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- 2008 Scion xD
- Scion's marketing people like to refer to the new 2008 Scion xD as a "Little Deviant," portraying it as car for those who refuse to follow the crowd. The xD's exterior styling does break the mold of the rounder Scion xA that it replaces. Its large, facemask-like front end gives...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Scion, dial, jog dial
- Product reviews 2007-10-26
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- Calling all auto engineers: this is an emergency
- They're even talking about it on the radio now--can Detroit automakers survive? If you listened to this show on NPR the future of Chrysler is south of bleak. Ford and GM may just be bigger and have more blood to lose. The local Detroit paper's headline: auto sales...
- Tags: Fuel Cell, Car, Automobile Company, Plug-in, Fuel Cells, Manufacturing, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Care to spend your holiday weekend policing directory listings?
- Care to spend your holiday weekend policing directory listings?waiting for 9 year oldsJust wanted to congratulate you seriously on pulling out of the LA times article on Whyville one of the unfortunately buried positive comments about the kind of learning that goes on in Whyville -- (buried because the editor...
- Tags: Whyville
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- 2009 Toyota Corolla XLE
- Photo gallery:2009 Toyota CorollaAlthough second from the bottom of the Toyota model lineup, the 2009 Toyota Corolla inherits tech that goes all the way up to Toyota's high-end Lexus brand. The optional navigation system on the Corolla uses a similar interface to that in the Lexus GS 460. And the...
- Tags: GPS, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Motor Corp., navigation system
- Product reviews 2008-06-16
- 2009 Toyota Matrix S AWD
- Photo gallery:2009 Toyota Matrix S AWDWhen Toyota launched the Matrix in 2002, the advertising emphasized its technology features, including navigation and an AC outlet, rare features for a car in this price bracket at that time. Since then, other inexpensive cars, such as the Mitsubishi Lancer and Honda Civic Si,...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, S-trim, instrument-cluster, Toyota Motor Corp., Toyota Matrix, AC outlet
- Product reviews 2008-06-10
- Hybrid cars becoming ever more political
- Hybrid cars becoming ever more politicalThey have printable solar cells nowShould be easy to cover cars with solar cells.RE: Hybrid cars becoming ever more politicalThe power the corps have over the government should be disconcerting to all of you. As for the alternatives, of course Detroit is hemming and hawing....
- Tags: Engineering, Insurance, Hybrid-car, ever-more
- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
- (Photos: Nissan electric Cube at the NY auto show)
- (Photos: Nissan electric Cube at the NY auto show)Mattel can do a better job.There is nothing appealing about this car. This is where ugly form meets deficient function. Or what would happen if Picasso built an Edsel.Gas-powered again!Why can't they just come out with the electric version. That would...
- Tags: Cube, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- Murphy's law, or why WinTel wins
- Murphy's law, or why WinTel winsIn the case of ditching Wintel......you just do it. Buy a naked computer (or if you have an old one lying around, use that), take an inventory of the hardware so you know what drivers you need, use the evil FDISK program to obliterate...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Esperanto, Wintel, Murphy, open source, English Language
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- 2008 Honda Element SC
- Photo gallery:2008 Honda Element SCConsidering the youthful nature of the 2008 Honda Element SC's intended market, it is surprising the car doesn't offer more in the way of modern electronics. Like the Scion xB, the Honda Element appeals to people who can appreciate an offbeat styling. Unlike the xB, the...
