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ThinkGeek :: Coffee Cup Power Inverter

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:01:59 +0000

"The Coffee Cup Power Inverter is a conveniently shaped power source that coverts your car's DC power into two 120-volt AC outlets. Perfect for powering or charging TV's, DVD players, game consoles, cell phones, and other portable electronics. This coffee cup also has a USB charging port providing 500mA of power. The unique coffee cup shape fits nicely in today's auto/boat/truck cup holders, preventing it from moving around inside your vehicle. "

Tags: #automotive #gadgets #power

McCormick: Where is the fury at Detroit's treatment? | The Detroit News | detnews.com

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:46:40 +0000

Tags: #automotive #bailout #detroit #economy #financial #michigan

Levin Calls For Bolstering U.S. Auto Industry : NPR

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:09:16 +0000

Tags: #automotive #bailout #detroit #economy #government #legislation

Bob Sutton: The Auto Industry Bailout: Thoughts About Why GM Executives Are Clueless And Their Destructive “No We Can’t” Mindset

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:36:22 +0000

"In short, my view is that if GM can’t figure out ways to get their managers and executives to understand the experience of owning a car for the average person, if they can’t get rid of those jets, and if they can’t reduce the number of brands, and if they can’t make a host of other changes required to make them competitive, than my answer is “no, you can’t have our money.” "

Tags: #automotive #autos #bailout #business #detroit #economy #failure #gm #industry #michigan #strategy

Op-Ed Contributor - Let Detroit Go Bankrupt - NYTimes.com

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:25 +0000

Tags: #automotive #autos #bailout #bankruptcy #cars #detroit #economics #management

Speed Camera Pranks: The Muppet's Animal Caught Speeding, Driving Police Crazy

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:16:16 +0000

"Yes, the photo above is real: It is Animal—from The Muppets—driving a British Audi while speeding through a German road. The famous pink drummer is driving the police there absolutely crazy, because he keeps doing it again and again. Or better said, the real driver is, using a low-tech approach to take advantage of a weak point of the radar cameras."

Tags: #animal #automotive #brits #cars #funny #germany #radar #speeding

Navigating With Feedback From Fellow Drivers - New York Times

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:54:41 +0000

"There’s this long chain of cars up ahead. What if the cars could talk to one another?"

Tags: #automotive #gadgets #gps #navigation #p2p #traffic

YouTube - Rocket Lincoln jump.

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 18:16:58 +0000

"Daredevil attempts to jump a rocket-assisted Lincoln over the St. Lawrence river."

Tags: #automotive #cars #daredevils #funny #lincoln #stunts #video

Mercury Mariner Hybrid

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:47:28 +0000

This guy complains about various miscommunicated / wrong details on a vehicle he purchased, and sums it all up with: "NEVER NEVER NEVER Buy a vehicle without seeing/driving it first." HURRRR

Tags: #automotive #ford #moron

Weak security in our daily lives@Everything2.com

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:36:03 +0000

"Right now, I am going to give you a sequence of minimal length that, when you enter it into a car's numeric keypad, is guaranteed to unlock the doors of said car. It is exactly 3129 keypresses long, which should take you around 20 minutes to go through."

Tags: #automotive #security

bits bytes pixels & sprites ? Archives ? BMW rips off N64 kid

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:43:56 +0000

"Think the kid got paid? Or did they just rip it off youtube and use it?"

Tags: #advertising #automotive #bmw #gaming #n64 #nintendo #video

Peter Miller - Magnetic Yellow Card

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:16:33 +0000

"This magnet was tossed onto your car by a cyclist who felt that you might have been driving in a way that could have endangered their life."

Tags: #automotive #cycling #driving #safety

I Park Like An Idiot - You suck at parking! Let the world know it!

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:12:41 +0000

Need to keep a supply of these in the glove box

Tags: #automotive #cars #funny #parking #stickers

LICENSE PLATE FLASH FRAME

Mon, 08 May 2006 04:07:38 +0000

"Scrolling License Plate Flash Frames are an incredible new accessory for any car!"

Tags: #automotive #hardware #nifty #toys

KITT cogworks | MetaFilter

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 18:42:53 +0000

"These people are cool, they have the cars to prove it. So can you. And then go to the convention. One man's shadowy journey. Could Heat Vision be next?"

Tags: #automotive #cars #diy #hacks #hardware #knightrider #scifi