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Asus Eee PC 900A connected to this Volvo
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on September 4th, 2010
This device on this car is probably the future of auto security as we know it.
Someone has gone to the trouble of installing an Eee PC 900A into the dash of this Volvo, and has gone to even more trouble to make the computer part of the automobile’s systems.
Not only does it have two pressure sesnors for boost and vacuum, but the computer displays the RPM, O2, and the exhaust directly. By the way, the user enters in a PIN number in order to start it.
I have included a video of it that you can see after the jump. Granted, the camera movement is shaky, and the narration reminds me of the show Dexter, but I like what he has done here.
In fact, I take back the Dexter comment, as you are no serial killer, but a complete genius. I think we all know that a PIN number could really do a lot to prevent car theft.
However, in the photo, it appears to be a woman doing some sort of strip tease. That is probably going to lead to an accident.
Well, we all know that cars and computers are going to get more and more “in tune” with each other. This particular DIY device is definitely the way to go, and I hope not to hear about any “surfing the net while driving” accidents.
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Venturi Buckeye Bullet breaks 300mph Hydrogen speed record
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on August 28th, 2010
I always like seeing this cars that look more like rockets, designed to do nothing more than just go really, really, really fast.
This is one of the latest of these super-fast vehicles, known as the Venturi Buckeye Bullet. It was built by student engineers, at Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research.
It also runs on hydrogen, and it just achieved an average speed of 307.7 mph at a two-run pass at the Bonneville Salt Flats on August 24.
I must admit that I have never been to the Salt Flats before, but if this picture is what they look like, then it looks like a frozen over ocean. I like how the Venturi Buckeye Bullet looks a lot like a shark in the midst of these frozen-over waters.
As for the “car”, for lack of a better word, is about 36 feet long and is only 1.5 inches from the ground. The battery pack in the Venturi Buckeye Bullet V 2.5, is capable of providing “instantaneous power of more than 600 kW. The pack reportedly uses 1,600 cells’.
I believe that the speed record for this particular vehicle is the fastest for any hydrogen-based vehicle. I have heard that the actual land speed record is over 700 miles per hour, with a non-hydrogen vehicle.
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To the blogmobile!
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on August 24th, 2010
I must confess, if I were single, had no kids, and wanted to travel the nation and blog, then this would be my vehicle of choice.
This is the Bufalino, and it is based on the Piaggio APE 50 three-wheeled vehicle. Designer Cornelius Comanns apparently went out of his way to put all sorts of drawers and even a place to sleep. There is even a terrific place to sit with your laptop. It does look a little cramped, though.
Still, any sort of mobile home where all I would need is a regular-sized parking place would be pretty great. All I would need is now is a non-pay toilet and some free Wi-Fi, and I’ve got a brand new life.
Of course, I do like having the life that I do now, and I think I am too old to do that whole Jack Kerouac On The Road thing. However, when I was in my twenties, blogging (as we know it) didn’t exist. I know that shows my age with that particular comment.
For all those who would be interested in driving or living in one of these, I don’t have any information about how to attain one of these vehicles as yet.
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T-Shirt shop has life-sized Lego Car
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on August 23rd, 2010
I have made a lot of Lego cars in my day, but this is the first Lego car that one could drive.
Some guy decided that he wanted to drive one of his Lego cars, so he went and built one using gigantic Lego bricks.
This is one of those times where I wish my Source had a lot more information about this than it does. We do know that the car is based on the original style Mini. See the sign of “Artwork” scrawled on the side? This is the name of a T-shirt shop in Manila, The Philippines, which apparently owns this Lego car.
The first thing I would ask is if the car could be changed around with big enough bricks. I can see some parts like the windshield wipers, headlights, bumper, and license plate which are genuine auto parts, but is the rest interchangeable Lego pieces? I would have found some fire-engine red pieces and made myself a Chevy Camaro or something. With a little bit of restructuring, this could be the next step in modular cars.
Of course, if I had to chose, I would probably choose a car made up of hundreds of thousands of pieces. Of course, can you make an engine made of Lego for something like that?
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Deer Whistle keeps deer from denting your bumper
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on August 23rd, 2010
There were several years that I would swear that my car was emitting some sort of deer mating call that brought every deer in the county to stand directly in front of my car. I’ve had to swerve through a full herd of deer more than once. If I had one of these Deer Whistles attached to my car I might have stood a chance against the numerous deer that have crossed my path, particularly since this is supposed to ward them off.
As long as you’re going faster than 35 MPH it’ll create a sound that cause deer, elk, moose and antelope to freeze in their tracks. We’ll just hope that they aren’t already standing in the road when they hear it. The small whistle just attaches to your grill or under your bumper. I have no idea how well it’ll work, but it’s cheap enough to give it a try. Plus, if you live in a rural area it’s doubtful that it’ll make matters any worse. You can pick one up for $7.98 through Things You Never Knew Existed.
Source: RGS
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HumanCar can go 60 mph with just human power
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on August 21st, 2010
This is the HumanCar, and it is a vehicle that does not require gas. Oh yes, I am not making this up.
