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Father's Day is this weekend, so we've collected an assortment of gadgets and gizmos meant specifically for that Car Guy you love so much: It doesn't matter if he's your Dad or Husband, Brother or Uncle, Son or special friend, if he loves cars, we know you'll find something here that's perfect for him. ...
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The next big thing in portable car navigation is the iPhone. At Apple’s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, two respected navigation companies introduced full-featured navigation applications for the iPhone 3G and new iPhone 3G S. These programs effectively replicate the appearance and function of stand-alone, dashtop devices, yet are available on the increasingly ubiquitous iPhone. Previously, Apple had limited GPS functionality on its phone, restricting navigation functions to identifying the phone’s location, thereby preventing true turn-by-turn guidance. These latest devices with OS 3.0 eliminate that barrier, enabling the iPhone to fulfill more of its potential as the leading convergence device. Navigon will be first to market, with its MobileNavigator expected to be in the iTunes store later this month. Like its portable devices, the Navigon software will provide such niceties as reality view, lane assistance, day/night mode, and points of interest displayed along the travel route. As shown here, it effectively apes the laudable Navigon devices—which the company will no longer offer in the United States . MobileNavigator will be offered as a Lite version for free with limited...
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autoMedia.com is starting something new this week! Lots of events have been in the news, and we've browsed our favorite automotive blogs all week long to gather a collection of what we feel are the highlights we found at each. Consider this your carnival of cribnotes to items of interest in the automotive arena. AutoBlog: Now's Your Chance: Repo'd Nissan GT-R up for auction It's barely got 3000 miles on the odometer and already the owner has defaulted on his Nissan GT-R car loan, so the bank is putting it on the auction block at Matley's Richmond Auto Auction today in Virginia. Blogger Dan Roth says he'd "be hiding this thing in a garage more secret and secure than *** Cheney's undisclosed location while we sold an organ or two on the black market to pay its bills." After all, "You've got a spare kidney, but it's not like the GTR comes along every day." Los Angeles Alternative Transportation Examiner: 145 mph on chocolate? Matt Kelly, the Los Angeles Alternative Transportation Examiner asks "is that milk or dark chocolate?" Apparently, he says, "London scientists have unveiled what they hope will be one of the world's...
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