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robot riding shotgun: aida the in-car robot companion

AIDA-1

Developed by researchers at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab in cooperation with Audi, AIDA (Affective Intelligent Driving Agent) is a drivers’ companion that offers useful information while interacting in a “socially appropriate and informative way.” AIDA will be mounted on a car’s dashboard, where it’s “face” will be visible to the driver.

As you can see…

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October 30th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: future tech gps + navigation interactive mobile tech robots strange + wonderful technology

rickey taylor: daydreamer, genius, or does he just have too much free time?

rickey-taylor-pod-concept

Here’s an interesting blog I fished out of Dark Roasted Blend’s Link Latte: Rickey Taylor’s Sharpened Pencil, where said Mr. Taylor, a CADD designer/drafter, posts his doodles about his ideas for inventions. So is he a modern day Da Vinci, a source of inspiration, or just a dude with a surplus of paper, pencils and…

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September 18th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design future tech gadgets geek art + craft strange + wonderful

pronto4 strap-on kit converts vehicles into real life (non-transforming) autobots

vehicle-to-robot-strapon

The Pronto4 strap-on kit from Utah-based Kairos Autonomi can turn any ordinary vehicle into an autonomous and unmanned one, able to follow waypoints and can go as fast as 90 mph. Of course, users also have the option to control their vehicles remotely. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could race F1 cars using a…

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August 21st, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gps + navigation hacks + mods mobile tech robots technology

technabob quickpix: when a picture is worth 1000 words

steampunk camaro could have singlehandedly saved the u.s. auto industry

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When I came across this design for a retro-futuristic Chevy Camaro (aka the Steampunk Kamaro), I nearly lost my mind.

Then I realized that it wasn’t real, and only a graphic rendering by artist John ‘Jazz’ Vernon. Damn you and your photo-realistic rendering skills! My only hope is that since John’s company RodVisions does conceptual…

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May 18th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design future tech geek art + craft quickpix

mini augmented reality ads hit newstands

mini augmented reality ar advertisement automobile 3d

This amazing new advertisement for MINI uses augmented reality (AR) technology to create a truly interactive media piece out of a 2-dimensional magazine ad.

Using AR tracking technology, as you hold the ad up to your computer’s webcam, you’ll see a 3-D model of a MINI Cabrio convertible that moves as you turn the sheet…

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December 17th, 2008 comments (11) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging future tech strange + wonderful technology

race car usb memory card reader has flat tires

Most of the USB memory card readers I come across are rather pedestrian. Conversely, this one is rather automotive.

ElectroJoe’s Motor Maniac is a 16-in-1 memory card reader that looks like a (slightly deformed) little red race car. Now it’s anyone’s guess why the wheels are sticking out at a weird angle, but you still…

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October 21st, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets

vmod lets you take your media on the road

VMOD Mobile Media Box Wi-Fi

Want to take all of your digital media on the road? VMOD mounts inside your vehicle and lets you easily move all of your music, video, photos and other media to your car via a Wi-Fi connection.

Simply register your VMOD with your home’s wireless network, then drag and drop your media files to the…

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July 10th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing gps + navigation media players mobile tech

navisurfer II: a complete pc in your car’s dashboard

Navisurfer II Dashboard Linux Computer

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a computer designed to fit inside your car, but it’s definitely the first one I’ve seen which can fit entirely in the space of your old car stereo.

The Navisurfer II occupies a single DIN slot in your car’s dashboard, and manages to cram in an entire PC…

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February 6th, 2008 comments (22) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing gps + navigation mobile tech

toshiba matsushita develops round lcd screens

Toshiba Matsushita Circular LCD Screen

This new display technology from Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd. has created a full-color LCD that’s truly unique. It’s round.

The panels are designed for use in vehicular instrument panels. The initial module measures in at about 75mm (2.95″) diameter and 11mm (0.43″) thick, including all electronics and backlighting. Viewable area is 62mm (2.44″)…

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October 17th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: future tech

provia a1 gps navigator: way too sexy for itself

Provia A1 GPS Navigator by HTMS

Those of us in the States tend to think of GPS navigators as relatively utilitarian devices that help us find our way when we’re too afraid to ask for directions at the gas station. In Asia, GPS devices seem to be on the way to becoming much more.

Case-in-point: the new Provia A1 navigator from…

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August 25th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gps + navigation media players mobile tech

audi auto-mobile phone

Automobile Cell Phone

While most of us have driven a vehicle while we’re on our cell phone, this is the first time I’ve seen a mobile phone that actually is a car.

From what I can tell, this mobile phone from China is doing its best impression of an Audi A9 concept car.

The phone conceals its battery…

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August 19th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun mobile tech

clarion driveeye records car crashes automatically

Clarion DriveEye Digital Accident Camera

This new gadget out of Japan could save you lots of time and money if you ever get into a car wreck. It’s a little camera that mounts on your car’s windshield records vehicular accidents.

The Clarion DriveEye camera automatically senses emergency braking and captures video before, during and after an accident. A G-force sensor…

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July 23rd, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging gadgets

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