Apple Making Maps App More Useful Via Crowdsourced Traffic Info
29 Jul 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / No, Apple’s maps won’t surpass Google’s yet, but the new feature will provide a more accurate time of arrival at the destination and will also better calculate the route according ...
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...
This Remote Control Paper Airplane Is Smartphone Guided
27 May 2014, 14:36 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Making paper plane is only the first thing you learn how to do when you join kindergarden. Somehow though, it stays in your memory for your hole life. That is exactly what happened with creator Shai...
Toyota Made An App For Japanese Rice Farmers
4 Apr 2014, 16:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Media and stereotypes may have made you think Japan is the world’s largest rice consumer. Truth is they indeed a lot of rice (and ramen) but the biggest rice consuming country is in fact India...
Toyota Study Shows Houston Teen Drivers Are Distracted by Smartphones
24 Jul 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) works with leading North American universities, hospitals, research institutes and agencies to develop new safety technologies aiming to re...
Texting and Driving Fines May Increase in the UK
10 May 2013, 06:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Using the smart phone without handsfree attachments may... well, everybody knows the dangerous consequences for both the driver and other road users. Also, if you live in UK, fines for such bad-habi...
Automatic - New Device to Improve Fuel Economy up to 30%
15 Mar 2013, 09:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Dear geeks, may we have your attention please? There is a new gizmo that it’s said to increase your car’s fuel efficiency by giving you tips on how to drive better. The device is call...
SBK2013 App for Apple and Android Phones and Tablets
14 Mar 2013, 11:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the fans of the World Superbike series: the SBK2013 app is now available, allowing racing enthusiasts to keep in touch with their favorite teams, races and riders. The SBK2013 app i...
AlcoHoot, the Smartphone Breathalyzer
5 Mar 2013, 16:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, AlcoHoot looks like an interesting turn of events in the drinking and driving problem: a blood alcohol content (BAC) analyzer which connect to your smartphone via Bluetooth and displays how dru...
Smartphone Racing with Real Cars Using Sony Xperia
27 Mar 2012, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Watching smartphone games evolve is like taking a trip back in time to play computer games for quite a while ago. Thus, we just can’t wait for the years to pass and technology to advance in or...
Toyota to Bring Intel Inside its Cars
11 Nov 2011, 22:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Ever wondered which industry is the fastest in the race to bring more and more technology to our lives? Well, it seems that the smart phones and tablets are on top, but the automotive industry comes...
Garage Door Opener Smartphone App
7 Oct 2011, 14:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Since there’s an app for everything, why not use one for closing your garage door? This is exactly what Craftsman has is asking, with the company also answering through the launch of a an appl...
Subaru Outback Broken Into by Hackers Using Only a Smartphone
11 Aug 2011, 11:08 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / As technology evolved, car manufacturers began to incorporate more of it into their models, at the same time investing a lot in systems which not only managed to control the mechanics of the car mor...
Nissan LEAF Gets Blackberry and Android Apps
4 Aug 2011, 06:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Nissan’s North American division has just announced the launch of the LEAF app for the Android and Blackberry platforms, offering smartphones users the ability to check various statistics of t...
Vertu Constellation Smartphone Is Motorsports Inspired
29 Jun 2011, 12:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The latest product coming from British-based manufacturer and retailer of luxury mobile phone Vertu is one that takes inspiration from the world of aeronautics and motorsport. The work of designer J...
Avego Driver App Available on Windows Phone 7
16 Jun 2011, 09:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The Avego Driver, a free ridesharing app, has been available for iPhone since 2008, and has attracted thousands of users so far. Now, the same real-time app is available on available on the Windows...
Remote Control Your Volvo via New iPhone/Android Device App
7 Jun 2011, 08:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The European division of Volvo has just announced it has released a new mobile application that allows the driver to stay in touch with his car via an iPhone or Android smart phone. He or she can th...
Smartphones to Drive In-Car Infotainment Systems
26 May 2011, 05:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The tie-up between smartphones and cars is about to get more and more personal, and we see that everyday. Somehow, along the way, smartphones have become sine qua non gadgets for cars, and the appli...
Smartphone App to Teach You How to Drive
28 Apr 2011, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was only a matter of time, we reckon, until a gadget like the one we will describe below was invented. Our wait was not in vain, because if you are one of those who are lazy, have difficulties in...
Worst Commutes Revealed by GPS Data
26 Mar 2011, 15:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you’ve ever been stuck in a traffic jam, and chances are you have, then you were probably thinking that it’s one of the worst in the world. Well, now you can know for sure, as a The D...