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Bracketron has announced new additions to its Earth Elements series that use specialized plates to securely mount your smartphone in your vehicle. They have models available for your windshield, cup holder, dash, and even your car's 12V port for charging. These magnetic mounts allow you to keep your devices powered up and out of your hands while driving. To use
Being a geek can sometimes become pretty expensive. Different devices offer differing amounts of geek fun for the buck. Every car and pickup manufactured from 1996 forward has what is known as an OBD2 port. OBD is short for on board diagnostics. The OBD2 port was originally mandated as part of emission control efforts. There are plenty of consumer-oriented OBD2
The Gadget Show Live is the UK's closest thing to CES, but that's like comparing a boxing match to invading Iraq. Where CES takes over most of Las Vegas, the Gadget Show occupies a couple of halls at the NEC outside Birmingham. Nevertheless I popped over for a day to see the latest and greatest tech on show to us
Todd takes a look at Ford's C-Max Solar Energi concept car, which amongst other things, features a solar panel roof that uses a special light concentrator lens similar to a magnifying glass to improve the efficiency of the photovoltaic cells. Ford reckons that a day's worth of sunshine is enough to charge the hybrid's battery, which is good for 21 electric-only
Todd and Don interviewed David Oroshnik from Velodyne about their lidar systems. The lidar system David demonstrated has 32 infrared beams that can see 360 degrees from the spinning sensor and 10 degrees up and 30 degrees down for a 40 degree field of view. These sensors are used in self-driving cars and mapping applications. Velodyne Lidar sensors are not
When I went to L.A. in July, I used Uber to travel back to the Airport. Of course, that was during rush hour, which is not a smart move. But the driver - an L.A. native - knew the shortcuts to get me from Venice Beach to LAX in a faster time. So how would a driverless car do it?
If you are like me, then you probably do whatever you can to avoid having to watch commercials. Once in a while, though, it is worth taking a few minutes to check out an exceptionally well done ad. Such is the case with Audi's new commercial, which features Mr. Spock vs. Mr. Spock... sort of. Most people would recognize that