- Tags: Honda Element, hill, Honda Motor Co., Honda Element SC
- Product reviews 2008-02-27
- 2008 Audi TT Coupe
- Photo gallery:2008 Audi TT Coupe Our week with Audi's second-generation TT Coupe came soon after our earlier test of the Audi TT Roadster. We enjoyed the convertible version enough to give it an Editors' Choice award, mainly thanks to its unflappable performance and roster of available tech options.The TT Coupe...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Audi AG, TT Coupe
- Product reviews 2007-12-10
- 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML550
- Mercedes-Benz engineers like to tell you that the company's philosophy involves starting with an engine and building a car around it. Based on the number of models that make use of the company's 5.5-liter V-8, we find it hard to disagree. Having reviewed the S550, the E550, the SL550, and...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Mercedes-Benz ML550, COMAND, COMAND system, iPod Adapter, Mercedes, adapter
- Product reviews 2007-09-25
- 2008 Volvo C30
- Photo gallery:2008 Volvo C30Volvo, looking to offer an affordable car to the U.S. market, rejuvenates a model from the past with the 2008 Volvo C30. This new small car borrows much from the Volvo P1800ES, produced from 1972 to 1973, down to the shape of the back glass. Similar to...
- Tags: Volvo C30, Volvo
- Product reviews 2007-09-10
- 2007 Mazda Mazda3 s Touring
- Photo gallery:2007 Mazda Mazda3 s TouringWith the stripped-down 2007 Mazda3 s Touring sedan, we found ourselves enjoying the stiff chassis and rev-happy engine on twisty roads but bemoaning a relative paucity of the gadgets that can be the icing on the cake. Some of these options, like navigation and a...
- Tags: Satellite radio, Mazda Motor Corp., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mazda Mazda3
- Product reviews 2007-09-10
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary demo (exe)
- Tomb Raider: Anniversary retraces Lara Croft's original genre-defining adventure, as she pursues the legendary Scion artifact. New graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure up-to-date and offers gamers a completely new game play experience. Re-imagined, Anniversary delivers a dynamic fluidly and fast Lara Croft, massive environments of stunning visuals, intense...
- Tags: Eidos Interactive Ltd., Adventure, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-05-26
- 2007 Chevrolet HHR
- Photo gallery:2007 Chevrolet HHRIf this were 1950, we would be pretty impressed by the Chevrolet HHR. Its body style, although lower down with narrower windows, would fit right in with the line of Chevy panel trucks. The automatic transmission would seem a bit luxurious, like something out of a Cadillac,...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, OnStar, Chevrolet HHR, Chevrolet
- Product reviews 2007-05-25
- 2007 Nissan Versa
- If you want in-car gadgets, stop reading now. If, however, you are looking for a small but roomy compact car which is economical and fun to drive, the 2007 Nissan Versa S is an attractive package. The standard Versa may be woefully deficient by today's digital in-car entertainment standards (come...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Nissan Versa, Versa S, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2007-04-20
- 2007 Suzuki SX4
- Photo gallery:2007 Suzuki SX4Suzuki's new SX4 represents a bargain-priced car with more ruggedness than anything else in its class. Its interior dimensions match that of the Scion xB, but without the crazy boxy exterior. It's a little bigger than the Honda Fit, and feels substantially more powerful. But the real...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Suzuki SX4, Suzuki, World Rally Championship
- Product reviews 2007-03-22
- Proof that the search for "great search" isn't over just yet
- Anybody who has ever used a search site like Google or Yahoo knows that theres room for improvement in search. But just how much? Is the room thats left only for incremental enhancements or might we still see some quantum leaps? Until last week when I got a demonstration of...
- Tags: SEARCH, Sun Microsystems Inc., information worker, quantum, worker, automation
- Blog posts 2006-12-13
- Does your company need a Chief Web Officer?
- One of this mornings headlines really stopped me in my tracks. Over on CNN.com, under the headline Real Cars drive into Second Life, Peter Valdes-Dapena reports:General Motors Pontiac division is spending thousands of dollars to create a make-believe dealership that will sell make-believe cars for as little as a...
- Tags: General, IT Management, Web Technology, Entertainment, Berlind
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
- Wired News rejoins Wired Magazine
- The pioneering Wired News is finally coming out of exile, formally rejoining the Wired Magazine family after eight years of separation. Conde Nast, the owner of Wired Magazine, decided to it was time to unite the Wired properties, which were sold off separately during the early Web days. The mothership,...
- Tags: Magazine, Wired Inc., Wired News
- Blog posts 2006-07-11
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