Posts Tagged car
Kiwi Bluetooth Android Phone Car Diagnostic Kit
Check Engine? WTF does that mean?
- Connect your Android phone to your car wirelessly
- Run diagnostics, check fuel economy, tons more
- Works on any car model 1996 or newer
If you’re not a car geek, the light that says “CHECK ENGINE” might as well say “PC LOAD LETTER.” Sure, we can open the hood and verify that indeed, the engine is still present, but beyond that, we’re a little lost. Best we can do is drive it to the garage and hope that we don’t get totally bamboozled by the mechanic again. We already bought the anti-unicorn disinfectant treatment once! It’s supposed to protect the air filter from glitter for life, right?
Source: ThinkGeek
Popularity: 25% [?]
Snow Windshield Screen
Posted by Daoco in Cars, Gadgets, Great Ideas on August 5, 2010
No more scraping or sweeping your car’s windshield with this Snow Windshield Screen.
Save time and hassle with a snow-free windshield. When weather’s coming, simply place this durable PVC cover over the windshield, tuck ends in doors, and suction it to the window. Later, pull cover off and go!
Source: Things You Never Knew Existed
Popularity: 24% [?]
Emergency Car Battery Charger
Revive a low battery in minutes – without getting out of your car. If you’re stranded in an empty car park on a cold winter’s night, you won’t need to phone a car rescue service or flag down a stranger who might have jump leads. Instead, you can just open your glove compartment and reach for this handy charger.
- Simply plug this high-power unit into your 12V cigarette lighter socket, and in 10 minutes you’ll be on your way
- Can be used and recharged up to 500 times
- Doubles as emergency 12V DC power source for mobiles, laptops, cameras, portable TVs and car vacs (adaptors not incl.)
- Recharges as you drive, or charge with the mains adaptor incl.
Source: Expert Verdict
Popularity: 19% [?]
The Safe Way To Put Your Dog Into Your Car, SUV, Truck, Camper – Pet Ramp
Posted by Richer Dao in Cars, Gadgets, Great Ideas, Unique Designs, Videos on May 24, 2010
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Wider and more stable than a ramp. Pet Loader’s® lower angle of ascent/decent and greater traction eliminates your dog’s fear of entering your vehicle. Yet Pet Loader® is light in weight and folds down to a mere 7-1/4” for easy portability and storage.
Like walking on solid ground!
- No injury to dog or yourself
- Low angle of ascent/descent eliminates fear
- Dog instinctively knows how to use it
- Level platforms instill confidence
- Wide decks eliminates anxiety
- Incline adjusts to pet and vehicle
- Washable carpeting for critical traction
- No sag for added assurance
- Great stability, easily holds the largest dogs
- One size works with all vehicles
- Ideal for SUVs, trucks, trailers
- Easily folded, carried, stored
- Folds to just 22”wide, 18” long, and an amazingly short 7-1/4” high
- Endorsed by vets, groomers, trainers
Source: Pet Loader
Popularity: 20% [?]
Biofuel Skycar headed for production in 2010
Posted by Car_Guy in Cars, DIY, Gadgets, Great Ideas, Innovation, Unique Designs, Videos on February 5, 2010
Earlier this year, the Parajet Skycar Expedition, featuring the “World’s First Bio-fuelled Flying Car,” flew from London, England to Timbuktu in Mali, Africa. If you lusted over something so incredibly cool – a car that can transform from ground to air mode in about three minutes and actually works in both areas, then we’ve got good news for you: Parajet International Ltd has struck a deal to produce road-legal SkyCars with Rage Motorsport Ltd.
Rage will build the vehicle and Parajet will add all the parts that make it fly. A mock-up of the vehicle is pictured here, but Parajet says a “totally new chassis is being designed for the SkyCar which accommodates the rear fan system into the tubular chassis work.” This will reduce weight by about 80 kg (176 lbs). Other changes are to include a re-positioned rear parachute, more legroom and a three-cylinder, 140 horsepower fuel-injected Yamaha engine. How long will you have to wait for one? Parajet says test flights of the skycar should happen this September and the release date could be early 2010.
Source: Auto Blog
Popularity: 18% [?]
Increase Cell Phone Signal Coverage In Your Car for Multiple Users
- Creates a cellular zone for a multiple users in a vehicle
- Extends cell phone range up to 10 times the signal strength
- Dual band technology makes it compatible with all carriers except iDEN and Nextel
- Powered via 12V cigarette lighter adapter
Essential Info
Popularity: 6% [?]
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Tesla Motor Electric Car 244 Mile Range 0-60 in 2.7 seconds
Posted by Car_Guy in Cars, Great Ideas, Innovation, Technology, The Environment on December 8, 2009
Acceleration & Torque
Instant Freedom
The first time you drive the Tesla Roadster, prepare to be surprised. You’re at freeway speed in seconds without even thinking about it. There is no clutch pedal to contend with and no race-car driving techniques to perform. Just the touch of your foot and you’re off, without any of the sluggishness of an automatic.
How powerful is the acceleration? A quick story to illustrate. A favorite trick here at Tesla Motors is to invite a passenger along and ask him to turn on the radio. At the precise moment we ask, we accelerate. Our passenger simply can’t sit forward enough to reach the dials. But who needs music when you’re experiencing such a symphony of motion.
Rest assured that this responsiveness works at all speeds, as noticeable when you’re inching your way through parking lots as when flying along freeways.
100% Torque, 100% of the Time
The Tesla Roadster delivers full availability of performance every moment you are in the car, even while at a stoplight. Its peak torque begins at 0 rpm and stays powerful at 14,000 rpm.
This is the precise opposite of what you experience with a gasoline engine, which has very little torque at a low rpm and only reaches peak torque in a narrow rpm range. This forces you to make frequent gear changes to maintain optimal torque. With the Tesla Roadster, you get great acceleration and the highest energy efficiency at the same time. All while requiring no special driving skills to enjoy it. This makes the Tesla Roadster six times as efficient as the best sports cars while producing one-tenth of the pollution.
Source: Tesla Motor
Popularity: 10% [?]
Beautiful Concept Car Designs
Posted by Car_Guy in Cars, Great Ideas, Innovation, Technology, Unique Designs, Videos on December 5, 2009
Egyptian Inventor Esslam Zahra – Five-wheeled car for easy parking
Posted by Daoco in Cars, Gadgets, Inventions, Technology, Videos on December 4, 2009
Esslam Zahra from Egypt put a fifth wheel, mounted perpendicular to the other four, on the back of his car. The wheel can be raised or lowered, depending on if he is parking or driving. The purpose is so that he can get in and out of the very tightest parking spaces.
Popularity: 4% [?]