It is designed by Charles Greenwood, and it made by the user “rowing” to go forward, and it also has a back-up electric battery. Somehow, this allows the driver to reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.
There is a video of this after the jump if you want to see this row-powered vehicle in action.
I suppose that we have all wanted the human powered car since we saw Fred use one on The Flintstones. I suppose it was just a matter of time before someone saw that arm power was better than the courtesy of Fred’s two feet. Just be grateful that you don’t have to brake with bare heels. I’m guessing that this is a lot like riding a bike, and I don’t really want to take this up hill.
This vehicle does weigh in at 10,000 pounds. It will be available next year, but the inventor has already received approximately 100 pre-orders already. It also has an all-weather roof, and it apparently has a touch-screen display, as well as a GPS.
So are we looking at an age where the HumanCar floods our streets? Well, perhaps not the freeways. I do like the idea of saving on gas.
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Geneco’s VW Beetle runs on human waste, insert scatalogical joke here
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on August 7th, 2010
Sure, there is a trend in cars toward electrical and hydrogen fuels, but this one from Geneco runs on human waste.
Yes, Geneco, a sustainable-energy company owned by Wessex Water, has presented us with a modified Volkswagen Beetle that runs on the compressed methane gas from human waste.
I believe that my source calls this a Dung Beetle, and that seems to be the best joke that I could think of. Hit the jump to find out more information, as well as some bad and obvious jokes.
Here’s how my source says it works:
Biogas is generated when filth from Wessex Water’s sewage works is put into a decomposition container, where oxygen-starved bacteria break it down to produce methane. The methane is then harvested and placed in tanks inside the boot of the Beetle, where it can be used to power the car’s slightly modified engine.
Okay, time for the jokes:
1) This gives new meaning to the expression “crap-car”!
2) All they would have to do is modify the car seats into toilets, and you would never have to stop at a gas station to refuel or use the bathroom. Talk about killing two birds with one stone.
I was hoping to have three jokes here, but I’ve got nothing. Maybe you would like to insert a comment here about this possible new trend in automotive power. Please keep them as tasteful as you can.
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Evatran Plugless Power Station for Wireless Electric Car Charging
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on July 29th, 2010
Considering that there will probably be an increase of electric vehicles on the road in the next few years, it’s nice to see that the Evatran Plugless Power Station is already thinking of ways to improve the charging process for these electric cars.
It works with the user installing a shoebox-sized adapter in the car, which works as a wireless power receiver. The car with this apparatus gets near this power station’s parking block, and the charging takes place.
When I say “gets near”, I mean that the car probably has to park directly over this parking block. Only a distance of two inches is allowed, which is dangerously close when dealing with under-the-car devices like this. At least it is better than the in-touch charging devices like the Powermat.
Another bug in this particular process is that the Plugless Power Station only operates at eighty percent capacity, but hopes to achieve ninety at launch.
Clearly, what is going to sell this product is the time it will take to charge an electrical car wirelessly vs. the time it will take to do this with a plug-in wire. If Evatran can do it even ten percent faster, it will be worth the investment from electric car drivers.
The company hopes to launch this by April 2011, with a $800 pricetag.
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Driverless vehicles to go from Italy to China
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on July 23rd, 2010
Imagine a long drive that starts from Parma, Italy and ends in China. Now imagine this drive happening without drivers.
This is exactly the project that is planned to take place. This proposed trip wouldn’t be about sending a Knight Rider type car to make the trip all by its lonesome, but with four vans. One van will be in front, with the two robot vans in the middle, followed by a normally driven van in case of maintenance issues.
The plan is to see how these vehicles will react to stimuli. I am assuming that he is referring to traffic signals, pedestrians, and other highway hazards. Yes, that is very dangerous, and these robot vans are not going to be completely driverless. There will be people behind the wheel that will take over at the push of a button if it looks like there will be trouble.
As project leader Alberto Broggi says:
What we are trying to do is stress our systems and see if they can work in a real environment, with real weather, real traffic and crazy people who cross the road in front of you and a vehicle that cuts you off.
I look forward to hearing about this particular trip. I also can’t wait to hear about the first time we will send a lone driverless vehicle on the road. I wonder if that is the next step, should this trip prove successful.
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Vibrating Seats Alert You Of Nearby Cars
Posted by admin in Car Gadgets on July 11th, 2010
A researcher from Yale University has created car seats that will keep the driver alert and aware of their surroundings. Instead of giving visual alerts it gives ones by touch. It’s an interesting concept that may make you feel like you’re playing a video game, but if it helps then it’s worth a try. Anything is worth cutting down on accidents in an area that is jam packed full of traffic.
It’s done by basically lining the seat with a whole lot of cellphone vibration motors. When a driver comes up from the left, the left of the seat will start to vibrate more and more the closer the car gets. In some ways it seems like it might get a little annoying, but I almost think it’d become just like listening to your turn signal. Eventually you just get used to it.
Source: Switched
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