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Finally, a way to become the envy of all your friends (and a lot of passers-by): the Party-A-CarGo, a self-contained beer kegerator/entertainment system.

What does that mean exactly? A big box you can mount on your car that can offer the three ingredients for a perfect weekend party: beer, music and TV. And it goes for a long time without needing a battery recharge… about 160 beers and 12 hours of music.

The booze part is a complete CO2 kegerator/jockey-box set-up that contains:

• 5-gallon cooler jockey-box set up
• Commercial regulator with gauge
• 5 lb. CO2 tank
• Keg tap D-system
• Faucet wrench
• Drain tray

The entertainment part is also pretty impressive:

• 230 watt, 6 X 9 speakers
• 10″ subwoofer
• 2 or 4-channel amplifier
• CD player
• Satellite radio
• LCD screen with TV tuner

So it’s pretty straightforward now: you need to buy it (although the price is not listed, it looks like it goes for about $2800 - see here), fill it with your favorite brand of beer and go party!

See a video of the kegerator put to work after the jump.

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If you think your teen can’t be trusted to drive a cat without speeding, just don’t give it to him/her. Or, if you want to be a control freak, try the tiwi.

All right, it’s not that bad. Seeing how many drivers make serious mistakes out of inexperience or attempts to be “cool”, a nagging talking box can help prevent some of them. The tiwi alerts the driver if s/he exceeds the speed limit, breaks or accelerates too fast or takes a turn at a high speed.

But the rest of the features seem a bit too controlling (ok, a lot). Parents can get notifications when their teens leave school, home, or any other area they wish to define and get alerts whenever the driver breaks a rule, such as not wearing a seat belt or speeding.

There might be a point here if you have a real trublesome child, but for most of them I think it’s an exaggeration. If you don’t give them some freedom, how will they learn to get by on their own?

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As you might have noticed (the sweltering heat, the sun, the sweat…), it’s summer. And you know that feeling of getting into a car that’s 10 degrees hotter than the outside (which is already too hot). It would be awful nice to be able to get the car cooled down without turning on the AC and walking around for 5 minutes until you can actually touch the steering wheel.

Of course, there is a solution: a Remote Car Starter. It’s packed with features you’ll find handy in any season: turn on the air conditioning or defrost from a distance, leave your car running while taking the key with you or auto-start your engine - all of this from up to 1000 feet away. It’s got security features to ensure it can’t be driven without a key, and the LED mounted on the dashboard might prove useful as a thief deterrent (how would they know it’s not an alarm?)

Just one thing you have to be careful about: it doesn’t work in manual transmission cars. Also, be sure to check if your particular make and model can be equipped with one.

Perhaps you dream that one day you will be rich enough to own a luxurious mansion with an attached big garage with 3 or so cars, plus the necessary house staff including a butler to make you feel like a British lord. Well, sorry to break it to you, but for most of us that’s just a dream that will never come true.

But (if you’re good at pretending) you can imagine that you have someone taking care of your precious garage at all times - without having to actually hire a person. The Garage Butler is a smart little device that makes sure the garage door shuts when it should. It can be programmed to close a certain time after it opened and it will automatically close when it gets dark.

It will play nice with your already existing opener and it doesn’t require any drilling to be installed (but be prepared to spend half an hour getting it on the wall and working).

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The biggest downside to living in a big city, in my opinion, is the hours you waste every day stuck in traffic. Imagine how much you could get done in that time! But since you have a big steering wheel in front of you, it’s difficult to hold anything in you lap or in front of you and still be able to advance from time to time.

