Friday, March 12th, 2010

I’ve seen a few cars being driven by the iPhone, that’s cool and all, but the guys from Mythbusters have basically been doing that for years.  Starting your car with the iPhone makes sense, but driving hands free?  The people from Engineer Awesome, which is a part of Waterloo Labs at National Instruments, make it [...]

Soon, Glen Beck can drive you crazy… all the way home. Chrysler has just announced it’s plans to integrate a live TV service that will surely turn us all into mindless, drooling media-hungry zombies make your daily commute a little less boring.
Starting in December, Chrysler will be offering its new Flo TV service for $625 [...]

Kochi, India has a pretty bad traffic problem it seems — bad enough for them to try a novel way to control the chaos. Police have recently begun installing remote controlled traffic lights in the most problematic areas. While every major city has its issues with traffic, I don’t think anyone has tried this before, [...]

Starting to think about your Christmas shopping and don’t know what to get Dad? Well, if he’s already got the iPhone remote Viper car starter, how about a remote-controlled Lucky License Plate?

What’s that, you say? You’ve never heard of the lucky license plate? They are all the rage in Southern China. Operated by remote control, [...]

It is probably a safe bet to assume anyone with a car and an iPhone has said, “man, I wish this thing could start my car.”  Maybe you’ve been walking to your car on a frigid night or a scorching day, but you’ve wondered about it, haven’t you? Maybe you remember this early post from [...]

Nissan one-ups the competition with features on its new zero emissions prototype. Based on the Tiida (sold in the US as the Versa), this electric vehicle comes with its own iPhone remote. No, you can’t drive the car with your handset. But as MacWorld (UK) reports, you can control the A/C, adjust charging options, or [...]