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Toyota is starting to accelerate on the Cloud highway and it has chosen Microsoft as its co-pilot. The two companies have joined forces on a new project focused on creating a new telematics platform designed to seamlessly serve telecommunications and information technologies to Toyota automotive customers worldwide ... |
7 April 2011
06:29 GMT |
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As some you might remember, we've talked quite a bit about the involvement of NVIDIA's Tegra platform in the automotive industry with Mr. Mike Rayfield, General Manager of the Tegra business, back at MWC 2011, and now, it seems that some of those plans are already being set in motion.And that's because... |
11 March 2011
03:57 GMT |
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New materials that could make cars and planes lighter and much more efficient might be inspired by the tooth enamel of lungfish and garfish, according to a physics researcher from Queensland University of Technology (QUT).His name is Professor John Barry, from QUT's Faculty of Science and Technology, and he figu... |
29 November 2010
09:40 GMT |
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Though most consumers aren't exactly interested in the actual range of applications that computing parts have, the fact is that the same technology used in a gaming system or a professional laptop often finds itself employed in almost completely different situations. Storage technology is one of the most repres... |
15 April 2010
03:23 GMT |
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Microsoft has warned members of the automotive industry in the U.S. that they will face a shortage of both consumers and workers in the future, unless they are willing to embrace technology. According to the Microsoft “Millennials in Automotive Survey 2009” conducted by Washington, D.C.-based KRC Research... |
27 January 2009
07:25 GMT |
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One of the few things most people really hate about winter is the moment when they go out to the car in the morning and find it to be all frozen up, which means that they'll have to spend about twenty minutes in below zero temperatures scraping the ice off the windshield with a flimsy piece of plastic (the scrap... |
6 November 2008
07:00 GMT |
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Imagine that you've run out of gas, you're pulling at the nearest gas station, but you suddenly realize that you've also forgotten your wallet at home. What's to be done? Abandon your vehicle in a shady neighborhood or in the middle of nowhere? Well, if you're driving a BMW, then you probably... |
22 October 2008
14:51 GMT |
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It's no secret that Pioneer's in-dash GPS navigation/infotainment systems designed especially for automobiles are among the most expensive, but at the same time, advanced products of this type are released in this specific market segment. However, it seems that the company has decided to take things even fu... |
22 April 2008
13:56 GMT |
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Verizon Wireless thought about all the automotive enthusiasts out there that are equally enthusiastic about cell phones, and today launched a new application called Car and Driver SlideShow. Developed by Viva Vision, a top provider of mobile entertainment content, the application is an interactive SlideShow one that ... |
11 March 2008
11:54 GMT |
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In a move designed to foster innovation and collaboration, Microsoft has got behind the Windows driving wheel together with Alpine. In this context, under the Redmond company's Intellectual Property Licensing program, the two parties have indicated an expansion of their current collaboration. Being the owner of ... |
19 February 2008
03:34 GMT |
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Poor visibility at night is a common complaint among drivers, particularly in adverse weather. Quite obviously, many different configurations of auxiliary lights that address this problem are available on the market, and this is exactly the type of system we'll talk about as follows, namely the Rayzer, coming fr... |
13 December 2007
07:56 GMT |
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Bluetooth has become one of the most popular data transfer and voice communication technologies around, one of the reasons of its popularity being related to its ease of integration. Thus, the number of Bluetooth-enabled devices available on the market is absolutely huge, ranging from mice to headphones via, quite ob... |
27 November 2007
10:11 GMT |
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Poor lighting (associated with high-speeds) can very often lead to very serious accidents and this is the reason why various state authorities around the world are constantly trying to come up with some sort of lighting and warning system that will require a relatively small amount of electricity, while doing a great... |
22 November 2007
10:06 GMT |
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Panasonic seems to be quite active these days, rolling out quite a large number of products, especially for the US market. And that's exactly the case with the device you're about to see as follows, namely the Strada CN-GP50U, the first PND from the Japanese company to hit the US shelves. The Strada CN-GP50... |
1 November 2007
13:21 GMT |
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As the holiday season (and hence, the Christmas shopping spree) approaches, almost all consumer electronics' manufacturers are trying to come up with "hit" products, whose features and price tags will make them very popular with the consumers, especially those who can't afford to spend a fortune on a certai... |
31 October 2007
02:20 GMT |
