Today, cars rely heavily on what is hot as far as cars are concerned. While many point to magazines and websites, the only problem is reliability. For web users, landing the right side may be inconsistent since we all know that there over a million sites that offer car reviews which may be either exaggerated or lacking in information

However, there is a new way to get these leads, all through your mobile phone. The Talee’s TestDrive Website should be a great resource for motorists who want to find out the latest about the hot cars in the market either for possible purchase or simply for comparison.

“TestDrive gives car buyers a great new service that for the first time lets car buyers see which cars are rated the highest by real people from across the Web,” said Taleee CEO Steve Harmon. “Rather than rely on one magazine review or one opinion, with Taleee’s TestDrive car buyers get the overall rating on a car from consumers across the Web, the widest possible consumer base. Ratings from peers is number one.”

(Source) Press

Tags: base ratings, car buyers, car reviews, consumers, hot cars, magazines, mobile phone, motorists, real people, reliability, testdrive, web users

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Here is another hands-free solution for people who have to receive incoming calls while on the road. Using Bluetooth technology, BlueAnt introduces the S1 Sun Visor Bluetooth car speakerphone. This new device allows drivers to answer calls by merely saying “Answer” without letting go of the wheel or taking their eyes off the road.

If your phone has a voice dial feature, then you can make calls using your voice too. Just one button press on the S1 will activate your phone’s full voice dial functionality.

Installation and setup is as simple as clipping the speakerphone to the car sun visor and running through a short one time pairing process. The S1 will then automatically reconnect to the phone the next time you get in the car.

Similar to other modern hands-free devices, the S1 also introduces A2DP music streaming, allowing users to play music through the S1’s high performance speaker from any mobile phone that supports the A2DP Bluetooth profile.

Features:

• Talk handsfree on your phone while driving
• Use your voice to answer calls
• Multipoint: connect to 2 phones and answer the one that rings
• Use your voice to make calls (if supported by your phone)
• Stream music from A2DP Bluetooth phones
• Easy installation: clips onto your sun visor
• Digital Signal Processor for noise and echo cancellation
• Automatically reconnects to your phone when you get back into the car
• Stores pairing information for up to 8 phones
• Up to 15 hours of talk time and a massive 800 hours of standby time
• Comes complete with BlueAnt’s 2 year warranty

(Source) Press

Tags: blueant, button press, car stores, car sun visor, dial feature, digital signal processor, echo cancellation, free solution, high performance, incoming calls, mobile phone, performance speaker, standby time, stream music, talk time, voice dial, warranty, wheel

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To help address the growing number of stolen vehicles, a GPS made to help in the recovery of potentially stolen vehicles has been launched in the market that will be disseminated through new car dealerships. This unique partnership leverages MOC’s extensive automotive dealer channel relationships and CalAmp’s proven GPS-based asset tracking technologies to provide consumers with SVR solutions superior to those currently available through new-car dealers.

The products will be marketed by MOC under its Ecotrac brand name and feature highly-sensitive GPS technology in compact and durable designs customized to the unique needs of different vehicle types. In addition to SVR application, users of Ecotrac will have the option to track and monitor vehicle activity from a full-featured website or mobile phone. Ecotrac gives consumers real-time control and remote location information needed to make quick, informed vehicle management decisions.

MOC has developed strong relationships in the new-car dealership industry over the past 50 years and will market Ecotrac products to thousands of its accounts through distribution channels in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. CalAmp plans to leverage its manufacturing and development expertise to provide the Ecotrac bundled hardware, hosted web-based applications and wireless data service plans.

(Source) Press

Tags: application users, calamp, Canada, channel relationships, consumers, development expertise, distribution channels, gps technology, management decisions, Mexico, mobile phone, new car dealers, new car dealership, new car dealerships, partnership, real time control, recovery solution, vehicle management

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We know that it is easy to change the theme of a mobile phone but have you ever considered seeing that idea come to the car era? Well apparently that is what the MOY concept is all about. It is a technology that allows you to change part or the entire car as far as the look is concerned.

