Photo Du Jour: An Electric Mini Cooper's Dashboard

This car has 43% battery life remaining, but I wonder if that gauge depletes linearly or, as on my laptop, surprisingly quickly near the end.

3:29 AM on Sat Dec 13 2008, by Brian Lam, 16,901 views, 46 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5109197/photo-du-jour-an-electric-mini-coopers-dashboard

Catching Up: Crashes!

Hey Jason,

5:54 AM on Fri Oct 31 2008, by Brian Lam, 6,644 views, 33 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5071994/catching-up-crashes

Incredible Secrets of the World's Largest Plasma TV

12:00 PM on Wed Oct 1 2008, by John Mahoney, 29,106 views, 42 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5057047/incredible-secrets-of-the-worlds-largest-plasma-tv

Topia One-Seat Electric HUVO Prototype Might As Well Be Shaped Like a Coffin

With the arrival of Topia's one-seater prototype, I think it's finally safe to say the SMART car has something it can take in a fight. Called the HUVO, this diminutive electric car forgoes features like "well-being" and "sanity" for "lightweight"...

5:00 PM on Sat Jun 28 2008, by Jack Loftus, 5,240 views, 38 comments
http://gizmodo.com/5020502/topia-one+seat-electric-huvo-prototype-might-as-well-be-shaped-like-a-coffin

What's the Worst Place in a Car to Put an LCD? We Report, You Decide

What do geeks do at a car show? Check out the LCD screens, of course. We just got back from the car showroom at CES and found some pretty awful examples of "pimping your ride." Take a look at the most ridiculous places these gearheads put their...

9:19 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008, by Benny Goldman, 131,242 views, 69 comments
http://gizmodo.com/341939/whats-the-worst-place-in-a-car-to-put-an-lcd-we-report-you-decide

Apple Year-End Report Card: A

Somewhere between 2006 and today, I stopped considering Apple an underdog. And I'm not just talking about their iPod numbers nor am I talking about their nowhere-close-to-Windows marketshare. I mean, screw marketshare, really: Does Porsche outsell...

4:00 PM on Fri Dec 21 2007, by Brian Lam, 37,062 views, 139 comments
http://gizmodo.com/335912/apple-year+end-report-card-a

USB RC Car, Controlled From Your PC Screen, Turns Desk Paradise Into Parking Lot

Look out everybody, it's finally available today. No one will suspect a thing when your tiny USB RC car is parked inside its charging garage next to your PC. But then the minuscule Mini Cooper comes busting out the door, and you're controlling it...

8:39 AM on Tue Sep 4 2007, by Charlie White, 6,818 views, 10 comments
http://gizmodo.com/296044/usb-rc-car-controlled-from-your-pc-screen-turns-desk-paradise-into-parking-lot

Steve Jobs and VW Chairman Talk iCar

A Volkswagen spokesperson told German magazine Capital that an iCar may be on the way. Steve Jobs and VW Chairman Martin Winterkorn got together in California a few days ago to "plan an intensive co-operation with the building of vehicles." It...

1:49 PM on Wed Aug 29 2007, by Charlie White, 12,138 views, 50 comments
http://gizmodo.com/294724/steve-jobs-and-vw-chairman-talk-icar

Tuesday's Best Stories

So, what was up yesterday? We had RC aircraft executing the perfect take-off, exploding jetliners causing havoc in China, news of a new-gen DeLorean, and USB Mini Coopers. Also up were beer taps, iPhone hacks and sexy LG camera phones with stupid...

11:58 AM on Wed Aug 22 2007, by AddyDugdale, 780 views, Comment
http://gizmodo.com/292202/tuesdays-best-stories

RC Mini 'n' Garage Combo the Hottest USB Thing in Yonks

See this remote-controlled Mini in Racing Green from Solid Alliance? You're probably not that impressed with it, are you? (I admit, the headlights are just shonky.) Well, you should see what it comes with: a garage that acts as a charger and...

9:07 AM on Tue Aug 21 2007, by AddyDugdale, 7,875 views, 6 comments
http://gizmodo.com/291656/rc-mini-n-garage-combo-the-hottest-usb-thing-in-yonks