New Car Archive

  • “Like”: Japanese venture begins accepting orders for new electric car

    “Like”: Japanese venture begins accepting orders for new electric car

    Posted on June 22, 2010 | No Comments
    Japan's newest electric car isn't made by one of the nation's many major automakers, but sometimes it needs a venture to accelerate potentially positive developments in rather conservative industries. Boutique automaker Mitsuoka Motor has now begun accepting orders [JP, PDF] for "Like" [JP], a 5-seat electric car that's based on Mitsubishi Motors's i-MiEV (the Like was unveiled earlier this year).

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  • Is this a Droid running Android 2.2?

    Is this a Droid running Android 2.2?

    Posted on May 25, 2010 | No Comments
    Call us skeptical but we're not quite sure this is legit. A regular on myDroidWorld's forums just posted a bunch of screenshots that are supposed to be a Droid running Froyo. There are shots of the app launcher, new Car Home, the camera, and updated search options. Really everything but the About Phone screen which will show the phone's model number, firmware, and kernal version -- you know, everything that would confirm his claims. So yeah, this might be the first look at the Droid running Android 2.2 or, well, it's not.

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  • Ford lets people reserve a 2011 Ford Fiesta online

    Ford lets people reserve a 2011 Ford Fiesta online

    Posted on December 10, 2009 | No Comments
    Ford revealed recently that they've had over 1,000 pre-orders placed online, using their new car-reservation site for the 2011 Ford Fiesta. The Fiesta has been available in the UK since last year, but this will be the first time in many years since there has been a new Fiesta in the US.

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  • Pictured: Magellan’s new iPhone car cradle

    Pictured: Magellan’s new iPhone car cradle

    Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Hey, you! I know you. You’re the one that gets all hot around the collar over shots of unreleased iPhone accessories, aren’t you? Boy, oh boy – are you gonna love this.. Sure, it’s not much – but here’s the world’s first look at the just announced, GPS-boosting, speakerphone-touting iPhone car cradle from Magellan. If you’re [...]

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  • The Dell Adamo XPS’s pricing has been revealed, the usual questions remain

    The Dell Adamo XPS’s pricing has been revealed, the usual questions remain

    Posted on October 19, 2009 | No Comments
    Dell has been playing the media with the Adamo XPS with tid-bits of info here and there. First there was a teaser site, followed by a lackluster press conference, and then two more product shots. At least the price has been finally released by a Business Week article, which states the halo computer will carry a $2,000 price tag. But other than that expect price tag and a little gimmick heat-sensing strip on the lid that, when swiped with a finger, glows white and opens the lid, the Adamo XPS is still a mystery.

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  • DIY: Build your own portable 12v air conditioner

    DIY: Build your own portable 12v air conditioner

    Posted on July 15, 2009 | No Comments
    If you're like me, and have a car with no air conditioning, you've considered some pretty insane ideas for getting some cool air inside your vehicle. Well there are some incredibly expensive options out there, in some ways it would probably be easier to buy a new car. If you don't want to take it to that extreme, you could always build one of the units described on a recent posting to the instructables site.

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  • There I Fixed It: Gallery of Dangerous, Hilarious Hacks

    There I Fixed It: Gallery of Dangerous, Hilarious Hacks

    Posted on July 1, 2009 | No Comments
    There isn’t much to say about the blog “There I Fixed It”, other than that you should add it to your RSS reader immediately. It’s a gallery of user-submitted hacks, the twist being that these hacks are disastrous, usually dangerously so, and many of them could quite possibly end in death. The new car lock above [...]

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