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GM and Verizon Bring 4G, Skype and Video Chat in Passenger Cars
GM and Verizon Bring 4G, Skype and Video Chat in Passenger Cars

5 Jan 2011, 08:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was the host of a revolutionary prototype presented by GM's OnStar in the Verizon Wireless booth. Using the 4G LTE Mobile Broadband networ...

 
Toyota Models to Feature Pandora Internet Radio
Toyota Models to Feature Pandora Internet Radio

5 Jan 2011, 07:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Toyota announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that its newly-launched Entune multimedia system will also feature the Pandora Internet radio, but the comp...

 
Toyota Launches Entune Multimedia System
Toyota Launches Entune Multimedia System

4 Jan 2011, 16:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese automaker Toyota has launched today a new multimedia system at the Consumer Electronics Show. Dubbed Entune, the system enables customers to use their mobile phones in order to simplify the...

 
The First iPad App from smart Is Now Available
The First iPad App from smart Is Now Available

4 Jan 2011, 12:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / It looks like a personalized iPad app is the new marketing trend for most automakers, as it is now smart’s turn to launch its first one. The smart iPad app is dubbed “Ideas in motion&rdq...

 
Volvo Trucks Magazine Available in iPad Format
Volvo Trucks Magazine Available in iPad Format

4 Jan 2011, 09:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Volvo Trucks announced today it has launched a new magazine specially configured for iPad, which will be issued in English and targets a global reading public. The magazine features stories about li...

 
Tata Starts Project to Use Water as Fuel
Tata Starts Project to Use Water as Fuel

4 Jan 2011, 07:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The producer of the world's cheapest car, Tata Motors, will inject up to $15 million into a project supposed to develop technologies that will use water as fuel. Ratan Tata, who among others al...

 
Passport IQ Integrated Radar Detector and GPS Nav Showcased at 2011 CES
Passport IQ Integrated Radar Detector and GPS Nav Showcased at 2011 CES

3 Jan 2011, 11:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Some aftermarket gadgets are very nice things to have around, but adding a multitude of accessories will make the interior of a vehicle a crowded place. This is why Escort, a manufacturer of automot...

 
Bullerjan Furnace Uses V8 Engine Design
Bullerjan Furnace Uses V8 Engine Design

3 Jan 2011, 08:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / With its design inspired by the V8 engine, the Bullerjan (also known as Free Flow) is a hot air furnace developed by Canadian lumberjacks. The Bullerjan guarantees high heating capacity with a good ...

 
Limited Edition Konstantin Beta Toy Car by Nika Zupanc
Limited Edition Konstantin Beta Toy Car by Nika Zupanc

3 Jan 2011, 08:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Created exclusively for the 20ltd.com by designer Nika Zupanc, the Konstantin Beta ride-on toy comes as a limited edition toy car for rich little kids. Featuring a lacquered epoxy shell body and alu...

 
Ford SYNC Destinations App Launched
Ford SYNC Destinations App Launched

30 Dec 2010, 07:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford is expanding the reach of its SYNC systems by announcing the release of a new app for iPhone, iPad and Android-based devices. Called Destinations, the app is meant as a to...

 
Real Life Frogger Squashed by Lexus SUV
Real Life Frogger Squashed by Lexus SUV

30 Dec 2010, 06:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Sorry about the guy, but hey, if that's all your brain can come up with... A 23 year old man from Clemson, South Carolina was taken to the hospital on Monday evening after being struck by an SU...

 
GPS with Feelings Under Development
GPS with Feelings Under Development

30 Dec 2010, 06:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / GPS, or satellite navigation, has changed the way travel looks and feels. You can now go anywhere without getting lost, can find any point of interest without pulling over and asking somebody and yo...

 
Phoenix Gold i-Series Amplifier to Shine at CES
Phoenix Gold i-Series Amplifier to Shine at CES

29 Dec 2010, 14:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aside for the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) which will open its doors in January for all car lovers, another major event will be taking place in the first weekend of next year, in L...

 
Leaf Owners to Be Monitored by Nissan
Leaf Owners to Be Monitored by Nissan

29 Dec 2010, 11:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Becoming owner of the world's first mass produced EV will bring with it not only the feeling of being a pioneer, but also a few more responsibilities than you bargained for. Essentially, the wa...

 
Aston Martin Explore App Now Available
Aston Martin Explore App Now Available

29 Dec 2010, 09:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It is only a matter of time, we guess, until all the manufacturers in the world expand their business to the new advertising medium some call smartphones. More and more carmakers join the pack and a...

 
Ford MyKey Updated
Ford MyKey Updated

29 Dec 2010, 07:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just announced that its MyKey system, that allows parents to set up several limitations on a car, received a feature upgrade that will debut next year as standard equipment of Taurus and Ex...

 
DICE to Offer Livio Internet Radio for Cars
DICE to Offer Livio Internet Radio for Cars

29 Dec 2010, 06:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the fastest growing side markets of the automotive industry, Internet radio is slowly moving from being a gadget to becoming an important infotainment tool for drivers in the US. With provide...

 
Thrustmaster T500RS Steering Wheel for the GT5 Launched
Thrustmaster T500RS Steering Wheel for the GT5 Launched

28 Dec 2010, 14:15 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Logitech has been the official builder of the wheel for the Gran Turismo brand for many years, but now that honors seems to have gone to Thrustmaster. The company has officially announced the full s...

 
Carbon Fiber Toilet Seat for Racing Bottoms
Carbon Fiber Toilet Seat for Racing Bottoms

28 Dec 2010, 14:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Christmas has just ended and, let’s admit it, most of us guys didn’t get what we really wanted. A really good gift for a guy should be redundant, very shiny and should impress his other ...

 
LIVESTRONG Special Edition Indoor Cycle Released
LIVESTRONG Special Edition Indoor Cycle Released

28 Dec 2010, 13:12 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A special edition indoor training cycle is to become available in January 2011 thanks to LIVESTRONG Fitness by Johnson Health Tech. Dubbed LS28IC, the cycle is dedicated to the 28 million people liv...