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The OnStar / Cadillac press conference last night saw some pretty exciting news. The Cue infotainment center, OnStar open source API and expanding on the Verizon 4G LTE partnership with streaming content, in-vehicle content sharing and Skype video calling. [click to continue…]
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Today only Amazon is offering a deal on the TomTom VIA 1505TM 5-Inch GPS – $135.95 and free shipping.
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Unveiled at CES 2011, for the first time, OnStar’s services are available to consumers in a standalone rearview mirror offering Automatic Crash Response, Link to Emergency Services, Stolen Vehicle Location Assistance, Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Roadside Assistance and Hands-Free Calling. Look for OnStar’s standalone mirror to be available in the U.S. in spring 2011 for $299 with Best Buy announced as first strategic retail partner and other selected retailers to follow. More in the press release after the break. [click to continue…]
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Reevu helmets use mirrors to display a rear view image at the top of a bike helmet, which helps bikers to keep their eyes on the road ahead of them. The optic materials are a reflective bulletproof polycarbonate material according to the manufacturer.
It has taken 7 years of intense research and development to perfect the rear view system that is fitted into every Reevu helmet. The patented multiple mirror system that is fitted within every Reevu helmet is a unique achievement of creative thinking and technical excellence. The mirror system is manufactured from a reflective polycarbonate material rather than glass. Unlike glass, this material is almost impossible to break and is lighter, providing additional safety and comfort to the wearer.
Put simply, this system effectively ‘bends’ the light around the shape of the head – all within the moulding of the helmet – to provide a clear view of the road behind.
Early prototypes were met with absolute astonishment. It is so stunningly apparent from the first moment a Reevu helmet is worn that it will really make a huge difference to the safety of the wearer on our roads.
With rear view motorcycle helmets now in full production, this unique technology is transforming the comfort and safety of those who wear Reevu helmets.
- Reevu
It looks like they retail for a little under $400 USD.
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Our prayers and thoughts go out to the families and friends of the three Tesla Motors employees killed in the tragic plane crash Wednesday morning.
“Three Tesla employees were on board a plane that crashed in East Palo Alto early this morning. We are withholding their identities as we work with the relevant authorities to notify the families. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Tesla is a small, tightly-knit company, and this is a tragic day for us.”
- Elon Musk, CEO
A twin-engine Cessna plane crashed into a East Palo Alto, California (just south of Oakland) neighborhood shortly before 8:00am just after taking off in heavy fog reportedly killing the pilot and 2 passengers on board. The Cessna 310R is reportedly registered to a former Santa Clara company that was started by Doug Bourn, a Tesla engineer. All three fatalities are reported to be Tesla Motors Employees. No injuries from the ground were reported.
[via Mercurynews.com]
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I’m not sure if this is the first time Top Gear has shown up on Netflix Watch Instantly; but it’s the first time I’ve seen it on there. That was an easy “Add to Instant Queue” for me.
For those of you not familiar with Top Gear, it may very well be the best TV show ever made – certainly, the best ever made about cars.
Those of us in the US have been relegated to catching it in syndication on BBC America, or for some who can’t wait, catching Jalopnik’s Top Gear YouTube Open Threads, or digging up torrents of the show after it airs on the real BBC across the pond. I hope Top Gear on Netflix is here to stay. If so, that’s one more reason that I can give myself to cancel my overpriced satellite service. Most of the stuff I enjoy watching is available on either Hulu or Netflix nowadays – and now this is just one more.
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Future Chevy Volt owners subscribing to OnStar will have expanded capabilities with OnStar Mobile late this year at the launch of the new Volt. CES 2010 attendees were able to see first hand how the new application will give “check-up” ability to Volt owners.
☑ charging status
☑ charge scheduling
☑ battery indicator
☑ displays MPG
☑ remotely start and unlock doors
☑ text or email charging reminders
Supported smartphones are the Droid, iPhone and Blackberry Storm.
This is a very cool and useful technology. Hopefully, GM will expand Onstar Mobile to other models in the near future. [click to continue…]
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