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 »
Oddball Tech: P.U.M.A., Google van meets a bridge, and UK Street View driver hates photograper
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the show that never ends. Segway and GM team up to create a new type of vehicle. Trouble with Google Street View on two fronts. First off, Google ignores basic physics and meets a bridge. Second, the driver of a Google Street View car (you know,… Continue Reading »
GM to build world’s largest rooftop solar station in Spain
GM has chosen its factory in northeastern Spain to be a suitable location for rooftop solar panel installation. The predicted 10-megawatt solar station will be used to supply the plant with most of its power needs, thereby taking the title as the largest rooftop solar station in the world. To… Continue Reading »
UPDATE: analog OnStar owners furious: Class Action Lawsuit
Looks like many are attempting to “stick it the man”. In this case, the man is car manufacturers who continued to sell and install analog OnStar units in vehicles despite being aware of an FCC ruling that would render the devices useless in the very near future (Feb 18 2008… Continue Reading »
Gadgetell Mashup: CES Keynotes - Peeking at the future
Keynotes: part press conference part play. This years keynotes were dramatic and if there was a common theme running in them this year it is this: we are making stuff up. Not faking it, but making products, services, and plans for which there is no real, solid revenue acquisition model… Continue Reading »
World premiere of the Cadillac Provoq
Here is the first shot of the Cadillac Provoq. It the first auto introduction at CES. It uses no petroleum and no emission other than water. It uses 5th generation technology, drives 300 miles on a full tank of hydrogen. It can go 100 mph and 0-60 in 8.5 seconds.… Continue Reading »
CES 2008 Keynote: GM’s Rick Wagoner
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We are here at the General Motors keynote, the second keynote on day two of the show. The folks are starting to pile in and we will be getting started in about 25 minutes (4:30 pm pacific, 7:30 pm eastern). Last year Ford got a bunch of attention at CES,… 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.
