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Positioning the speakers – I have seen many, many audio installations that have invested a lot of money but were far below results possibilities purchased equipment. To get the most out of your system and even to get what you want without having to buy expensive equipment you should give lots and lots of attention to [...]
The benefits of Houdini Automotive Escape Tool
We’ve already told you three months ago about Houdini’s Escape Tool. Now I found a nice review about it. The gadgeteer tested it and they presented us how to use it correctly. Julie used a 5 x 5 inch piece of glass and she admitted it wasn’t so sexy as testing the tool in a [...]
What you really need for a safe roadtrip
How long do you prepare a road trip for? How many times have you had unexpected troubles with your car, with the police (because of breaking the speed limit), with your dirty car (because you couldn’t find a car wash in your way and the license plate wasn’t visible) or just because you like to [...]
Digital tire gauge checks your tire pressure
This digital tire gauge can help you when your tires are going flat. When you see you can’t handle your car like before, stop it and use the gadget. Easy-to-view LCD screen display digital measurements against an illuminated window. Read tire pressure in either PSI, BAR or kPa modes. An audible beep confirms tire measurement [...]
Protect your hands when driving
I’ve met people who had big problems because of cuts. It’s true, they didn’t have problems because of something the steering wheel grip did, but because of something knives or other strange objects did. Just imagine how many bacteria there are on the steering wheel or on the gear shift. You have no idea. The [...]
Key2SafeDriving aims to stop teens from using the phone while at the wheel
Don’t you just cringe when you see someone sending a text message while driving? And if you’ve got children you can probably picture them doing the same and causing an accident… not something you’d like to happen. Researchers at the University of Utah have designed a system to prevent that, called Key2SafeDriving. The key is [...]
Heat up those cold mornings with a battery powered ice scraper
One of the perks of having is car is not freezing your ass off on the street/bus in the middle of winter. One of the downsides is having to clean your car in winter. Even if you don’t have to dig it out of a big mound of snow, if it’s cold outside it means [...]
Camouflage toilet seat, for posh campers
The number 1 thing to have while you’re roughing it out in the woods: an Off-Road Commode. It’s basically a portable toilet seat which attaches to any 2in. receiver hitch and lets campers be about their business in comfort. And the manufacturers though about users’ safety: the seat is made from 1 5/16in. diameter steel [...]
iLane reads your e-mail aloud so you can focus on driving and not kill anyone
Texting and driving is a Very Bad Thing. People know this and ignore it. So the iLane is here to help… at least if you’ve got a BlackBerry 8000 series or newer smartphone running BlackBerry OS 4.1 and newer. The iLane is a device that connects to your Blackberry and can read your e-mail aloud, [...]
$100 key fob monitors teen drivers’ behavior, doesn’t fill them with confidence
Where do you draw the line between trusting a teen driver and making sure he or she doesn’t get killed in an accident? The Lemur Autovision can answer the questions concerning a driver’s habits. This keychain driving monitor records maximum speed, distance traveled and number of sudden brakes, enabling parents to see whether their child [...]