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Scosche PassPort

The Scosche PassPort ($29) adapts older, iPod accessories such as car stereos and speaker docks, to work with the iPhone and recent iPod models. Specifically, the PassPort steps down the voltage of older accessories from 12 volts to 5 volts, to address the fact that the iPhone and newer...

Tags: Scosche PassPort, car stereo, Apple iPod, car, Apple iPhone, adapter

Product reviews 2009-03-18

Alpine KCA-100BT

Alpine's KCT-100BT Bluetooth module, when combined with an Alpine car stereo head unit and a Bluetooth-capable phone, offers hands-free calling. The KCT-100BT works with any Alpine car stereo head unit equipped with AI-Net. The module consists of a square plastic unit, plus a separate microphone and wired remote. Although somewhat...

Tags: Bluetooth, Alpine, telephone

Product reviews 2006-09-25

iPod your car, the right way

There are several ways to connect your iPod to your car's stereo ranging from simple and poor sounding to complex and high fidelity. Sometimes you don't have much of a choice because your car stereo limits your options, but there's an option for every configuration and budget.The easiest method to...

Tags: Apple iPod

Blog posts 2005-10-31

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Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970 is a thin-and-light laptop that is neither thin nor light. It feels solidly built, but this is a 13.3-inch laptop...

Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, laptop computer, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite

Product reviews 2009-11-24

2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 S

Photo gallery:2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 SWhen the 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe showed up in our garage, we registered some disappointment as we first looked around the car. The cool coupe style suggested days spent straightening the curves along winding mountain roads, but the continuously variable automatic transmission and four-cylinder...

Tags: Altima Coupe, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car, Nissan Altima

Product reviews 2009-11-20

TomTom Car Kit for iPhone

Unveiled alongside its turn-by-turn navigation app for iPhone at WWDC 2009, TomTom's Car Kit for iPhone is finally available for purchase. Offering a bit more than just a way to hold your iPhone steady while driving, the Car Kit also has a GPS receiver built-in, a car charger, and...

Tags: Smart phones, GPS, Apple iPhone, TomTom, car, Car Kit, bracket

Product reviews 2009-11-19

Cool MP3 CD Burner 7.4.3.37 (Windows)

Cool MP3 CD Burner is an easy-to-use tool that helps you to burn normal audio CDs from your MP3 or WAV files. The created music CDs can be played in regular stereo or the car CD player. It is so easy-to-use and just a couple of clicks will get you...

Tags: CD, Metrix Inc., Microsoft Windows, MP3, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Jabra Stone

Not many Bluetooth headsets combine style and performance, and when they do, they stand out. Examples include the Aliph Jawbone Prime, the BlueAnt Q1, and the Plantronics Discovery 975. Jabra, a company that has been in the Bluetooth business a long time, attempts to come up with yet another headset...

Tags: headset, Jabra, Stone

Product reviews 2009-11-17

2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i

Photo gallery:2010 Subaru Outback 2.5iAs much as we respect the general utility of many Subaru models, the cars have proved very limited in useful cabin electronics. That hasn't changed much for the 2010 model year, with Subaru moving very tentatively into accommodating personal electronics. The 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i maintains...

Tags: gear ratio, cargo area, Outback, Subaru

Product reviews 2009-11-11

2010 BMW X5 M

Photo gallery:BMW X5 MMost cars sporting BMW's vaunted M badge maintain a dual character: Clark Kent for everyday commutes and Superman for track days and weekend jaunts. But the all new 2010 BMW X5 M is more like Dr. Bruce Banner--it can never really hide the Hulk lying beneath the...

Tags: BMW AG, BMW X5, car

Product reviews 2009-11-05

2010 Lexus RX 450h

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 450hRemember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza said, "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable?" Well, sitting in the 2010 Lexus RX 450h is like being draped in velvet, and, with the economical hybrid drivetrain, it is socially responsible. Lexus vehicles show...

Tags: Lexus

Product reviews 2009-11-03

Onkyo SKS-HT870

Onkyo is known for having speaker expertise, even though it's not primarily a speaker company. That's because of Onkyo's success selling home-theater-in-a-box systems HTIBs, which combine a speaker system and an AV receiver in a single box, taking some of the confusion out of putting together your own system. The...

Tags: center channel, speaker, Onkyo

Product reviews 2009-10-30

Motorola Droid vs. Apple iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre [spec shootout]

Specs don't tell everythingis a 1996 chevy with 4 doors and v8 engine better than a 2008 2-door lexus with a v6?Its the whole experience of the device that matters. Can the DroidDont dock itself into 80% of the vehicles currently made? No, you can use an auxiliary input but...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Palm Pre, Apple App Store, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

WhaleSongs for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With WhaleSongs for iPhone enjoy this collection of whale songs from humpback and killer whales. Listen to the whales as you drift away to sleep. Listen to the whales to put yourself at ease while you work. Listen on the train, in the car, or anywhere else. While you listen,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Floatopian, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-23

2010 Lexus RX 350

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 350Few automakers do luxury as well as Lexus these days, and it shows with the interior and ride quality of the 2010 Lexus RX 350. A simple five-seat SUV, the RX 350 damps out the bumps in the road while treating occupants to a well-styled cabin....

Tags: RX 350, Lexus

Product reviews 2009-10-20

Verizon unveils 30-second ad for Droid Android phone; slams iPhone

Too bad it's another locked in carrier!I love Verizon for its reliable service, and fast internet. But, Verizon is just as guilty as ATT/Apple with locked in phones. vCast sucks terribly, and at times you are forced to use that. Verizon cripples the Bluetooth functionality so you...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Verizon Smartphones, VCast, Verizon Communications Inc., advertisement, Apple iPhone, GPS, Apple Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-18

2010 Lexus IS 350 C

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus IS 350 CWhen Lexus chopped the top off the IS model, it not only added a convertible to its lineup, but made some much-needed updates to the cabin tech. The 2010 Lexus IS 350 C uses a retractable hard top. We like the extra weather protection provided...

Tags: C/C++, IS 350, Lexus, car

Product reviews 2009-10-13

Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT

At the top of Pioneer's AVIC line of navigation receivers, and indeed its entire line of car audio receivers, sits the AVIC-Z110BT. This grandest of car stereos features just about every bell, whistle, and whizbang that Pioneer has to throw at mobile audio and video. From GPS navigation that can...

Tags: GPS, Digital music, Digital media, receiver, SD card

Product reviews 2009-10-13

NNC Audio Tools 1.2 (Windows)

The NNC Audio Tools Package includes Audio Converter, Audio CD Burner, Audio Grabber and Voice Recorder. Audio Converter is a simple and convenient tool for converting audio files from one format to another. All major formats and codecs are supported. The built-in editor allows you to easily modify your audio...

Tags: Audio, CD, Microsoft Windows, Audio CD, NNC Media, NNC Audio Tools Package, Audio Converter, Built-in Editor, FreeDB, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-12

2010 BMW 650i Convertible

Every year we look forward to an updated BMW 6-series, and every year BMW tweaks a few things, but neglects the exterior design. We reviewed a 2009 BMW 650i Convertible earlier this year, and found the 2010 model to be much the same car. The new BMW 650i Convertible uses...

Tags: BMW AG, car

Product reviews 2009-10-09