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vmod lets you take your media on the road

filed under: computing | media players | mobile tech

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 VMOD folder on your desktop…

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posted: July 10th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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

filed under: computing | mobile tech

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…

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posted: February 6th, 2008 stumble it! 13 comments author: technabob

toshiba matsushita develops round lcd screens

filed under: future tech

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…

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posted: October 17th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

provia a1 gps navigator: way too sexy for itself

filed under: media players | mobile tech

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 Korea’s HTMS…

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posted: August 25th, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

audi auto-mobile phone

filed under: just plain fun | mobile tech

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…

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posted: August 19th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

clarion driveeye records car crashes automatically

filed under: digital imaging | gadgets

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…

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posted: July 23rd, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

mercedes s600 guard: the ultimate in safe rides

filed under: strange and wonderful

Mercedes S600 Guard

If you happen to be the leader of a nation, a celebrity, richer than god or simply paranoid, Mercedes has the automobile for you.

The new Mercedes S600 Guard has factory-integrated preventive measures such as military-grade armor which can resist small arms projectiles, shrapnel and explosive charges as well as bulletproof glass…

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posted: October 29th, 2006 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

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