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Audi Gets In Driver’s Seat With iPhone Application

Aug 25 2008

A4 game

My 4-year-old daughter drove an Audi A4 today. Well, maybe not an actual A4, but she did play the Audi A4 Challenge, an iPhone application that’s a fun driving game. The Audi A4 Challenge uses the iPhone’s motion sensor to steer a 2009 A4 through a series of race courses.


I’m Lost Without a Nav System

Jul 22 2008

Car Tech

Part of the fun of this job is getting to try out all the new car tech features out there. The downside is that when I get back into my own (not too shabby) car, I really miss some of them.


Move Your Car Doors Out of the Way

Jan 16 2008

Disappearing Doors

One of my biggest pet peeves in life is the shimmy-shuffle-squeeze-it-in dance I have to do to get in and out of my car. There are a couple of solutions to this problem: Build a bigger garage, or get some Disappearing Car Doors.


Get Mother Proof on Your Mobile

Jan 02 2008

Mobile

Hear ye, hear ye: Calling all moms with too much time on their hands (if only)! Starting today, you can read our snarky, informative and entertaining articles on your mobile device, through Cars.com's mobile site.


Purging Parallel-Parking Panic

Nov 12 2007

Around View Monitor

My friend recently broke out in a visible sweat when faced with the prospect of parallel parking her minivan. Well, the engineers at Nissan have come up with a way to eliminate parking dread. The Around View Monitor uses four cameras and software that takes the view from each one and mashes it up into a full bird's-eye view of the car.


OnStar Switch Leaves Customers in the Dust

Oct 30 2007

Onstar

Yesterday, I bought the pitch that OnStar can and will save lives. So why am I all confused now? Well, when OnStar is no longer available to owners with just analog equipment in their cars — which will happen in a couple of months — many subscribers will be left high and dry.


OnStar Says ‘Stop, Thief’

Oct 29 2007

Onstar

They say OnStar is deeply committed to safety. "Yes," I say, "but isn't OnStar's true purpose helping Kelly Ripa find her way to a posh NYC day spa?" Well, Kelly is a paid spokesperson, but there are plenty of other experts who say OnStar can do much more than that.


Amphibious Car Means End of Traffic Woes

Oct 04 2007

Amphibious Car

After my son was born and my all-too-brief maternity leave ended, I went back to work full-time in a downtown office. Days when I sat in traffic for miles, hands clenched tightly on the wheel, were probably my most frustrating, guilt-inducing times. Now, there just might be a solution to working moms' traffic issues.



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