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The Noisehush N650 from WirelessGround is a bluetooth carkit that enables hands-free operation of your cellphone while you are driving. It attaches to the car window, it charges by solar power, and it has control buttons on its face. So would I replace my bluetooth headset for this baby? Let’s find out.
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of NAVTEQ. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s that time of year again in the US, the Holiday Season that includes Thanksgiving and Christmas. As the song says, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year,” but it can also be a stressful time. Selecting Christmas
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Why haven’t we seen something like this before? The Go Smart Clip is an adjustable holder that places your smartphone exactly where you can see it. Right in the center of your steering wheel. It’s designed to accommodate almost any smartphone that is between 4″ (100mm) to 5″ (125mm) tall and less than 0.75″ (20mm)
Go Smart Clip helps keep your hands at 10 and 2 Read More
We’ve posted several news items and reviews of Grid-It! products from Cocoon. I’m sure you’re familiar with the “rubberized woven elastic object retention system for gadget organization” by now. We’ve seen the Grid-It! organizers as stand-alone panels you can add to your own bags and as integrated panels in bags from Cocoon. This time, Cocoon has
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There’s a funny thing about flashlights around my house. My house is the darkest house on earth, so I often need a flashlight to see well enough to do things. If I can find one when I need it, its batteries are dead or it’s too big for me to both hold it and do
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I know this isn’t exactly a gadget, but it sure is eye catching. It’s a collection of 3D car replicas that double as shelves for your wall. Made of resin and glass, these colorful front bumbers of some classic car models from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s would be perfect for any man cave (or
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How many keys are on your keychain? One? Two? Three? As for me, I carry 10 keys at any given time. It might sound a lot but it’s actually the bare minimum for me. Daily I carry 2 car keys, 2 PO Box keys, a house key, garage door key, 3 office keys, and a
The Griffin Technology CinemaSeat case turns your iPad into an entertainment center for the back-seat passenger. A strap with Velcro closures on the back of this padded case wraps around the front seat’s headrest and holds the iPad at a perfect height for watching videos or playing games. There are cut-outs in the case to give easy
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“When you can’t be with them…” is the tag line for the SafeDriver monitoring device from Lemur Monitors. Some might say “Or when you can’t trust them,”…either way, the SafeDriver wireless monitoring device is a sweet little “don’t even think about it” mechanism for that new driver in the household. The second in a series
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Scosche has announced the motorMOUTH II, plug and play Bluetooth handsfree car kit and streaming audio receiver. This is a compact device that plugs directly into the front Aux-in/MP3 jack on your car’s stereo. If you don’t have a front jack, Scosche provides a relocation cable along with a Y adapter for users that prefer
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We all know that making and answering calls with a mobile phone while driving distracts you from the task at hand – actually driving the vehicle. Solutions to this problem include various hands-free systems like Bluetooth headsets and speakerphones. Plantronics has just introduced a new addition to the last category. It’s the K100 Bluetooth in-car
Plantronics introduces the K100 Bluetooth in-car speakerphone Read More
I drive a 2006 Mazda 3 5 Door and love it except for two things. The A/C is crappy and so is the stock stereo. I keep toying with the idea of replacing the stereo and these new Sony Xplod in-dash units might make me finally pull the trigger. Sony has introduced 4 different radios
Sony Announces New Xplod In-Dash Car Stereos Designed For Connectivity and Customization Read More
I don’t think I have to tell anyone reading this that gas prices suck. And they’re making me motion sick as well. Up and down, up and down, up and down. What was $2.89 a gallon when I headed out one day could be $2.67 two days later. Just yesterday, we left our small hamlet
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Seems like many accessories you buy work for only one device, and you have to buy all new accessories when you change devices. Kensington is eliminating that need by offering some universal smartphone accessories. The Pocket Battery for Smartphones (center, $39.99) is a rechargable battery pack that can extend your battery life by up to
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This Scosche wireless RF remote works with any iPod with dock connector. The control unit straps to your car’s steering wheel, and there’s a receiver that plugs into the dock connector on your iPod. The unit works over a distance of 100 feet to control track, volume, play/pause, playlist and shuffle. The receiver has a pass-through
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If you have an older car stereo, you probably can’t connect your iPod directly to it. You can buy those FM transmitters for your car, but those aren’t going to work well if you live in an area with a lot of FM stations crowding the dial. If you have a cassette deck in your
iDeck Integrated Car Cassette Adapter for iPod Read More
If you’ve ever had the misfortune of the Check Engine Light (CEL) in your car come on then you are stuck there wondering what the heck is wrong. You could take your car to your dealership or even to an auto parts store but you don’t even know if your car can make it that
Starting in 2011, OnStar will begin offering a smartphone application at no extra cost as part of their basic subscription plan for all GM brands. Smartphone users will be able to use many of OnStar’s features right from their phone. Some of those features include the ability to remotely start their vehicle, activate horn and
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Some cars today come with tire pressure monitoring systems so you can easily see if your tires are properly inflated. If your car doesn’t have this system, you can add it with the TireMinder wireless tire pressure monitor from The Sharper Image. The system consists of four wireless transmitters that act as valve stem caps,
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The FuelDoctor FD-47 is a device that can help increase fuel economy by conditioning electrical signals (e.g., aberrant noise, harmonics, spikes). It consists of a set of electronics filters encapsulated in a shell that is inserted into the cigarette lighter of the car. The concept is sound: filter out transient spikes and help the electronic
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