Everyone knows the dangers of drinking and driving. An unfortunate few choose to ignore them, often with tragic results. Almost everyone has a good friend who has recently lost someone they love to a drunk driver. The sides of the streets are riddled with crosses in memory of those who have been killed in those …
So you know how you are sitting at a red light, jamming to your music, and you can’t help but drum on the steering wheel? What if you could make real drum sounds instead of dull thumps? The product ridiculously named “Re-Inventing The Wheel (or RITW)” is an electronic drum pad that covers your …
Sometimes, even if we are not getting too old (promise!) we can never find our cars in a crowded parking garage or lot. We walk out of wherever we are with conviction, take about 10 steps and stand there, stupefied, wondering where in the world the car is. We may one day get a helping …
We all worry about our children when they learn to drive, especially during the first year or two of driving alone. We can have done everything right raising them, taught them how to be good and responsible drivers and young adults and then somebody comes along and causes an accident. Sometimes, it is our child …
Worry no more; Teens can be controlled! (Sort of) Read More »
We all like the new options of having a built-in navigational system, a program in our vehicle that keeps track of everything from tire pressure to gas mileage, and, of course, the built in DVD to keep the kids quiet on long trips. But it can be difficult to monitor these things while driving. In …
As time goes by and the world becomes more and more negatively impacted by humans, we find that carbon dioxide emissions are one of the main culprits. Improvements in car design are helping the issue, but the CO2ube Kickstarter project wants to take carbon dioxide filtration to any car on the road. The CO2ube …
There are quite a few of these types of technologies available on the market. Those of you who rent or drive different cars might appreciate a new patent filing from the folks at Apple. Published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a patent application called “Automatic configuration of self-configurable environments describes a way to …
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We’ve all had that panicky moment when we go to get in our car and realize the door is locked. Not a problem unless your keys are in the seat or the ignition – or much worse, the car is running! The good news is that if you have a General Motors car and have …
For years the link between man and machine has fascinated car enthusiasts, especially with the existence of Marinetti’s Futurist Manifesto. Who wouldn’t want to put on their watch, jump in the car and know their heart rate? The idea of it may sound silly, but in reality the fact that such a technology is possible, …
In an effort to expand on the idea of autonomous vehicles, Nokia has joined Mercedes-Benz in the design of an innovative new navigational system: a 3D map. The mapping feature will be provided by Nokia’s Here, a cloud-based service that offers drivers real-time traffic updates, road closures, and recommendations based on their location. Gearing …
