Cars

Teen Driver Cam Keeps Tabs on Horrible Teenage Drivers

Look out, horrible teenage drivers: there’s a new device out there that your justifiably concerned parents can purchase to not only track where you are while you’re driving, but to actually see you. Yeah, now your parents can bust you smoking pot or pleasuring yourself in the car without happening to drive up next to…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Oct 11

Nissan Round Box Has Most Incredible Dash We’ve Seen Yet

Our brothers from another mother over at Jalopnik posted this great video of the Nissan Round Box concept car from Tokyo Auto Show. Honestly, the vehicle looks a bit like a minivan molested a PT Cruiser on the outside. But the inside has a dashboard that’s absolutely amazing featuring superfluous graphics up the wazoo. Granted,…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 11

Video of Chinese Citroen Transformer Shows off Its Size

Remember yesterday’s photos of the Citroen that a couple of Chinese guys lovingly turned into a Transformer ? Our sister site Jalopnik has uncovered a news report of the cut-and-shunt-it-into-something-altogether-more-wondrous-than-a-Citroen leviathan and Bloody Norah is the bugger big. [Jalopnik] https://gizmodo.com/hefty-assed-transformer-built-in-china-from-a-citroen-309054

Gadgets AddyDugdale Oct 11

Clarion’s Car Stereo Comes in White, Gives you 728 Shades of LED

Clarion’s new car stereos are definitely aimed at Eighties aerobics teachers with permed highlight — the type that wore Reebok Jazz trainers and carried their gear in a Head sports bag. With an FM/AM tuner and CD player, the DUB275MP connects to your music player via the USB port, and will also let you connect…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Oct 11

Cop Block Comes To OnStar

SF writer Greg Bear, author of classics like Darwin’s Radio and Blood Music, wrote a novel that predicted yesterday’s announcement from OnStar that they would be installing systems that allow police to shut your car down. The OnStar system is called “Stolen Vehicle Slowdown,” and when activated would slow down and stop a moving car…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Oct 10

Micro Camera Shows the Workings of a Combustion Engine

Someone had the great idea of putting a high-pressure, heat-resistant camera inside the cylinder of a four-stroke engine. Shooting at 1000 fps, the camera recorded just exactly what happens to make engines run. Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow! [LiveLeak]

Gadgets AddyDugdale Oct 10

Hefty-Assed Transformer Built in China from a Citroen

A couple of Chinese guys spent $8,000 on building a Transformer out of a Citroen. Weighing in at 1,322 pounds, there are a couple more pics after the jump. I like what they did with the car doors. [17173 via CNET Asia]

Gadgets AddyDugdale Oct 10

Honda CR-Z Hybrid Concept Car Too Awesome to Be a Honda

The Honda CR-Z hybrid concept is designed to the nines. The reality check, even if this is just a concept, it’s a concept built around Honda’s current-gen hybrid in this generation’s Civic Hybrid/Accord. No matter—the LED headlights, body lines, and dash are kind enough on the eyes: [Full gallery at Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/tokyo-auto-show-preview-honda-cr-z-concept-car-308556 Honda Announces Automobiles…

Tech News Brian Lam Oct 9

Must See: Transformers

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Transformers Date: 2007 Vitals: A boy befriends his alien robot car, and discovers he may be the only person on Earth who can rescue the human…

Movies Annalee Newitz Oct 1

Nokia Kits Out Ford’s Mustang

Ford has called in the big boys from Nokia to give their Mustang beast some serious connectivity options. Apparently, the vehicles exterior and performance based specifications remain unchanged, but the fun starts on the inside, with Nokia dropping N series goodies in every hole they could find. The rear passenger seats both have access to…

Tech News Haroon Malik Sep 29

Aptera Electric Three Wheeler Available for Pre-Order

We heard rumblings of the electric three-wheeled Aptera over a year ago but now the company has opened up an annoying and overwrought website soliciting “reservations,” meaning you can plunk down $500 and get the right to buy either the all-electric or plug-in diesel hybrid model. The good news is, there’s a working prototype with…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 27

Nissan Rogue Commercial Turns NY into a Giant Labyrinth

Hands up who had one of those wooden Labyrinths round which you had to maneuver a silver marble without dropping it down a hole or biting your tongue off in the process? Knowing just how powerful a marketing tool nostalgia can be, Nissan has used the concept for the commercial for their new Rogue SUV.…

