The Tmall Genie dashcam puts an Apple HomePod Mini-inspired smart camera in your car

Sitting on your car’s dashboard like a little minion, the Tmall Genie Dashcam is a bunch of things – it’s a speaker, a voice AI, and a dashcam that captures your ride. Connecting with your existing Tmall Genie ecosystem, the dashcam can even detect when you get into a collision and contact emergency services for you, providing all the information to them on your behalf. The best part? It attaches to any car to uplift your driving experience – yes, even the non-smart ones.

Designer: Zhejiang Tmall Technology Co., Ltd.

The dashcam also serves as a smart speaker, which explains that rather familiar-looking colorful blob on the front. Almost looking like a HomePod Mini that’s been placed in your car, the dashcam lets you talk to it, tying into all of Tmall’s existing services. Connected to Chinese giant Alibaba, the Tmall Genie voice AI offers a wide host of functions that go beyond just ordering items or playing music. The voice AI also reads news and allows you to control aspects of your smart home, and with the dashcam, Tmall Genie gains importance in yet another aspect of your life. The dashcam can automatically identify driving conditions, capture and upload footage in the event of an accident (while summoning local authorities/services), and there’s even the option to have the dashcam automatically identify when you’re pulling into your garage and open the door or switch the home lights on at just the right time.

The Tmall Genie Dashcam is a winner of the iF Design Award for the year 2022.

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The Lanmodo Vast M1 dashcam’s state-of-the-art night vision lets you see as far as 984 feet in the dark




With an advanced 7-glass lens, a Sony CMOS sensor, and an algorithm that rivals even the ones found on a GoPro, the Lanmodo Vast M1 lets you easily capture what’s ahead of you and even behind you no matter the time of the day or the weather condition. It comes with an upgraded 75° FOV camera on the front, a wide 170° camera on the rear, and the ability to see as far as 984ft even at night, in clear 1080p Full HD… an industry-leading feature that other dashcams are yet to even catch up to.

Designer: Lanmodo Design

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The Lanmodo Vast M1’s secret sauce lies in its night-vision abilities. The dashcam’s starlight-level low light imaging technology utilizes a Sony CMOS sensor with a 7-glass lens array and an aperture of F1.0 to achieve 0.0001 lux of night vision that vastly outperforms other dashcams in its class. A simple side-by-side comparison of the footage shows the stark difference in quality as the Vast M1’s camera makes footage taken at dusk look like it was captured in proper daylight.




An algorithm also maintains the video’s brightness and exposure, accounting for and managing bright objects like headlights that get overexposed in artificially brightened night-vision videos.

The dashcam’s image signal processing capabilities even help boost visibility in the bad weather, allowing the camera to see clearly despite rain, fog, and snow.

The Sony CMOS low-light imaging sensor allows the camera to magnify even in extremely low light, achieving 0.0001lux starlight-level night vision.

Video from both the front and rear dashcams gets fed to the Lanmodo’s 8-inch large display while also getting stored onboard on an SD card, with a capacity of up to 128GB of storage. The 128GB storage can record up to 28 hours of continuous video (when only the front camera is recording), with new footage rolling over the old footage to ensure 24-hours of continuous parking monitoring. A built-in collision detection sensor also helps the dashcam instantly record footage during an accident or impact, storing and logging it separately for you to review at any time. This video doesn’t get deleted or recorded over unless manually removed.

The 170° Field of view (FOV) wide angle and 1080p resolution of the rear camera offer all-around protection.

The Lanmodo Vast M1 comes in two units, a front camera + display that you can independently install at a position that gives you the least amount of glare, and an add-on IP67 waterproof rear camera (with the same night-vision tech) that you can freely place inside or outside the car.

Both cameras record at 1080p, and the front and rear cameras have a FOV of 75° and 170° respectively. Lanmodo’s software supports multiple languages, including English, Chinese (Simplified + Traditional), Spanish, Japanese, French, Korean, and Portuguese. The Lanmodo Vast M1 dashcam is available at a super early bird price of $199, with deliveries in April 2022.

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Artificially intelligent dashcam with 4K night-vision brings you a step closer to self-driving cars

We’ve got a fair bit of time till self-driving cars begin rolling out, but the 70mai A800 surely gets us halfway there. If you really think about it, a self-driving car is just an automobile that operates on its own, using data from cameras and sensors around it, right? The A800 from 70mai basically sits at the halfway mark, fulfilling the ‘data from cameras and sensors’ bit. Equipped with dual-vision 4K cameras, the A800 captures the front and back of your car in stunning detail using 140° wide-angle lenses. Fitted with advanced features too, this dual-dashcam boasts of clear night-vision, and even an AI that lets you be aware of vehicles around you, how close they are, and if they’re changing lanes. Think of the A800 as an extra pair of eyes that help you drive smarter, better, and help take care of your car when you’re not around… oh yes, it works with any car.

