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How to Add Bluetooth to Your Car: Three Methods to Stay Connected | Digital Trends

11/15/2018, 1:10:37 AM
The best way to make an old ride feel young again is to upgrade its technology. Here's how to outfit your whip with Bluetooth, regardless of your vehicle's setup. ✔ Option No. 2: Aftermarket audio units Replacing your vehicle’s head unit is a great option for those that want the greatest range of audio functionality ✔ In addition to maintaining the stock aesthetic, these adapters are usually pretty cheap, with the average setup costing less than $100 ✔ Luxury automakers generally charge more for their devices, but hey, what else is new


Subaru WRX STi 2014-onwards Used Car Review

11/15/2018, 12:54:37 AM
David Morley looks at the latest Subaru WRX STi as a second-hand car, with values, features and common problems to look for ✔ So, to make it dynamically adept and to work with that constraint, the suspension was super-stiff ✔ You also need to ensure that the car’s service history is complete ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Everything you need to know about lithium-ion batteries – but which car makers forgot to tell you

11/15/2018, 11:45:29 AM
It’s become part of everyday life. ✔ This conveyor in Lubumbashi contains raw cobalt for export, mainly to ChinaCredit:SAMIR TOUNSI/AFP/Getty Images To prolong the lifetime of these batteries, car battery manufacturers employ additives to the electrolyte or coatings on the electrodes to try to protect them against degradation


2019 Mitsubishi Triton international first drive | Drive.com.au

11/15/2018, 3:53:33 AM
There are important changes under the skin of Mitsubishi’s updated Triton, which benefits from a new six-speed automatic transmission, modern driver aids and improvements to its all-wheel-drive system. ✔ New double stitching on high-grade versions lifts the cabin’s appeal, and rear passengers of all ages will be happy with the addition of USB power for the back seat ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


AAA Research Shows Many Adults Think Fully Self-Driving Cars Exist | Digital Trends

11/15/2018, 5:10:21 AM
AAA research found confused consumers and semi-autonomous vehicles not up to their tasks. The American Automobile Association tested cars with features such as lane-keeping and adaptive cruise control and found them lacking in real-world conditions. Forty percent of surveyed adults think self-driving cars exist now. ✔ The testing took place in a closed course the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, and on streets and highways in greater Los Angeles ✔ It reinforces that there is still much work to be done to educate consumers on the nuances between system names and functionality, and that it is much too early to refer to these vehicle technologies as automated


What happens to used lithium-ion battery packs from electric cars?

11/15/2018, 6:36:00 AM
Electric cars are a critical subject, and are likely to remain so as buyers respond to knee-jerk legislation by turning to electric vehicles (EVs) – be it plug-in hybrid or pure electric. ✔ Much of it is sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the mining process raises serious ethical and human rights concerns ✔ They don’t move, they don’t freeze, it’s overdesigned ✔ So, for Mercedes-Benz at least, the costs didn’t add up ✔ For tips and advice, visit our Advice section, or search car reviews in our  A-Z Car Finder Newsletter Promotion - Cars - in article


Hyundai's all-electric Kona is handsome - and packed with tech

11/15/2018, 1:53:36 AM
FIRST, an apology. I might have been a little unkind when I said the Hyundai Kona was “hideously overstyled”, “properly naff” and a “modern-day Rover Streetwise”. I was, of course, talking about th… ✔ The front end is calmer and smoother and less Halfords without the big grille, stick-on plastic and the third set of lights ✔ Our kids have iPhones stitched to their hands these days ✔ But at least the DBX – seen here testing in Wales – has a 500 horsepower 4-litre twin-turbo V8 lifted from the Vantage


Win the ULTIMATE Christmas present - 12 UEFA Champions League tickets

11/15/2018, 10:25:07 AM
WE get it. Football is expensive. As is Christmas. So how about we combine the two and invite your footie-mad child and five mates to a Manchester City game? Amazing, right? Actually, it’s better t… ✔ So how about we combine the two and invite your footie-mad child and five mates to a Manchester City game ✔ Travel costs, accommodation and food are not included in the prize ✔ To enter our free draw, simply answer this question and fill in your details: Enter by 11.59pm on Monday 19 November


Google Maps data may help you avoid Thanksgiving crowds

11/15/2018, 11:35:32 AM
Google analyzed 2017 data from Google Maps to help you manage the rush in 2018 and avoid being a turkey. ✔ Google also analyzed the number of times people requested directions to places they intended to visit during the holidays ✔ In California it is: soccer store, cabin rental agency, beach, place of worship and mission ✔ Check Google's mapping site for the area that interests you, and as Park referenced in her blog, to not be a turkey


What your house on Mars will look like when we're all living on the Red Planet

11/15/2018, 8:08:35 AM
A team of architects has published concept drawings of the kind of homes we can expect for the first generation of Martian colonists ✔ Architectural experts have drawn up prototypes of what living conditions on Mars might be like when the Red Planet is colonised by humans ✔ (Image: National Geographic / SWNS.com) The Mars apartment block features a number of living pods aimed at individuals and couples, with tunnels leading to a central shared garden and work spaces


What cities offered Amazon: helipads, zoo tickets, and a street named Alexa

11/15/2018, 9:07:55 AM
Now that the home for its next headquarters has been chosen, losing cities are revealing how they tried to sweeten the deal ✔ Philadelphia is in the Goldilocks zone for Amazon – it possesses all of the key ingredients we looked for to support our long-term growth, said Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon and richest man in the history of the world ✔ First class travel Atlanta international airport


Lies, damn lies, and HQ2

11/15/2018, 10:01:53 AM
There are few things certain in our world except for the uplifting tendencies of technology. I’ve spent the past few years trying to prove this to myself, at least, by interviewing hundreds of thinkers on the topic. I’ve come to a singular conclusion: when tech moves into a city, be it … ✔ There are few things certain in our world except for the uplifting tendencies of technology ✔ I’ve come to a singular conclusion: when tech moves into a city, be it an iOS dev shop or a robotic facility for making widgets, things change primarily for the better ✔ Cities know that tech helps and they bow to its captains of industry


Could the plastic polluting the oceans be recycled?

11/15/2018, 2:15:51 AM
While the ocean is certainly better off without plastic, the problem has many more layers than it first appears, according to Christopher J. Preston, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Montana. ✔ One plastic bag was found 35,754 feet (10,898 metres) below the surface in this region, the deepest known piece of human-made pollution in the world ✔ This single-use piece of plastic was found deeper than 33 Eiffel towers, laid tip to base, would reach ✔ This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license


Being bionic: how technology transformed my life

11/15/2018, 6:23:01 AM
The long read: Prosthetics have made amazing advances in the last decade – and are slowly changing people’s attitudes to disability ✔ The NHS simply can’t afford to support the cost of this technology ✔ We have Olympians arguing that legless amputees should not be allowed to compete against them, in case they have an unfair advantage, which would have been tough to imagine at the time of the first Paralympic Games in 1960 ✔ But sometimes really significant change is more straightforward ✔ It can be as simple as me being able to tie my own shoelaces, and walk away


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