Nah, it's not the second coming of the Jupiter Jack. In fact, it's not a lackluster FM transmitter at all. Instead of pumping yet another one of those, Scosche has decided to take the high road here with the MotorMouth II, a Bluetooth streaming device that's designed for use in any vehicle with a 3.5mm [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Scosche MotorMouth II brings handsfree calling to any aux input-equipped vehicle
Posted: 30th September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesExclusive: VW's Terminal Mode prototype with a Nokia N97 at the helm, we go hands-on
Posted: 30th September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesWhat if you could plug any smartphone into your car and control your GPS, music and apps with large, vehicular controls? That's the entire idea behind Nokia's Terminal Mode. We trekked over to Volkswagen's research laboratories in Palo Alto, California to test the first working prototype actually integrated into a car — a VW Passat, [...]
Jaguar C-X75 is the 780bhp electric supercar we've all been waiting for, likely to keep us waiting (video)
Posted: 30th September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesOuch! It really stings to see the curvaceous spectacles that car designers can come up with, only to then find out the resulting electric speedsters are either far too expensive or nowhere near becoming a reality. Latest in this group of four-wheeled objects of desire is Jaguar's C-X75, which roars from 0 to 60mph in [...]
Three lightweight fuel economy meisters split $10 million in X Prize dollars
Posted: 23rd September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesWe're big fans of private entities giving away big chunks of cash to fund cool research, and the X Prize foundation seems to be making the most waves lately. Most recent is the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize, a $10 million total purse going to cars able to score at least an equivalent MPG of [...]
HP's Photosmart eStation Android tablet hands-on (update: video!)
Posted: 23rd September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesSo here it is, after months of details coming to light an inkdrop at a time, the HP eStation all-in-one printing solution. But we're not gonna dwell but on half of that: the 7-inch tablet skinned out by Yahoo and powered by Android 2.1. As we expected, though, the Google experience is decidedly less that [...]
Hasselblad H4D-31 cuts the entry price for medium format excellence to $13k
Posted: 23rd September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesIt might cost as much as a small car at €9,995 ($13,132) before tax, but believe it or not, the H4D-31 represents one of Hasselblad's most affordable offerings to date. Promising to bring all the goodness of the H4D-40, but at a more reasonable price point, this new shooter offers 31 megapixels of resolution and [...]
Did iOS 4.1 introduce in-car USB playback problems for you?
Posted: 16th September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesAs with almost any software update, Apple has seemingly introduced a few new issues while ironing out a couple of others. Automotive forums around the web are ablaze with talk that iOS 4.1 has introduced any number of playback problems, with the bulk of complainers citing scratching, crackling or random disconnects when piping audio from [...]
OnStar announces MyLink smartphone apps, voice-based SMS, Facebook plans
Posted: 16th September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesLooks like OnStar users (and not just the Modest Mouse-lovin' yuppies in the commercial below) will soon get their beloved social networking where they need it least: behind the wheel. The slogan for the company's latest re-branding campaign is “responsible connectivity,” meant to highlight the company's next-gen hardware, OnStar MyLink smart phone apps, and the [...]
3M MP160 and MP180 pico projectors bring business casual to your pocket, sort of
Posted: 16th September 2010 by Nicr in ArticlesThe pico projector has always walked a fine line — the smaller they are, the less features they typically boast. 3M's been cranking out the picos for a long time now, and its just outed two new ones firmly aimed at the business crowd. The MP160 and MP180 are both small (no surprises there), with [...]
We still maintain that you've got better options than TomTom when it comes to iPhone GPS software, but if you pulled the trigger before giving yourself a moment to consider what you were actually doing, this here news may just interest you. In an effort to maintain compatibility with Apple's latest and greatest iPhone, TomTom [...]
