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Looking for an Inexpensive Gift that Offers a Simple , HIgh Tech Solution to Parking
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Nov 25, 2005, 23:53
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ARA) - Looking for an inexpensive gift that offers a simple, yet high-tech solution to the challenge of parking your vehicle in the garage? In the often-crowded home-garage environment where depth perception is so difficult, parking a car can be quite a headache and lead to expensive bumper damage. Now, homeowners can use Park-Zone by Exeter Technologies, which offers a convenient, high-tech solution to this daily parking dilemma.
Park-Zone is a sensing product that guides you into the perfect parking position everytime. It is a two-unit system, which consists of an Ultrasonic Sensor and a Traffic Light Display. The traffic light unit indicates 'Green' - Proceed, 'Yellow' - Caution and 'Red' - Stop! It's that simple.
Park-Zone looks and acts like a space-age traffic light. Upon a vehicle's entry into the garage, the green light illuminates, indicating that the driver can proceed. Next, midway through the garage, an amber light cautions the driver. Finally, the red light comes on, signaling for the driver to stop in the 'park-zone.'
"It uses green, yellow and red lights to guide drivers as surely and smoothly as if they were docking a passenger jet," says TIME magazine.
Taking a look at how cars have evolved over the years, you may notice that bumpers are no longer two pieces of durable rubber protruding from the ends of a vehicle; rather, they are an element of aerodynamically designed automobiles, made of fiber glass or some other fragile material. Studies show that even the most minor scratch will cost you at least several hundred dollars to repair!
In an independent study, brand new cars [different models] were chosen to hit garage walls while parking at merely 5 MPH. No bumper went undamaged, as the cost or repairs ranged from $3,000-$7,300! Ridiculous as it may sound for a bumper, that is reality.
Park-Zone is mounted on the back wall of the garage and operates on 4AA batteries that will last for up to one full year. The ultrasonic sensing unit connects to the traffic light display via a standard telephone cord. To calibrate your own park-zone, simply park your car at the desired distance from the back wall of the garage. Push the injection button on the display unit, and through a simple calibration in a matter of seconds, Park-Zone presets the distance at which the red light turns on every time.
"Users will find that Park-Zone's ease of installation and operation makes it an extremely simple, yet very effective high-tech gadget," states the inventor of Park-Zone and, Chairman and Principal of Exeter Technologies Inc., Dr. Michael Yaron.
Park-Zone is an innovative solution, which will simplify the lives of its consumers, giving drivers peace of mind. Park-Zone was recognized by MOTOR TREND as "One of the Ten-Best Automotive Accessories of the Year."
With a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $49.99, Park-Zone is available at Kmart stores nationwide. Also, you can find the Platinum Edition (MSRP 59.99) at Brookstone and Sharper Image stores across the country.
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