That’s when a car laptop desk comes into the picture. The CarGo Desk Mobile Laptop Desk mounts on the passenger chair and can be configured in countless ways according to your specific needs because it’s modular. The available options are:

• Hinged and lockable cover with non-skid surface for mobile vehicle organizer file folder compartment
• Slide-out desktop with non-skid surface that can be used in left-hand drive or right-hand drive vehicles
• Retractable handle
• Ball bearing wheels
• 400 watt power inverter
• TSA approved mechanical combination locks
• Laptop lock-down system - attaches to large top and secures laptop to CarGo Desk mobile vehicle organizer with key lock
• Ballistic nylon computer case with carrying strap and additional storage compartments
• CarGo Guard security system - prevents theft by securing CarGo Desk contents and the CarGo Desk itself inside vehicle with aircraft grade cable and TSA* approved combination locks
• Cell phone mount
• GPS mount
• PDA mount
• Printer mount

Of course, you could always go with one of the pre-built models, which range from about $150 to $330. For more combinations of the modules, see after the jump.
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The Mini Cooper is a great little car, but you need a license to drive it. You can get one, but it takes time (plus money, for both the license and the car, of course). It might not be the same kind of experience, but the Thumb-Size R/C Mini Cooper looks even better. (Ok, and I have a thing for miniatures.)

The Mini comes in two colors (red and silver) and one size (2.25″), with a remote control that looks like a mobile phone. It can go forward and in reverse and do right and left turns, but there’s something to keep in mind: the cars, regardless of color, operate on the same frequency, so there is no way to race them; your controller will just drive them both.

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It looks like a GPS… but it’s definitely not one. It’s probably the most useless piece of car gadgetry ever released… but it’s also funny. Until you throw it out the window, that is.

The Sat Nag is like a Sat Nav, just that it doesn’t give any useful information; its “map” features streets such as Whiny Lane, Backseat Drive and Earache Avenue. Its main feature is a patronising woman voice that gives “helpful” instructions to the drivers. Among the sentences it can say are: “I know you’re a man, but it’s been 35 minutes now, so can you please admit you’re lost and ask someone the way”; “In 100 metres turn left. No right, err, no left. Sorry, I never can tell my left from my right”; “In 50 meters I’m going to put on my most annoying voice and say ‘Is your short cut really faster when we get stuck in traffic like this, well, is it darling?” and “In 100 meters I’m going to talk to you in that special voice, which should let you know you’ve upset me in some way that is bound to be your fault”.

A perfect gift from a wife to her husband. He surely misses her advice during those long drives.

Would you like a Lamborghini? Heh, wouldn’t we all… Unfortunately, an average Joe has extremely thin chances of ever owning one… so start playing the lottery or settle for the USB drive version. Which really isn’t bad at all.

This USB Lamborghini Memory Stick comes in 2 models - yellow or white, has a 1GB storage capacity and the headlights light up when it’s plugged in. It’s also designed by Lamborghini and officially licensed, which is probably why it costs so much. £21.95 (~$40) is pretty expensive for just 1GB, but if licensed merchandise is a must-have for you, this at least is an useful way to spend your money.

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Driving a car as diabetic can be dangerous both for the driver and the other traffic participants. If a hypoglycemic attack occurs while the diabetic is at the wheel it can result in serious accidents if the ill person loses consciousness; sometimes an attack can be felt with enough time in advance, but it’s still risky.

So Medtronic, a company specialized in medical technology, came up with the M-Powered Concept Car, which features an on-board glucose-monitoring system and was presented at the 68th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

How it works: the diabetic has to wear a continuous glucose-monitoring system (CGMS), which sends data via Bluetooth to a display in the car dashboard which shows real-time data about blood sugar level. A planned system could also dial a hospital if it detects abnormal levels of blood glucose or if the driver fails to respond to prompts.

However, it is yet unclear if the car will ever enter production or when it will do so.

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Not all car owners know much about cars. And, as long as there’s people paid to know this stuff, there’s not much incentive to find out. Until you end up with a problem you need to solve and you’re clueless about the way your car works…

The Closed-Hood Car Jump Starter is a very simple solutions for those with little or no car mechanics knowledge, or for people who prefer not getting their hands dirty. Dead battery problems are usually solved with a lot of messing around under the hood, which is neither fun, nor clean. But this jump starter kit makes it as easy as possible: all the unfortunate driver has to do is find someone with a working vehicle and then connect both ends of the cable in the respective cigarette lighter sockets. 5-10 minutes later a green light will go on to indicate the car is good to go.