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Steering Wheel MP3 Kit

Chea out this Steering Wheel MP3 Kit, not only does it offer hands-free chat via the wireless headset, but also contains a phonebook and FM transmitter for sending your cool sounds to your car stereo. We’re a little dubious about the merits of a keypad. If it’s for dialing a number we can think of a couple of tricky issues that could arise at speed in the fast lane. $48.00. (more…)

Bugatty Phone

The Bugatty Phone (that’s right, it’s “Bugatty” not Bugatti like the famed sports car maker, totally different obviously) is a real car phone. Sitting on your desk it would be practically indistinguishable from a toy model car. But flip it over and you can see that it’s a real cell phone. (more…)

Cadillac 3G Router

By Evan Ackerman

We’re running out of places to hide from the internet, and cars are the latest casualty. Starting next month, Cadillac will offer an option for a dealer installed 3G wireless router in their CTS Sport sedans. You can expect typical 3G download speeds (supposedly 400-800 kbps but your mileage may vary), and if no 3G is available, you’ll be lucky to see 200 kbps. The router itself cost about $500, $450 of which probably gets sunk into that Cadillac logo. (more…)

BMW Intelligent Learning Navigation System

BMW is always at the forefront of vehicle technology and their latest contribution would be Intelligent Learning Navigation System (ILENA), where the system will learn your (bad) driving habits as well as daily routes in order to assist you better when it comes to navigation and fuel economy. (more…)

Never get caught Speeding again (cameras)

Everybody hates being caught by speed cameras: it is annoying, humiliating and also expensive, and that is why Novus have come up with the “Mini Coyote” which allows drivers to alert others of speed cameras in as little as three seconds. The little gadget will sit on your dashboard, and when you spot a speed camera that isn’t already in the database you press the handy button and before you know it everyone with that gadget knows of it. (more…)

The all-in-one iO Play

This lean, mean in-car audio streaming machine connects all your Bluetoothed mobile devices simultaneously. What does that mean? It means that once you are in your car, your cell phone, mp3 player, and navigation device all becomes one. (more…)

The Remote Control Hand Sign for Drivers

You are driving, the guy behind you is honking your ears off. What would you do? Nothing much but fantasize about punching some one in the face. Fear not friends, this is where this tool comes handy. The Hand R/C Window sign is basically a digital sign that you stick on your rear window. And you can edit different signs using a tiny remote control. So that honking-crazy driver can now get a taste of what you are actually feeling about him. The signs are assorted for relevant emotions. Happy driving!

Pimping the pump

Fuel costs are outrageous and getting worse, but the good (or frustrating) this is that prices aren’t standardized. To find the cheapest tank of gas in the neighborhood, check in with the user-driven network of GasPriceWatch.com. Color-coded map coordinates tell home fresh the information is, and the searchable data covers the entire U.S. The mobile phone app is coming soon too. Go ahead, try it (www.GasPriceWatch.com).

Coker Tire – Rarest Tires on Earth

As Coker Tire Company celebrates its 50th anniversary, company president Corky Coker doesn’t show any signs of wear. “I have the best job in the world,” he says. If sales are any indication, his appreciation is reciprocated. (more…)

Disappearing Car Door

This is one of the coolest modifications you can do to your car. The Disappearing Car Door technology is basically a retracting mechanism applied to car door of your choice. No it doesn’t use any teleportation technology from Star Trek; (more…)