Gadgets

Smartphone junkies now have another reason to look up the new 2012 Ford Mustang as the car is next in line to receive the latest SYNC AppLink system, which allows voice and button control of smartphones with apps like Pandora and Stitcher. Already announced for the Fiesta, in an interesting move...

GM is taking heed of customer demand to launch its innovative OnStar system as a standalone retail device, offering the system in a replacement rearview mirror that owners will be able to install in virtually any vehicle. The OnStar rearview mirror offers the key features of the popular GM...

Earlier today we brought you the first official word on the coming OnStar "Blue Button" retail system, and now we have the full details. Sold through Best Buy and similar retailers, available on just about any car, and packed full of features many cars don't offer, it's exactly what it sounds like...

Curious about MINI's new iPhone-controlling, Internet-enabled Connected system, paralleling parent BMW's system of the same name? Satisfy your curiousity with the video below. Fresh from MINI's media site, the video features Rob Passaro as he walks us through the MINI Connected system's multitude...

Ask Rhys Millen or Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima if they'd like a robot to take their place on the Pikes Peak rally course, and you're likely to get punched in the face. But ask the average driver trying to negotiate the tricky pass (or one like it) in winter, and you might just get hugged. Audi...

Aftermarket solutions for mounting iPhones, iPods, and now iPads abound, but as anyone that's used many knows, they don't all work as well as advertised. Doing it yourself can be even trickier, as this video illustrates. But BMW has the solution for those without the stick-to-it-ive-ness to...

To celebrate the launch of its DBS supercar, Aston Martin called on Swiss watch company Jaeger LeCoultre to develop a new chronograph watch with a built in transponder that could unlock the car and fire up its engine. The two luxury marques have since released several timepieces, the latest being...

Can't keep your thumbs off your iPhone while you're driving? Tend to get too many speeding tickets? Cobra may have your answer: a radar detector that uses your iPhone for a multifunctional display. Aside from killing your bad behind-the-wheel texting habits, it can help keep you sharp when driving...

As we understand it, Andy Rooney is still alive. We haven't personally verified those shocking allegations, but like certain terrorist masterminds we could mention, Rooney appears on TV at regular intervals, and he references enough current events to make us think he's still breathing. Andy Rooney...

Swiss watchmaker Parmigiani Fleurier has released a new exclusive timepiece in celebration of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, building on a partnership that dates back several years now and is approaching its end. Much like the Veyron Super Sport that it was designed to commemorate, the new watch...

There's slow-selling and then there's Maybach. Moving a paltry 200 cars from its factories last year, the Maybach brand is still failing to achieve the reach and appeal of the established classic ultra-luxury brands Bentley and Rolls-Royce. The truth remains that Maybach’s sales are far below...

Alfa Romeo celebrated its centenary anniversary earlier this month but you’d have hardly noticed as the automaker’s poor financial state meant there wasn’t the expected new model launchor any significant celebration to speak of. Nevertheless, luxury French watch company Chopard didn’t...

The update comes as part of the ConnectedDrive and MINI Connected packages.

The new micronavigation solution from BMW looks to the crowd for new routes.

Downloadable apps have revolutionized the way we use mobile phones and soon it will change the way we use our cars too. Audi’s next-generation of cars will have computer-style dashboards with touchscreen pads as well as downloadable apps similar to those on current smartphones like the Apple...

Infiniti is the latest automaker to partner with a luxury watch company, in this case Switzerland’s exclusive Bell & Ross. The first product of the new alliance is the Limited Edition BR03-92 Instrument Phantom Infiniti wristwatch, of which just 100 examples will be made and offered...

The new technology uses a thin film to turn any infrared signal into visible light.

Back in 2007 luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger LeCoultre teamed up with Aston Martin for the release of an exclusive wristwatch that had the ability to unlock and start-up the engine of the DBS. Available only to buyers of the 510 horsepower flagship, the watch was built in a limited run and...

When it comes to achieving the best possible fuel mileage the way you drive can be nearly as important as the vehicle you drive. That’s why Ford has developed a new feature for its MyFord and MyLincoln vehicle interface systems that offers an array of real-time information on fuel economy...

A new technology involving functionalized fullerenes and low-energy lasers could make cars far more efficient.