Toyota To Start Wireless Vehicle Charging System Testing
13 Feb 2014, 09:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Transmitting energy without wires is not a new thing. In fact, renowned scientist Nikola Tesla demonstrated wireless energy transmission by means of electrostatic induction back in 1891. Despite ...
Technology XXX: Future BMW Motorcycles Will Have Laser Headlights
12 Feb 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW will be the first automotive manufacturer in the world to equip full-laser headlights on its vehicles. The new technology will first be introduced on the company's i8 plug-in cars, but offi...
Headway, the Add-On Helmet Music System
12 Feb 2014, 15:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Headway is a new audio solution for those who enjoy listening to music while practicing their fav sports which require wearing a helmet. While most of you are already thinking about headphones and i...
This is Where The Mercedes-Benz AirCap System Came From
12 Feb 2014, 14:27 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It only took eighteen years for Mercedes-Benz to perfect their anti-draft system for the E-Class Cabriolet, but it sure looks much prettier in the production version. What you are seeing in the i...
2014 Dodge Dart Wins Connected Car of the Year Award
12 Feb 2014, 10:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Dodge Dart has won the 2014 Connected Car of the Year Award in the Small Connected Vehicle category for its class-exclusive Uconnect system. Recognized for “delivering communicatio...
TCISS - A Program That Made Toyota the World’s Biggest Automaker
11 Feb 2014, 19:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Many believe that Volkswagen, as its name suggests, came with the idea of the people’s car - affordable, reliable, not flashy and mass produced. Well, Toyota beat the German automaker in its o...
How To Install eStore on Toyota Touch 2 With Go
11 Feb 2014, 17:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The eStore application from the Toyota Customer Portal can be also installed on the Toyota Touch 2 With Go infotainment system right in your vehicle. In order to do so, you’ll first need to...
TEO the Keyless Padlock Could Protect Your Bicycle, Motorbike and More
11 Feb 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Canada-based OckCorp is running a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstater to raise enough money for the production of TEO, the Bluetooth padlock. While it looks like the idea is not exactly new, this pa...
How To Send Directions to the Toyota Touch 2
10 Feb 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In case you’re at home or at the office and plan to go different places in your Toyota fitted with the Touch 2 with Go or Go Plus, you can create a route for the navigation system before even ...
How To Search With Google Streetview and Panoramio on Toyota Touch 2
10 Feb 2014, 16:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Let’s say you are driving to a new place and you get hungry on the way there. You’d like to eat at your destination but you have no idea of what restaurants are in the area. Luckily, the...
How To Use Sat Nav Features on Toyota Touch 2
8 Feb 2014, 13:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Touch 2 with Go comes with navigation, while the Toyota Touch 2 with Go Plus adds voice commands. The navigation system on the Toyota Touch 2 comes with some neat features to aid you with...
How To Update Toyota Touch 2 Maps and Software
7 Feb 2014, 16:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Touch 2 with Go and Toyota Touch 2 with Go Plus will benefit from periodical maps and software updates, just like your smartphone. To perform the updates you’ll first need a Toyo...
How To Use Toyota Touch 2 Real Time Traffic
6 Feb 2014, 15:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Touch 2 infotainment system comes with a bunch of preinstalled apps which you can use after connecting your smartphone to the system. One of them is the Toyota Real Time Traffic which ...
Introduction to Toyota Touch 2 Apps
6 Feb 2014, 13:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / So, you’ve made an account and you’ve paired the phone with the Toyota Touch 2 infotainment system. Now you can use a variety of features. The Toyota Touch 2 system comes with a batch...
How To Pair Phone With Toyota Touch 2
6 Feb 2014, 13:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Now that you have a Toyota Touch 2 account, you can pair the system with your smartphone and use all the cool features. Connecting your smartphone with the Toyota Touch 2 system will allow you in...
How to Set Up Online Account for Toyota Touch 2
6 Feb 2014, 10:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In order to use all the services the Toyota Touch 2 system has to offer you need to go to Toyota’s customer portal and create an account. You’ll need a computer with an internet conne...
2014 MotoGP: Bridgestone Brings a New Tire for the Open Class
5 Feb 2014, 16:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bridgestone confirmed that the Open Class will benefit from a new tire for the 2014, in order to comply with the new regulations of these entries. While all the grid is now running with the Magne...
Zero DS On Sale for 8 Bitcoins
2 Feb 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bitcoins are steadily moving up the ladder as far as transactions are concerned. And to make things even more interesting, here's a motorcycle owner willing to sell his machine for 8 bitcoins. ...
Terra Motors Kiwami Is a "Stolen" Zero S, Apparently
1 Feb 2014, 10:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember the electric tuk-tuk the Japanese maker Terra Motors developed for the South-East Asian markets? Well, it looks like the fellows are taking a bold step in the sport e-bikes, too, but there&...
Geco, the Shape-Shifting Motorcycle of the Future
31 Jan 2014, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Project Geco is the brain child of Eric Pepe Offenstadt, who leads a small, but highly enthusiastic, development team. Geco is also the result of countless years of painstaking research in the motor...