Just imagine doing away with the usual repainting and various designs for your car which normally takes some weeks to a month to finish. Worse, if you don’t like the design, the issue of cost comes into play since you have to resort to a makeover.

But the MOY concept changes all that. You can just plug it in and change it whenever you feel like it. In fact, it can be a useful promotional tool for businesses since they can be great moving vehicle ads which we commonly see today.

MOY koncept was made for a generation used to using media to express themselves. The idea is everyone can design their own car on their own computer and then apply the design to their vehicle wirelessly or share it with others thru a website or even email. For those lacking creative skillz, there’s a slew of templates to choose from. The car is always connected so imagine dynamically changing your vehicle’s skin in motion.

(Source) Yanko Design

Tags: concept car, creative skillz, makeover, mobile phone, own car, own computer, slew, templates, vehicle ads, wirelessly

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In an effort to strengthen the brand recall for its 2010 Ford Fusion and other cars, Ford has partnered with Gas Station TV to provide powerful Echo Ads to help reaffirm the advertiser’s initial message or can complement an alternate marketing message.

Echo Ads move the viewer to action, with directional tags or specific action requests, such as a visit to the advertiser’s Web site, drive to retail location, or to use a mobile phone to receive more product information.

Gas Station TV’s Echo Ad offering is a strategically placed 5- or 10-second spot that runs in addition to the advertiser’s initial 15- or 30-second spot during the Gas Station TV network programming experience. The second ad allows advertisers to increase message frequency, further drive action and raise metrics for overall campaigns.

Ford is the first advertiser to run an Echo Ad campaign on the Gas Station TV network beginning March 16. The Echo Ad service offering was initially created to complement the 2010 Ford Fusion + Hybrid launch campaign, inform consumers about the product, introduce them to the product’s message and bring consumers to action by driving them to visit the nearest Ford dealership and http://www.fordvehicles.com.

(Source) Press

Tags: ad campaign, advertiser, campaigns, consumers, Ford, ford dealership, ford fusion, gas station, mobile phone, tv network

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What causes car accidents? Well for one, we are familiar with the warning not to text or use your mobile phone while driving. But stubborn as most drivers are today, until an accident would come their way, chances are they would not heed such warning. However, thanks to Drop Stop, a new car interior accessory designed to guard the gap between the seat and console, and help keep drivers eyes on the road aims to change all that.

Drop Stop provides a safer, more convenient driving experience by eliminating the automatic reaction of taking one’s eyes off the road when a personal article slips through a vehicle’s seat/console gap. Drivers also save time and money with the easy-to-install Drop Stop because they no longer have to replace credit cards, make-up, earphone accessories, and other personal articles thought to be lost, stolen, or damaged.

Drop Stop(R) retails for $19.95 plus shipping and handling (set of 2: one for the driver side and one for the passenger side) and is available online at www.BuyDropStop.com.

(Source) Press

Tags: automatic reaction, car accidents, driving experience, eyes on the road, gap, mobile phone, new car, slips, time and money

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Now here is a great little gadget that most car owner can find handy. At times when the car battery may go dead, the need to jumpstart or seek help from others is the only way to get a stalled vehicle up and running. But not with this Car Starter and Torch Device that can help you out of precarious situations.

This must-have car gadget provides emergency power to recharge your battery and start your engine – without going near the bonnet and without jump leads! The Car Starter uses a 12V lead that plugs conveniently into your car’s cigarette lighter and recharges a dead battery in less than 15 minutes. LED indicators show the charge status of your vehicle battery, as well as the charge condition of the Car Starter. There’s even a built–in 12V DC socket suitable for powering gadgets like your mobile phone, PDA, car vacuum and tire compressor!

Price: £49.95

(Source) Coolest Gadgets

Tags: car battery, car starter, car vacuum, cigarette lighter, dead battery, gadget, gadgets, mobile phone, phone pda, vehicle battery

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