Gadgets
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0Car-B-Q: X-Series Grill by Porsche Design Studio 1242820680
Porsche owners have long reveled in their ability to smoke the competition on track and street, but now Porschephiles can also leave their marque's mark on the backside of burgers, hotdogs and ribeyes. Grill marks, of course.Barbeques Galore and Porsche Design Studio have burned the midnight oil ...
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Future Ford SYNC upgrade could include Pandora streaming 1242689220
Click the image above to view a video of the new SYNC system after the jumpAt the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Ford announced that three new features would be included on the next iteration of the SYNC system: traffic data, GPS-guided directions and the ability to snag information from ... -
REPORT: GT5 to get weather changes, night racing - and yes, damage rendering [w/POLL] 1242228540
Audi is obviously looking forward to being in the coming Gran Turismo 5. After all, the Quattro company has created a website to promote its car on the Nürburgring in real life and in the game, and it interviewed GT5 mastermind Kazunori Yamauchi about what fans can expect. Yamauchi-san ...
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Can GPS units makes you more fuel efficient? Navteq seems to think so... 1241184540
A recent survey conducted by research firm NuStats and funded by GPS-maker NAVTEQ found that drivers equipped with in-car navigation units use 12% less fuel than their non-guided counterparts. The study focused on three groups of drivers in Germany. The first used no GPS at all, the second had a ...
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"Ya'll turn left now, ya hear?" - NASCAR-branded Dale Earnhardt Jr. sat-nav hits the market [w/VIDEO] 1240347360
Follow the jump to hear Dale, Jr. giving you directions on the RightWay Spotter GPSThe Dale, Jr.-edition Spotter GPS has Junior gearing you up for the ride with "You drive, I'll ride shotgun." The portable device offers turn-by-turn directions and features Junior-isms like "Hang a right" and ... -
Stop Time: Mecchanice Veloce and Brembo team up for carbon-ceramic watch 1240225080
Aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, vulcanized rubber...it was only a matter of time before somebody made a watch out of carbon ceramic. And who better to do it than Brembo and Meccaniche Veloci? The former you'll know well as the most recognized name in brakes. The latter may be known to some of ...
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People's Choice: 1.4m downloads for VW Polo Challenge iPhone game 1239796860
Volkswagen Polo Challenge iPhone game - Click above for a galleryWhat automaker isn't trying to cash in on the iCraze? Most are scrambling to include iPod and iPhone integration into their newest vehicles, and many have tried to mimic the look and feel of the Apple devices with their latest ... -
BMW launches AK-47 thwarting X5 Security Plus 1239742740
Click above for huge gallery of high-res photos of the bulletproof BMW X5 Security PlusIf Jason Statham's character, Frank, decides to switch back to a BMW in The Transporter 4, we think we have his new ride picked out. Or maybe Clive Owen just needs to film another episode of The Driver. BMW has ... -
VIDEO: Bluetooth gains another use, streaming audio from iPhone 1238862540
The iPhone 3.0 software is due to be released later this year, and in addition to allowing GPS applications to display turn-by-turn directions, Apple's uber-device will finally bring something other smartphone users have been enjoying for a while: Bluetooth audio streaming.With the new feature ...
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VIDEO: Mazda RX-8 controlled through iPod touch 1238765400
Click above to watch the videoModern-day automotive geekery knows no bounds. Need proof? Check out the video after the break. You'll see a black Mazda RX-8 that's been modified with enough computer-controlled junk in the trunk to make it capable of performing all sorts of neat parlor tricks ...

