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Handwriting-Sensitive Touchpad Chief Among New BMW iDrive Features
The phrase “touch me” had a lot more subtext when Jim Morrison crooned it in the Doors song of the same name. Now, only gadgetphiles would find such a term a turn on. For the rest of us, saying something is touch-sensitive is just a line off of a spec sheet. Starting in 2013, the term will be on the spec sheet of BMWs equipped with the company’s iDrive navigation/radio/infotainment system, too. Read full story »
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Handwriting-Sensitive Touchpad Chief Among New BMW iDrive Features
The phrase “touch me” had a lot more subtext when Jim Morrison crooned it in the Doors song of the same name. Now, only gadgetphiles would find such a term a turn on. For the rest of us, saying something is touch-sensitive is just a line off of a spec sheet. Starting in 2013, the term will be on the spec sheet of BMWs equipped with the company’s iDrive navigation/radio/infotainment system, too. Read full story »
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Fiat 500 convertible finds a fan among the staff
As we found in our road test, there are certainly more practical cars out there than the Fiat 500 convertible. Many have roomier rear seats, back doors to access them, and get about the same fuel economy as the tiny Cinqucento for little, if any more, money. But I’ve found few of those cars to be as fun to drive.
I recently spent three days and more than 500 miles in our Fiat 500 convertible, and it took me by surprise. I had spent a fair amount of time driving our previous brown Fiat 500 Sport. I rem…
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Ferrari, Rolls Royce among exotic cars selling fast in China
Ultra-expensive cars are a growth market in the world’s second-largest economy.
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Wheels Blog: Ferrari 250 GT Spider and Mercedes-Benz Gullwing Among Highlights at Gooding Sale in Scottsdale
The vehicles, with preauction estimates in excess of $2.5 million, are among the most highly sought-after midcentury sports cars.
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Video: Rats Choose to Liberate Their Jailed Pals, A Sign of Empathy Among Non-Primate Mammals
Don’t Worry, I Got This The presence of a rat trapped in a restrainer elicits focused activity from his cagemate, who figures out how to open the door and liberates him. © Science/AAAS
Given a choice between eating chocolate alone and rescuing their pals, rats will apparently save their pals and then share the chocolate with them. Trapping a rat in a cage sparks its cagemate into action, as it figures out how to open the cage and liberate its jailed friend. This is an unusual example of rats expressing …
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The Kia Soul, Jeep Wrangler and Chevy Cruze are among America’s hottest products in 2011
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And we’re not just talking about the hottest selling products in the automotive industry. According to Advertising Age, the Chevrolet Cruze, Kia Soul and Jeep Wrangler are generating a lot of buzz and posting strong sales – so much so that they are among America’s hottest products in 2011, joining Dove soa…
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‘Tintin’ Film Casts Cars Among Star Performers
“The Adventures of Tintin” is about to be released, and like the book that the film is based on, it takes automobiles seriously. The artist behind “Tintin” was an avid driver, and there are about 150 clearly identifiable cars in the books.
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September economic confidence improves among aftermarket business leaders
The joint Business Confidence Index for September 2011 shows that aftermarket business leaders were more than five times as c -More-