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Remember that pilot episode from the "Johnny Bravo" show, when the character was desperately searching for a gorilla that had escaped from the Zoo, including under the clothes of an attractive lady? Well, said clothes might be now hiding something entirely different, namely Sanyo's new GPS navigator, the NV-HD88... |
22 October 2007
11:41 GMT |
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Mobile Internet is becoming increasingly popular nowadays, but it would seem that its range of applications is a lot wider than expected, including here the provision of certain navigation aids. Because that's exactly what the people over at Dash have come up with, namely the Dash Express GPS navigator, which us... |
22 October 2007
03:31 GMT |
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The number of vehicles that get stolen on a daily basis around the world is extremely high, despite the fact that most of said automobiles are generally fitted with various alarm systems and anti-theft technologies. And this is exactly the reason why General Motors and OnStar have teamed up and developed the Stolen V... |
10 October 2007
07:16 GMT |
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Are you a hardcore paintball fan, who spends all his/her money on improving equipment, going to competitions and so on? Well, if that's the case, then you will surely get a kick out of the following device, namely the Paintball Panzer presented by the people over at Funtrak, a mini-tank that will allow users to ... |
26 September 2007
13:36 GMT |
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Blaupunkt is one of the world's best-known manufacturers of car audio systems, having launched quite an extensive product line-up, targeting most consumer categories. And the company's latest announcement is related to a budget audio system, dubbed Melbourne SD27, which has been fitted just with an SD/MMC c... |
21 September 2007
07:31 GMT |
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Apple's iPod is by far the best-known portable music player around and this is the reason why quite a large number of manufacturers keep rolling out all sorts of accessories that will help users extend the functionality of their beloved jukebox. FM transmitters are among the most popular such accessories, as the... |
19 September 2007
02:31 GMT |
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Kensington has been on a roll lately, coming out with a whole new range of products that target several significant segments of the consumer electronics market. And one of these specific segments is that of FM transmitters, where the company has released a whole new family of such devices, dubbed LiquidFM and featuri... |
18 September 2007
07:31 GMT |
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Microsoft is the new copilot of Siemens VDO Automotive AG, as the two companies published a joint announcement revealing a partnership focused on designing solutions complete with in-vehicle communication, information, entertainment and navigation capabilities. According to the Redmond company, its software technolog... |
7 September 2007
05:13 GMT |
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GPS-based personal navigation devices have become extremely popular over the past few years, especially among drivers. However, considering the fact that the number of people who own and ride a motorcycle is quite high (and increasingly higher, for that matter, since this means of transportation is becoming more and ... |
24 August 2007
11:31 GMT |
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Pioneer is one of the best-known manufacturers of high-end audio accessories for the car industry, so it's no wonder that the company also got involved in one of the most important segments of this market, namely that of infotainment devices, which provide both navigation and multimedia playback features. And th... |
16 August 2007
04:11 GMT |
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Harman Kardon is one of the world's best-known manufacturers of high-end consumer electronic products, being involved in quite a large number of segments on this extended market, either directly or via one of its numerous brands. And that's exactly the case with the company's latest announcement for th... |
6 August 2007
08:16 GMT |
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Tanks have been around for quite some time now, but nobody really associated them with anything else but the idea of conflicts and war. However, it would seem that the people over at the UK-based Tanks-Alot company have decided to turn this whole concept around and thus turned a very menacing-looking tank into a ful... |
25 July 2007
03:06 GMT |
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Yahoo managed to step into the automotive market by signing a deal with Reply Inc., a specialized company that will offer its technologies to all Yahoo visitors. According to the San Jose Business Journal, the two companies signed a one-year agreement that will "supply Yahoo visitors with Reply home-value technology.... |
28 May 2007
06:50 GMT |
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There are great things on Earth but even greater things can come in when the first ones combine. Having two leading brands which already provide extreme class and quality products combined usually results in something which is easily transcending the usual "top gear".Thus, putting together Jaguar and Bowers & Wilkin... |
10 March 2007
04:39 GMT |
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By far one of the highest high-end audio gear manufacturer, Bang & Olufsen has been constantly strengthening their position by entering the automotive industry: no, they're not building cars - they're equipping it with hyper-tech audio hardware.Having already redefined the meanings of top-end and extreme qu... |
7 March 2007
03:05 GMT |
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