RAVE REVIEWS ABOUT CARCHIP

"The [CarChip] gadget's about the size of a small box of matches … instructions said the connection is easy. I didn't believe them. Surprise -- I found the car's connector just to the left of the steering wheel and the CarChip attached in a second. I got a kick out of seeing all the data; you might be interested in seeing how fast your employee or obnoxious teenager really drives. The CarChip connects to your PC using the USB port. The software isn't slick, or even snazzy, but definitely functional. I was able to get a variety of reports, including engine diagnostic trouble logs as well as default data -- maximum and average speed, distance, hard braking, and quick accelerations."
PC World, January, 2006

"To give your teen the edge that could one day save their live, there's CarChip...it's a crucial tool for teens taking driver education classes and racking up the necessary hours to get their licenses."
Woodward News, Woodward OK, July, /2005

"The [CarChip] high-tech gadget can rat out a lead-foot teenage driver in precision detail, tracking speed as well as any jack-rabbit starts [and] hard braking. Smaller than the tiniest cell phone, this portable 'black box' can be a data-logging spy for curious parents. [Teenaged driver] Lauren wasn't too keen on her father's CarChip idea at first, but she chirped a new tune after a few days. 'To be honest, it made me realize that my parents cared about my safety.'"
The Times, Munster, IN, July 2005

"Keeping track of vehicle and driver performance is as easy as calling up Davis Instruments of Hayward, CA."
The Chronicle-Herald, Halifax, NS, June 2005
Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, WI, June 2005

"CarChip logs up to 300 hours of trip details before you'll need to download...You can view all of this graphically on your computer screen, giving you a moment-by-moment picture of how the vehicle was driven"
Brake & Front End, Akron, OH, June 2005

"With the deaths of two of their students at the end of the school year still felt deeply in their hearts, board members at Crestview [High School] are listening to a suggestion by Superintendent John Dilling that could help parents keep a closer eye on the young drivers in the family. The CarChip, a recent invention, can be installed in a student's vehicle, allowing parents to know how the vehicle was driven. Maintenance Supervisor Jay Radman, who lost his daughter, Amanda, in a car crash only a few years ago said he wished the technology had been there before. ...Radman said he plans to use such a chip when his next child learns to drive. 'It's going to send a message to the students that the school cares for them."
The Morning Journal, Lisbon, OH, June 2005

"Before Ben Ellison got his driver's license, he dreamed of driving a midnight blue, low riding Honda with monster horsepower, a performance exhaust system, and inside, blue neon ords that glow with each bass beat from the stereo. Instead, he's driving a Mazda with a [CarChip] that spies on each ride. 'It's pretty cool technology and all,' he said, glancing at the matchbook-sized device plugged into the steering column near the knees of his cargo pants. ...'Maybe he's going to be mad,' [Ben's mother Susan] Schauer said, looking at her son. 'But I just can't hand the keys over and say, 'Off you go.'"
Washington Post, Washington D.C., March 2005

"Clearly, it does a lot more than a basic scan tool. But it also performs those basic functions, like telling you why the check engine light came on. Plus, unlike most scan tools that just give you a code, which you have to look up, the CarChip will tell you what the code means."
NOPI Street Performance Compact, February 2004

"So much gear, so little time. That's why our gear editors evaluated thousands of the hottest new products, then whittled them down to the 77 you'll see here -- #66, Davis Instruments CarChip E/X."
Men's Health Gear of the Year Awards, December 2003

"If you like reports, plots, and tables, you'll love the CarChip software. It can display the distance the car traveled and indicate starts and stops."
Joshua Gulick, Smart Computing, December 2003

"Are you obsessed with your tow vehicle as you are with the boat it tows? Then CarChip is for you."
Boating, November 2003

Green Bay, WI: Dad finds out how teen daughter is really driving in CBS affiliate story profiling CarChip. Watch video clip.

"As a whole, CarChip could be a useful tool to track down frustrating intermittents and at its U.S. MSRP of $179, it's not expensive. And when you're not chasing down stray electrons with it, you can always find out if your daughter is having fun, fun, fun 'til you take her T-Bird away."
Service Station & Garage Management, August 2003

"Gearheads love it because it lets them download vehicle data like fuel pressure and battery voltage. But if this do-it-yourself data recorder doesn't become a hit with panicked parents of new drivers, I'll drive 25 forever."
Richard Newman, US News & World Report, August 2003

"CarChip proved an invaluable tool for Matt to see how he was doing as a driver."
John Rettie, Motor Trend, August 2003

"If you're into engine performace, you'll probably be interested in the DriveRight CarChip ... it will do some amazing engine-performance record-keeping for most any foreign or domestic vehicle 1996 or newer."
Dick Debartolo, Powerboat Magazine, May 2003

"... either version will put you in touch with your driving habits by flagging every instance of hard braking and sudden acceleration. That alone could make you a safer, more fuel-efficient driver—and easily make up the cost of your new car toy."
Larry Armstrong, BusinessWeek, April 2003

"The new CarChip, manufactured by Davis Instruments, tracks fuel-guzzling and downright dangerous behavior, such as jackrabbit starts, to help you modify your driving habits—or, more likely, those of your teenage son. And it's relatively cheap."
Rafe Needleman, Business 2.0, March 2003

"One especially nice thing CarChip can do, for example, is tell you what that 'check engine' light means before you take your car to a mechanic."
Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Money, February 2003

"I think the future is here, and I have seen it, and it's the CarChip."
Ron Ananian, The Car Doctor, November 2002

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