For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Pearl Automation to give MacRumors readers a chance to win the Pearl RearVision iPhone-connected wireless car backup camera system.
Priced at $499.99, the Pearl RearVision is a backup camera kit that's designed to be installed on a car's rear license plate, giving iPhone users a simple way to get an aftermarket backup camera.
This system, compatible with cars made in 1996 and newer, is designed to work with an iPhone 5 or later, and it includes a Camera Frame, Car Adapter, and Phone Mount for use with the iPhone. It's easy enough to set up that it doesn't require a professional - it's similar to installing a license plate cover.
Once the Camera Frame is installed, it connects to an iPhone running the accompanying Pearl app and displays whatever's behind the car in either portrait or landscape mode using two wide-angle 180 degree HD camera lenses, one with infrared for night vision capabilities. The Car Adapter also plugs into the car's OBD port, and the whole thing connects to the iPhone over WiFi and Bluetooth.
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Pearl RearVision includes collision detection and gives audible and visual alerts when objects, including cars and people, are in the way of the car. The warning noise varies based on how close an object is to the camera.
Using the iPhone's screen, it's possible to pan left and right to get a better view of what's behind the car, and the frame itself is both water resistant and theft resistant. A built-in solar panel provides power, allowing the device to be wire-free, while a built-in battery stores power.
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(View all)Everywhere I go.
Good, I have an older car with a crappy backup camera. I hope it has night vision.
"...it connects to an iPhone running the accompanying Pearl app and displays whatever's behind the car in either portrait or landscape mode using two wide-angle 180 degree HD camera lenses, one with infrared for night vision capabilities."Dude. Read the article.
I'm skeptical that this can work well (because you want the backup camera to work RIGHT NOW without launching apps), but I'd cheerfully try it out if I won.
It does not work like a typical BU camera, you have to launch the app to turn it on.I liked the idea of this device, but not automatically turning on when I go in reverse is a big turn off.
If this was much cheaper, then I would probably still get this for one of my vehicles, but not with no auto-turn on @ $500.
I wonder what Pearl's log term plans are, and if they are working on anything else. I doubt they will have much growth with the Rearvision alone.