Posts Tagged ‘gps’

Infiniti prices FX35/FX50 from $40,950/$56,700

Friday, June 6th, 2008
click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 FX35 and FX50Infiniti has announced pricing for its 2009 FX35 and FX50, and if you're jonesing for some of that "bionic cheetah" styling, the base price for the FX35 RWD with the venerable 3.5L VQ V6 producing 303 horsepower is $40,950. If you'd prefer a ......

Huh? Fewer 16-year olds are getting their licenses

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Have teenagers gone nuts? The Federal Highway Administration is reporting that the percentage of teenagers with driver's licenses is going down. Yeah, decreasing! What is up with that?When I was growing up, my teenage years focused on just one objective... driving. All I wanted was to get my driver'......

English trucker blindly follows GPS down the wrong path

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
A little more than a month after one bloke followed his GPS guidance into the path of a train, we find a lorry driver in Great Britain pulling a similar blunder. Instead of looking outside the cab of the truck and noticing the large sign indicating the road was "unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles,"......

Europe gets Toyota Yaris SR with dockable TomTom nav unit

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above to view high-res gallery of the Toyota Yaris SRThe Euro-spec Toyota Yaris is a well-equipped little car. But things like the nine airbags, chrome exhaust finisher, and remote central double locking are merely gravy for the real show on this new SR model: a fully-integrated portable TomTo......

Ford offers SmartAlert system to compete with OnStar

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
If SYNC sells cars for Ford, the Blue Oval is now going to see how well its latest electronic add-on moves the metal. In an effort to compete with OnStar, Ford has developed SmartAlert with a company called SkyWay Systems, Inc., of Colorado. Available to be installed by dealers by Ford, Lincoln, and......

VIDEO: Japanese machine sucks snow, s***s bricks

Friday, November 16th, 2007
So it's not enough to have a little machine to vacuum our houses. Now the Japanese have invented a machine that sucks the streets clean of snow. Wait, that's not Japanese enough. They've invented a bright yellow robot that clears snow by compressing it into 2-foot-long bricks that it expels out its ......

CES 2008: Cobra Nav One 5000 keeps Baby Boomers on track, ticket free

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Thanks to World War II vets returning in huge numbers way back in the 50s, America's drivers are getting older, their glasses are getting thicker, and gadget manufacturers are paying attention.Take Cobra, for example. Their new Nav One 5000 portable GPS unit features oversized icons and text on its ......

They’ve finally done it. GPS slows speeders.

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
It's only a ten-vehicle trial, for now -- but the emphasis is on the "for now." Transport for London, the body responsible for the Underground, bus, and river bus network in London, has put out an RFP for a company that can make an Intelligent Speed Adaptation system. What is that? It's a GPS-based ......

Virtual Cable takes your GPS and raises you a heads-up display

Monday, October 8th, 2007
Two things plague GPS users: being forced to deal with dubious direction vocalizations and the amount of time spent looking at the screen when you should be paying attention to the road. MVS is developing a solution and it's likely the most revolutionary concept to date.The system is comprised of a ......

Consumer Reports guides lost GPS shoppers

Sunday, September 30th, 2007
A few weeks ago, Consumer Reports, alerted online readers to some really good GPS Black Friday deals. But which one should you have bought? Do you want one totally portable? Do you need speech to text capability? Should it play mp3s? Will those cool-sounding traffic alerts work in your area? CR help......