Gigi Dall'Igna Starts Working on the All-New Ducati MotoGP Bike
12 Jun 2014, 16:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Great news (so far) comes from Ducati, as Gigi Dall’Igna, the boss of the Corse department confirms he has started working on a completely new Desmosedici MotoGP prototype bike. According t...
7 In 10 Pickup Trucks to Get Aluminum Bodies By 2025
12 Jun 2014, 13:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Consulting and research firm Ducker Worldwide forecasts that 70 percent of pickup trucks will have their bodyshells made out of aluminum by 2025. The Blue Oval has already made a step in this direct...
Person Wearing an Iron Man-like Suit to Kick First 2014 World Cup Ball
12 Jun 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While millions of people are waiting for today’s huge opening of the 2014 World Cup, last minute preparations are being made for the ceremony to be perfect. One of the key elements is the trad...
New Quantum Dots Research Might Lead to Vehicle Spray-On Solar Panels
11 Jun 2014, 18:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Experiments with quantum dots are not that new, with the idea being firstly used by Burnham and Duggan in 1990, after which a series of research projects were initiated. Recently, the University of ...
Engineer Converts Boeing 727 into Home, Hides It in the Woods
10 Jun 2014, 13:10 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Imagine going for a short tracking trip in the woods when suddenly you see a 153 foot (456 meters) (46 meters) passenger plane right in the middle of it. That is exactly what you’ll experience...
Toyota Researching Hovering Car Technology
10 Jun 2014, 12:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, don’t worry, the Jetson era is still way out of our reach, but Toyota is currently working on some new tech that will raise some of its cars a bit over the ground to increase efficiency....
Toyota and Panasonic Working to Connect Vehicles and Smart Homes
9 Jun 2014, 16:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As if people weren’t picking on Toyota for making home appliances on wheels (well, that changed a bit now), the automaker now works with Panasonic to allow you control your home appliances fro...
Google Now Tells You When to Get off the Bus
9 Jun 2014, 15:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Useless technology, another way to tell Big Brother where you go or simply another step to turn us into blobs of fat doing everything from a touchscreen, call it what you want, but Google Now’...
Tesla Considers Patent Giveaway
9 Jun 2014, 10:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This might come as a pretty surprising bit of news for most of the automotive industry, but the Palo Alto-based EV manufacturer recently hinted that the company may giveaway its patents sometime in ...
EE Buzzard – Car Portable WiFi in a Can, Available in the UK
8 Jun 2014, 07:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Are we there yet? That's the most irritating question for a family guy on a trip with his beloved siblings and wife. However, modern technology is here to sort that out, and nothing keeps a fam...
iSimple BluClik Is a Steering Wheel Remote Control for Your Smartphone
6 Jun 2014, 19:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Some of the older cars come with an AUX plug for you to connect your smartphone and play the music you want without carrying tons of CDs around. It’s one of the best third-party inventions and...
2015 Volvo XC90 Gets Bowers & Wilkins Audio System
6 Jun 2014, 16:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Bowers & Wilkins teamed up with the Swedish carmaker to create an exquisite audio system which will equip the all-new 2015 Volvo XC90. The renowned British audio equipment company used the most ...
Old Toyota Camry Hybrid Batteries Finding New Purpose in Yellowstone
6 Jun 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Yellowstone National Park is the most important part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest remaining almost-intact ecosystem in the planet’s northern temperate zone. It is also...
The Fellowship of the ECU
6 Jun 2014, 14:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though the ECU software is one of the very important subjects for the future of the MotoGP, all eyes are now on the record-breaking Marquez, the potential comeback of Valentino Rossi and the be...
GF7 Jet Flying Car Might Come Out in a Few Years
6 Jun 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Long time ago, the man looked up in the sky, saw the birds flying by and said “I wish I could do that”. The dream came true eventually and for a couple hundred bucks you can now fly in a...
Jyrobike, World’s First Auto Balancing Bike Is the Fall of Training Wheels
6 Jun 2014, 08:45 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / All you dads out there still trying to help your kid learn how to ride their first bicycle know this: the time of uncool training wheels is over. Or will soon be, anyway, once Jyrobike’s creat...
First Innovative Mercedes me Store Opens in Germany
5 Jun 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The first ever Mercedes me city store has opened in Hamburg, Germany, bringing the innovative technology closer to potential clients, while also offering an architectural combination between a James...
Another Study Shows Eco Tires Are Not that Efficient
5 Jun 2014, 14:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Ask a regular driver what are his measures for eco-driving and only a few will tell you they chose to switch for eco/fuel-saving tires among other options. Yes, in case you haven’t heard about...
The Vesaro I Evolve Extreme Racing Simulator Is Not for the Faint Hearted
5 Jun 2014, 16:00 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Vesaro, the gaming and professional simulation rigs manufacturer, has recently unveiled their latest product: the Vesaro I Evolve Extreme Racing Simulator. Featuring the world’s first 55 inch ...
Mercedes-Benz Lets Chinese Partners Access More of Their Technology
4 Jun 2014, 17:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A couple of decades ago, Mercedes-Benz and a few other luxury car makers out there were pretty much ridiculing the Chinese market by having almost nothing to do with it in terms of sales, but in rec...