Think of the A800 as a dashcam, reverse-cam, security cam, and an AI-assisted driving experience bundled into one package. Open up this package, and you’ve got two cameras (one that mounts on the front, and one on the rear windshield) and a monitor that sits right near your central rear-view mirror. Setting up the A800 is as simple as assembling the three components in place and switching them on. Once the A800 is powered, it begins capturing everything within its 140° field of view, on both the front and back. The monitor allows you to toggle between camera displays with a simple button, while that broad field of view allows you to see what’s around you like never before. The A800 even has night-vision with 3D dynamic noise reduction, giving you clear footage no matter the time of day, and a built-in GPS chip to record your route as the cameras capture your surroundings. The A800 even works as an extra pair of eyes when you’re away from your car. It records 24/7, and comes with a collision sensor that instantly begins capturing your surroundings if anyone accidentally or intentionally tries to damage your ride. This data gets stored in an immutable ‘evidence’ folder, and can easily be accessed via 70mai’s smartphone app. When you’re inside, riding the car, the A800 works proactively to prevent collisions by using its AI to inform you if you’re too near a car, or if a car ahead of or behind you changes lanes. This Advanced Driver-Assistance System (or ADAS if you’re fancy) empowers you with a sense of awareness, taking the element of stress and surprise out of driving, keeping you mindful, present, and safe. At the end of the day, everything gets recorded and stored locally to an SD card too, and video logs can easily be accessed using the 70mai app… your insurance agent will love you, I promise.

Until algorithms (and federal law) become advanced enough to allow cars to operate on their own, automobiles will always need humans behind their wheels. The 70mai A800 dashcam just gives you a sixth-sense and an extra pair of eyes while you drive, as you park, and even when your car’s sitting in a spot while you’re away. I’d call that pretty damn smart.

Designer: 70mai Design

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70mai A800 –  Dual-vision 4K Dashcam for 24h Guard

The 70mai A800 is an in-car digital video recorder that delivers day-and-night cinema-quality (up to 4k resolution) images in dual vision. It’s equipped with ADAS (Advanced Driving Assistant System) tech and night vision that boosts your driving safety. When the vehicle is parked, the parking mode will monitor the car’s surroundings and automatically start recording if any collision is detected. Recordings are stored locally and can be viewed in-app for on-site download and instant sharing.

Dual-vision With Cinema-quality Video

Up to 4K Resolution with 140°FOV – Built around a powerful Sony IMX 415 CMOS image sensor, the A800 dashcam records 4K UHD videos with a wide-angle 140° FOV. Combined with the optional rear cam, every important detail in the front or rear of the vehicle can be recorded clearly to provide irrefutable video evidence or capture the landscape along your journey with cinema-quality video.

Super Night Vision with 3D DNR – The A800 achieves clear images even in low-light conditions using a 3D DNR (Dynamic Noise Reduction) tech, F/1.8 aperture lens and a smart algorithm that significantly reduces image noise and automatically adjusts the exposure balance.

3-inch HD Display Screen & One-button Switch – View your car’s surroundings easily an with a simple press, you can easily switch between the front and the rear views.

Boosted Driving Safety with ADAS

When you start the car, A800 automatically begins recording and enables the ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance System) that will assist you while driving with lane-departure and forward collision warnings that help you avoid accidents.

Lane-departure Warning (LDW) System – Uses the A800 camera to monitor the lane markings to make sure the car remains safely in the lane of travel. In case you are distracted and begin to drift, the LDW system uses and audio alarm to warn you, for a safe driving every day.

Forward-collision Warning (FCW) System – A800 automatically monitors the car driving in front of you. If the vehicles get too close, too quickly, for instance in the case of a sudden stop by the leading car, A800 will warn you with an audible alarm. This system is especially useful in the stop-and-go traffic during busy commute times.

In-car Guardian for 24/7 Protection

After parking, the Parking Mode is automatically activated. Using a 3-axis gravity sensor, A800 can detect any hit-and-run collision and immediately begin recording to capture valuable video evidence.

GPS Built-in

A800 also acts as an accurate trip computer, storing data that includes mileage, range, average speed, max speed, duration and more that can be viewed conveniently in-app. It’s great for long trips and to record the exact location of an accident if one should occur.

Loop Recording & Evidence Protection

The A800 records video on a loop and stores it locally on a Micro SD memory card (up to 128GB supported) while driving. This ensures that in the event of an accident, the video evidence will be captured and then safely secured from overwriting. To check video at any time, simply open the App to playback or download the videos free of charge.

In-app Access & Instant Share

No network is necessary to connect your smartphone with A800. It seamlessly connects using its own Wi-Fi for full instant access to stored videos. The dashcam also acts as a digital camera, controlled with your phone to capture any picture or view along your route.

3 Min Installation

Because it requires no special wiring, the A800 can be installed in minutes. Simply attach to the windscreen, connect to power at the vehicles 12v power point, download the 70mai app and connect with your smartphone using built-in Wi-Fi.

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