Gadgets
Sirius and XM debut new lineups
Sirius and XM have buried the hatchet and merged their content, to the likely displeasure of many. XM closes 15 stations while simultaneously adding 22 new selections to the lineup, and Sirius pretty much broke even, trading 11 stations for 10 new ones. As has always been the case, the sports fans fare the best. [...]
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Popular Science names Best of What’s New in Auto Tech for 2008
What are the best innovations that the global automotive industry debuted in 2008? Popular Science has just picked its favorites and revealed the Best of What’s New awards for the year that just was; um, is. The grand prize goes to the Nissan GT-R for its technical brilliance, astonishing performance and relatively attractive pricing. No [...]
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Bling It On: Amosu Luxury paves Bentley keyfob in diamonds
As if losing the car keys weren’t already enough of a nightmare scenario – the keys to your Bentley that much more so – along come the innovative jewelers at Amosu Luxury to make the key itself that much more precious. The company has staked its reputation among the nouveau riche for taking things like [...]
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SEMA 2008: K.I.T.T. helps sell Knight Rider GPS for Mio
There were a lot of movie and TV-themed vehicles at SEMA this year, but one of our favorite entertainment tie-ins had to be the Mio Knight Rider GPS system. We told you about this way back in June, played with it when the new K.I.T.T. visited the Auto@CooOne Garage, and messed with it some more [...]
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Honda unveils supplemental robot legs for humans
Those who have difficulty walking may not be bound to a Segway for like thanks to Honda. The Japanese automaker is developing a new technology called the experimental walking assist device. These accessory legs have been designed as a means to offer a helping, um… leg to those who have difficult supporting themselves in day-to-day [...]
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SEMA 2008: GoPro Hero can make you (look like) one
The GoPro Hero digital videocamera is like creating SpeedTV for the masses… without the non-stop NASCAR coverage. The three-megapixel Hero is the world’s smallest on-board camera, and it sticks to anything without fuss. It has 16 MB of internal storage, but you can blow that out to 2 GB, good for about 56 minutes. It’s [...]
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TAG Heuer outlines its vision with carbon-fiber frames
There are lots of watchmakers that cultivate relationships with automakers and Formula One teams, but few have managed to establish themselves quite like TAG Heuer, whose sponsorship of F1, among other motorsport disciplines, has made their products synonymous with racing. Now TAG is hoping to carry its status into the optics industry, and this is [...]
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Vertu launches special edition Ferrari Ascent Ti phone
Want fries with that? Place your order at any fast-food hamburger chain and you can expect to get that question. But for a more sizable purchase – say, a Ferrari – deep-fried potatoes aren’t going to cut it. That’s where Vertu comes along. The premium mobile phone maker owned by Nokia has already established itself [...]
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A model of things to come: Mad Max diorama
We may or may not have already passed peak oil. All we know is that the post-apocalyptic vision wrought in Mad Max films may someday become reality, and then we’re all gonna wish we had Interceptors. AutoArt Models recently came out with a 1:18 die cast Interceptor model recently, but it doesn’t come filthy enough [...]
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Ford “Smart Gauge” collects green leaves for good behavior w/VIDEO
You drive like crap and you know it. Stop the burnouts, late braking and 100-mph freeway sprint and you just might make a tank of gas last longer than a day. Sure, automakers like Ford could spend a few million on lectures to teach car buyers a thing or two about better driving. But if [...]
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