With gas prices on the rise and summer here, this Eco-friendly cool cushion car seat fan cooler comes in handy. In the summer time, the usage of air conditioning rises and thus the gas runs out faster. The built-in fan in the auto seat cushion pushes 120 liters of air per minute through the cushion cooling the entire body.
It’s not quite Kitt, the artificial intelligence computer system onboard the Knight Rider car, but TomTom, the maker of portable GPS systems has inked a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to have Dan Castellaneta provide Homer Simpson catch phrases for their devices.
Why settle for a robotic voice offering you turn by turn directions when you can have a well known American father figure.
TomTom has announced the first in-car navigation system designed to work with the Apple iPhone. The announcement was made at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference which was held in San Francisco yesterday.
As part of the announcement, Peter-Frans Pauwels, a co-founder of TomTom indicated that the new GPS navigation system will consist of two parts:
Although a definitive date has not been set, you will be able to download the TomTom application through the iTunes app store this summer and the product launch will coincide with the release of Apple’s OS 3.0 operating system.
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The Belkin Micro Auto Charger is a cool gadget that converts the standard cigarette lighter socket into a mobile USB port.
Unless you’re a heavy smoker that must have a car lighter, many lighters go unused and untouched. With the number of high tech toys out there that are ever in need of power, why not convert this unused socket into something useful.
It’s easy to say stop smoking, but with any chemical dependency, it can take time to successfully accomplish this task. Some smokers enjoy smoking cigarettes while driving.
In such a closed environment, passengers can be subjected to a large amount of second hand smoke and studies have shown that the effects of this can be as detrimental as smoking the cancer stick yourself.
If you need a dot motorcycle helmet with a lot of flare, check out this alien helmet designed by a Brazilian artist.
The helmet includes “animal teeth, fangs, bones, and hairs besides fines stones from the Amazon river”. This deviant art is a hybrid of alien and monster.
Here’s an simple anti-theft device that takes a unique approach to preventing car theft.
Rather then relying on electronic keys, steering wheel locks and even car alarms, this deterrent consists of simple temporary car stickers that resemble rust and scratches. Affix these stickers to your new car to give it the appearance of being an old used car, not worth stealing.
The Shelby Aero EV is a new electric car that holds the current title as the world’s fastest electric sports car.
A few years back, the terms sports car and electric car were two concepts that were mutually exclusive. It was something that was unheard of in the auto industry. However, American automakers are being forced to reinvent their vehicles and even the high end sports cars are now being designed as electric alternatives.
