Full FeedGM hoping to rebuild company with eBay auction sales
After declaring bankruptcy, the new General Motors Corporation is looking for ways to rebuild their company. A new program being launched by GM is a sales agenda that will include making the entire GM fleet available for purchase online through eBay. GM had previously sold certified pre-owned cars through the… Continue Reading »
Cross country trip is a bit bumpy for hydrogen based cars
American’s are begging for alternative energy sources as of late, especially in their cars if it’ll save them money over time (see the several months you have to wait for a new Prius). Hydrogen to many seems to be the next sustainable energy source. Only one problem: there are only… Continue Reading »
Get those extension cords ready, the day is coming when even your car will be wired
Held just this past week in San Jose was the Plug-In 2008 conference; where automakers, utilities, battery manufacturers, and academics, along with plug-in advocates from all over, were all there with one goal in mind: how to figure out how to get these cars on the road in big numbers.… Continue Reading »
BMW prepares an electric Mini Cooper
Those staggeringly high numbers at the gas pumps got you down? Well, then you just may be especially interested in BMW’s latest brainchild, their remake of the Mini Cooper. Over the next 18 months, BMW plans to use several hundred of their Mini’s to test electric powertrains. They haven’t leaked… Continue Reading »
Chrysler is getting connected
This isn’t your grandmother’s car anymore. Stuck in traffic and tired of staring at the guy in the car next to you picking his nose? Well then maybe it’s time to shop for a Chrysler. Starting in 2009, Chrysler plans to include a new in-dash system called UConnect in all… Continue Reading »
Suzuki adds Garmin GPS standard in the SX4
Suzuki has recently announced that they will be incorporating a free Garmin GPS in every 2009 SX4 as a standard option. Within the car will be a special compartment called “T.R.I.P”, in which the GPS will be housed. T.R.I.P stands for Travel, Real-time traffic, Information and Play, hey that’s clever,… Continue Reading »
Researchers plan on using blue LEDs to keep sleepy drivers awake
Vehicular accidents due to sleepy drivers are a leading cause of death in the United States (or the world, for that matter). And it surprises me to know that not many people give thought or try to find ways to prevent such things from happening, even though the next person… Continue Reading »
Show off how long your “digits” are with the CallMe Prism-I LCD display
If you’ve ever tried to score a date while sitting behind the wheel, you’ll appreciate what the CallMe Prism-I LCD display is trying to do for you. Performing its duties as an “artificial intelligence driving monitoring system”, it peruses as a 13-digit, automatically backlit LCD screen to show off to… Continue Reading »
Say “Buy-bye” to analog OnStar in 2008
OnStar is going to go all-digital sometime down the road, leaving any analog system users out of luck. The change primarily affects anyone who owns a pre-2002 GM vehicle, some 2002-2004 GM vehicles and some Acura, Audi, Subaru and Volkswagen vehicles with built-in OnStar. It’s a result of a small… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
