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Inventor Builds His Own Solar-Powered Vehicle
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Misc. Tech, Science, Transportation,
Yes, it looks huge, klunky, difficult to navigate and impossible to park. But hey, when’s the last time you built your own solar-powered car? Which is why we give inventor Saqr Bin Saif serious props for building his own environmentally-friendly vehicle. The DIY car utilizes four 170 watt solar panels, two batteries, and was built in only three months. Bin Saif’s baby can only reach a speed of up to 50 mph, but hey, it’s a start, and we look forward to his next car, which he promises will be more compact and faster.
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The 2007 Academy Awards: Live Commentary
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Specials, ABC, Editorial, Features,
Welcome to our live coverage of the 79th Annual Academy Awards! During our live-blog of the 2006 Oscars, I made what may now be considered an eerie prediction about Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe:
“For some reason, I keep getting this nagging feeling that their relationship will dissolve sometime soon, but that discussion is for another post.”
I’d like to say that I’m psychic (if so, that Oscars pool at work is all mine)...but I’m going to have to chalk it up to nagging intuition. What is that little voice inside me saying this year? While some races may have been locked up months ago (I’m talking to you, Helen Mirren), there will be a shocker this year. I can’t pinpoint the category, but I think it will be come riding in on a big yellow bus…
To find out who will be going hog-wild tonight during the Year of the Pig, stay tuned here for the live results!
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The Bleeding Edge 149: Technocom Vehicle and Infrastructure Integration Technology
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: CES, CES 2007, Features, GPS, Science, Transportation, Videocasts, Videos,
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Bleeding Edge TV 149: Technocom Talks About The Future of Automobile Safety
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, CES, CES 2007, Features, GPS, Transportation, Videocasts,
We caught up with Technocom to talk about their Vehicle and Infrastructure Integration, which allows vehicles to integrate with both the road infrastructure as well as other cars. The hope is that the technology will both reduce traffic congestion and reduce auto accidents. Vehicles would be fitted with a custom Technocom console, or it would be built-in to a standard GPS device, and all of a sudden your driving world would be willed with different safety alerts so that you are kept on your toes about driving conditions and hazards.
Horntones FX-550 Customizes the Sound of Your Car Horn
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Mods / Hacks, Transportation,
We live in a society that loves to customize it’s cell phones and cars. Well the folks at Horntones have ingeniously taken that notion a step further: in April look for the Horntones FX-550, a clever $150 USD device that lets you to customize the sound of your horn using almost any standard audio file. The dashboard-mounted device stores hundreds of different sounds; some are pre-loaded, and more can be downloaded from Horntones.com. Here’s the fun but scary part: you can create your own tones in MP3 or WAV format. Yes, you can have any sound or song clip as your horn, whether it’s naughty, nice or just flat-out obnoxious. A USB thumb drive transfers the sounds from your computer to the player, which never has to leave your car. You can even create your own themes, utilizing the 8 preset buttons on the player. Could be fun, or a complete nightmare on the roads if this actually catches on.
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Bleeding Edge TV 132: DATZOO FixDat Car Diagnostics Tool
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, Accessories, CES, CES 2007, Features, Peripherals, Transportation, Videocasts,
For anyone not wanting to get screwed by their local auto mechanics shop, DATZOO offers their FixDat personal diagnostics tool. You just hook the device up to your vehicle when you suspect something has gone awry, and it will run a complete diagnostic test on your car to tell you exactly what the deal is. You can then bring your car in for fixing with full knowledge of exactly what’s wrong to make sure it gets fixed, and not broken further. We even get a bonus proof of concept at the end, although it was told by a DATZOO representative, so, you know, grain of salt?
The Bleeding Edge 132: DATZOO FixDAT
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, CES, CES 2007, Design, Features, Misc. Tech, Transportation, Videocasts, Videos,
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CES 2007 Video: Parrot MK6000 Bluetooth Car Kit
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Smartphones, CES, CES 2007, Features, Transportation, Videocasts, Videos, Wireless / WiFi,
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CES 2007 Video: Parrot MK6000 Wireless Car Kit
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, Accessories, Cell Phones, CES, CES 2007, Features, Transportation, Videocasts, Wireless / WiFi,
For the complete hands-free set, Parrot aims to please with their MK6000 Bluetooth Car Kit. Once installed in your vehicle, you can answer cellphone calls at the touch of a button without requiring a physical headset. Even better, you can stream CD-quality music from the phone to the car stereo.
CES 2007 Video: Eclipse AVN 2210p Navigation Unit
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, CES, CES 2007, Features, GPS, Transportation, Videocasts, Videos,
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