Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to see the road in a different way when you were driving, like looking through the eyes of a character in a video game? Once Garmin released its HUD gadget earlier this year, it was only a matter of time before something similar landed for smartphones. Hudway …
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It seems like these days, everyone is trying to come up with a new idea for keeping their phones handy while not breaking the “hands-free” laws. There is a basic style associated with this – a suction cup attached to a clamp or cradle with a mounting arm. But the Steelie mounting kit comes out …
Many of us have seen a candy paint job or a chameleon car, but who ever thought of seeing a car that changes color based on the temperature of your hand? Functioning in the same way as a mood ring, this heat sensitive paint was used more than in its typical use of accents on …
Many of us dream of owning a car that is luxurious, drives and parks itself or even flies. But no matter how spectacular your dream car is, it probably can’t drive under water. Unless you’re the proud new owner of James Bond’s submarine car from “The Spy Who Loved Me.” Driven by Roger Moore …
In the movies and the old-school comics, Autobot Transformers take the shape of the popular cars, like Corvettes, Porches and Lamborghinis. But if a Transformer was real, would we really care what car it looked like? Artist Hetain Patel went in a different direction by turning a little Ford Fiesta hatchback into a Transformers …
Have you ever been on a busy city street and come across a parking spot that you knew your car would fit in but you are terrible at parallel parking? Ford may have introduced something that you would be interested in. At the Ford Futures event in Belgium, the Blue Oval unveiled a pair …
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Most of us are familiar with the automated cars at Google’s campus, but there are some other major manufacturers that are developing their own such vehicle. With any luck, in most of our lifetimes we will have the opportunity to ride in one of these on our own streets without having to pass the extensive …
It is unfortunate that so many drivers find that the navigation apps on their phones work better and are more up-to-date than those built into their dashboards. No wonder there are so many accidents related to cell phone use – they are not all focused on actually talking to someone. Honda balances this preference with …
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Who really made the first car? The answer could come from many directions, but after some discussion, automotive historians would agree on Dr. Karl Benz and his 1886 Patent-Motorwagen. It only had three wheels, but it was considered the first vehicle designed from the ground up to be powered by a non-equine engine. These days, …
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Auto shows make great places to see cars entering showrooms in the next year or two, but CES shows how we will be driving by 2020. Automakers and suppliers are participating in CES 2014 so they can show off their latest concepts. At CES 2013, both Lexus and Audi made important announcements about their …