Tech News AddyDugdale Sep 27

Parrot RK8200 Bluetooth Car Stereo Ditches the CD

Parrot’s known for bluetooth gear, not car audio. That’s likely why there’s no CD player in this headset, nor is there XM receiver, or tape deck. The faceplate’s internals house a bluetooth receiver with A2DP stereo streaming, a USB slot, and space for 300 mp3s, which is probably a GB or two of memory. The…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 26

Citroën Ad Makes a Giant Rubik’s Cube Out of Cars

This Citroën ad combines three things that dorks like us have a soft spot for: Rubik’s Cubes, flashy special effects and environmentally-sound cars. Sure, it doesn’t really go into any detail about the car itself, but we’ll let it slide this time. [ViaComIT via NOTCOT.org]

Gadgets Adam Frucci Sep 18

BMW M3 Gets Its Own Racing Game

It’s no series of short films starring Clive Owen directed by film auteurs (minus Guy Ritchie), but BMW’s Virtual M3 Challenge is the latest way the car maker’s showing off how great their Bimmers are. The M3 Coupe game lets you pick cockpit, bonnet, bumper and chase-cam views, as well as configuring your car by…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 16

Killacycle Inventor Crashes at NextFest

I forgot to tell this story. Apparently one exhibitor on an electric motorcycle took his ride out for a spin, and his throttle jammed. That’s bad on any motorcycle cough*joebrown*cough but really bad on an electric drag racer with a zero to sixty time of one second. Creator Bill Dube hit a bus, possibly a…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 14

Video of the Stretch Ferrari Modena 360

Remember yesterday’s stretch limo Ferrari? Now you can see it in all its rather tragic glory. Gizmag, which broke the story, is investigating claims that it’s not the first stretch Ferrari. Let’s hope it’s the last. [Daily Mail] https://gizmodo.com/first-gullwing-stretch-limo-ferrari-299096

Tech News AddyDugdale Sep 13

Firefighters Lift a Car Using their Hoses

Let us give thanks for firefighters and their mighty equipment. As well as putting out fires, rescuing people from burning buildings and being strong, brave and exemplary individuals, they can do special tricks with their hoses &mdash like this one: lifting a car using the extreme water pressure from eight (I think) of their hoses.…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Sep 13

Tulsa Time Capsule (1957)

On June 15, 1957 a Plymouth Belvedere was buried in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The car was to serve as a time capsule which would be opened in 2007. Among other things, it was packed with films, a commemorative plate and gasoline (in case the people of 2007 didn’t have any to start the car). The June…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 13

First Gullwing Stretch Limo Ferrari

This here is the world’s first Ferrari 360 Modena converted to a gullwing stretch limo. It’s 23 feet long, but with 400HP, goes zero to 60mph in about 6 seconds. These mods, and the extra 6 Recaro seats, cost £200k. Sounds like a deal to me. We’ve got one more photo of the gullwing in…

Tech News Brian Lam Sep 12

Teen Driver Cam Keeps Tabs on Horrible Teenage Drivers

Nissan Round Box Has Most Incredible Dash We’ve Seen Yet

Video of Chinese Citroen Transformer Shows off Its Size

Clarion’s Car Stereo Comes in White, Gives you 728 Shades of LED

Cop Block Comes To OnStar

Micro Camera Shows the Workings of a Combustion Engine

Hefty-Assed Transformer Built in China from a Citroen

Honda CR-Z Hybrid Concept Car Too Awesome to Be a Honda

Must See: Transformers

Nokia Kits Out Ford’s Mustang

Aptera Electric Three Wheeler Available for Pre-Order

Nissan Rogue Commercial Turns NY into a Giant Labyrinth

Parrot RK8200 Bluetooth Car Stereo Ditches the CD

Citroën Ad Makes a Giant Rubik’s Cube Out of Cars

BMW M3 Gets Its Own Racing Game

Killacycle Inventor Crashes at NextFest

Video of the Stretch Ferrari Modena 360

Firefighters Lift a Car Using their Hoses

Tulsa Time Capsule (1957)

First Gullwing Stretch Limo Ferrari

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