red Laser detector (which is removable) provides warnings to mobile based speed traps. |
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Snooper S6-R
neo Like the Origin b2 the Snooper S6-R neo provides speed limit and distance to speed camera. The Origin b2 included GPS and Laser technology, whereas the Snooper S6-R neo also includes in addition Radar technology, one of the only systems on the market to combine all three technologies.
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Plug
and play is all the rage with sat-nav and camera warning devices, but
this took half an hour to fit, which counts against it. The Origin b2
had a separate antenna - but Origin also offers a model with an
integrated aerial, the Origin b2 Solo, which would be a better choice.
Behind the wheel the b2 worked well, counting down to sites and giving
your speed and the limit. The slot-in screen was easy to use, if a bit
hard to see in certain lights.
