Category: Gadgets

Filed under: Aftermarket, Audio, Gadgets, SEMA, Trends, Tech

While cruising through the enormous American Racing display area at SEMA, we spotted a pretty cool Mustang that made us stop for a closer look. While the car itself will be detailed elsewhere, one of its trick features really stood out. There was a keyboard on the passenger […]

Filed under: Gadgets, SEMA, Tech

Last year at the 2006 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, we reported on a unique piece of hardware called the DashDAQ. It looks like a third-party sat nav, but it’s actually an open source Linux-based computer that suction cups to your windshield. Commenters at the time went ga-ga over what could […]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Gadgets, SEMA

Since 1996 all vehicles sold in the United States have been equipped with an OBD-II system, also known as On Board Diagnostics. The reasoning behind requiring the system has a lot to do with the EPA and emissions, but it just so happens to also be a great tool for tuning. […]

Filed under: Gadgets, I.C.E., Tech, Infiniti
J.D. Power and Associates has polled owners of factory-nav equipped vehicles, and Infiniti’s zippy-performing setup gets the nod for top honors from end users. Part of the win might be chalked up to the hard drive that the Infiniti system comes with, making it more responsive than a DVD based […]

Filed under: Gadgets, Etc.

I’ve done this before. Ford used to have a WRC Focus on display at events that you could sit in and use the actual controls to drive a virtual version in a racing game displayed on a screen in front of the car. Park to Play is very similar, except that it […]