http://www.i-auto.co.uk in car technology; mp3, dvd, sat nav, tomtom, delkin, internet in car, mobile phones Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:00:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sure, not a day goes by without some sort revolutionary (if not just plain silly) announcement regarding fuel cells, and once again it looks like it's Panasonic's turn. According to Nikkei, the company will begin volume production of Li-ion rechargeable batteries that use a silicon alloy anode sometime in fiscal ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/191/Panasonic's-silicon-packin'-batteries-boast-30-percent-capacity-boost%2C-hit-stores-in-2012.html Concept cars are like unicorns -- they're so prevalent and vaporous, they're hardly worth remarking upon. Every so often, though, one pops out into the ether that's really worth a second look. Lotus' Evora 414E Hybrid concept certainly fits into that category.This plug-in car boasts (or would boast, should it ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/190/Lotus-outs-wild-Evora-414E-Hybrid-plug-in-concept-car.html What's the one biggest hurdle to throwing out your dedicated GPS nav unit and going ahead with the free turn-by-turn navigation offered by your smartphone? If your answer was that most phones don't have the great big screens or easy installation systems of some satnav devices, look out, because Nokia's ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/189/Nokia-and-Alpine-integrating-handsets-into-cars%2C-bringing-Ovi-Maps-to-your-dashboard.html BMW's first all-electric regular series production vehicle, the Megacity EV, has now been set in stone and inserted into the company's roadmap for a commercial launch in 2012 or 2013. The Bavarian automaker has gone official with word that it plans to use its Leipzig assembly plant to produce the ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/188/BMW-commits-to-Megacity-EV-by-2013%2C-will-start-by-testing-ActiveE-all-electric-1-series-next-year.html We've been itching to get our hands on the Alienware M11x ever since we first saw it at CES -- it's one of the most interesting riffs on the thin-and-light we've seen in a long time. Sure, it's compact, but inside it's got a ULV Core 2 Duo paired with ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/187/Alienware-M11x-review.html BMW's Mini brand is getting a little bigger soon, with the Countryman bringing a taller stance and some AWD to the party, but that won't be the only exciting addition to the mix. The Countryman will be the first Mini to offer Mini Connected, an infotainment system of the likes ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/186/Mini-Countryman-to-be-first-production-car-with-internet-streaming-radio%3F.html Who woulda thunk it? Giving WiFi to fidgety students on a bus actually makes them more productive. Nearly three years after an Arkansas school launched a trial that delivered laptops, iPods and wireless internet to a bus, an Arizona school district is discovering the merits of such a system -- ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/185/Arizona-school-bus-gains-WiFi%2C-students-suddenly-chill-out-and-get-productive.html Wired recently reported that the UK Home Office is preparing a national fleet of unmanned aircraft, but the surveillance-loving island nation has had a keen interest in drones for quite a while. Now, Merseyside police (who've had a drone of their own for about six months) are bragging about their ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/184/UK-police-nab-teen-using-$30%2C500-drone.html FLO TV may not have had the best Super Bowl commercial (not by a long shot, actually), but the fledgling mobile programming service is doing its darnedest to make some waves over in Barcelona. The biggest news is that Qualcomm will be on hand at MWC in order to showcase ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/183/FLO-TV-storms-automotive-lots%2C-FLO-EV-gets-launched-and-FLO-smartbook-apps-surface.html Had enough of dealing with oligopolistic wired broadband suppliers? Well, with Netgear's brand spanking new MBRN3300E you can just ride off into the 3G sunset and say goodbye to those pesky wires. Like the majority of wireless routers today, it comes with 802.11n WiFi and a built-in firewall, but what ... http://www.i-auto.co.uk/182/Netgear-partners-with-Ericsson-for-a-3G-receiving%2C-WiFi-emanating-router.html