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Pure Highway 300Di review
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2 January 2012 19:54 GMT
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Pure recently unveiled its latest attempt to get on the road with you - the Pure Highway 300Di; a professionally installed car radio system that will help you with the jump from analogue to digital broadcasting in your car. If the Highway moniker rings...
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TomTom to power connected car with High Speed Multi-Charger
"up to four times faster" 18 April 2011 12:26 GMT TweetThe age of the connected car cometh, and as such TomTom is attempting to stay in the running with the launch of the High Speed Multi-Charger.
The new TomTom charger is able to power-up three devices in your car, "up to four times faster... -
TomTom iPhone car kit gets ProClip option
A fixed dashboard mount rather than windscreen sucker 19 February 2010 11:27 GMT TweetTomTom is offering a new option with its iPhone car kit with the availability of a ProClip mount just announced.
The original TomTom car kit for iPhone has a windscreen mount, the new car kit for iPhone, however, screws onto a vehicle-specific...
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New Pioneer car stereo swaps CDs for SDs
iPhone-happy DIN receiver gets 3-inch video display screen 26 January 2010 17:03 GMT TweetPioneer pins the development of its new in-car digital media receivers, the MVH-8200 and MVH-8200BT, on consumers' demand for "digital connectivity, integrated communication and an improved in-car listening experience".
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Audi A8 gets Google Earth navigation
Comes preinstalled in the dashboard 17 December 2009 15:57 GMT TweetGoogle has teamed up with Audi to offer its Google Earth product preinstalled in the newly-unveiled Audi A8. Except it'll be even better than the regular desktop Google Earth - as it'll have built-in navigation.
Users will get 3D satellite...
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The low down: Best Car Gadget 2009
A closer look at the very best in their class 24 November 2009 16:35 GMT TweetDay 2 of our Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 nominees round-up brings us to the motor car and all tech goodies within. After a lot of being ordered to turn left, right and about face because we were heading in the wrong direction, the top five...
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EU cars getting mandatory emergency system
If you crash, alerts would automatically be sent to authorities 19 November 2009 17:20 GMT TweetFrom early in the next decade, it'll be mandatory for all cars in the EU to be fitted with a "black box" technology called eCall. This is an in-vehicle emergency call service which is used to contact the authorities in the case of an accident or other...
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Magellan launches iPhone app and car kit
Rivals TomTom with new in-car system 18 November 2009 11:33 GMT TweetMagellan has joined the iPhone navigation party with the news it is to launch not just the RoadMate GPS application, but like TomTom and Navigon before it, a tailor-made car kit.
Magellan's offering is more of a rival to TomTom's system... -
Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - car gadgets
Who should be the nominees for best car gadget 2009? 2 November 2009 12:33 GMT TweetNaturally, the lion's share of the best car gadgets category for the Vodafone Pocket-lint Awards 2009 is concerned with satnavs or PNDs as the industry likes to call them. It's been a tense year for the device manufacturers. They've seen the rise of...
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TomTom GO i-90 in-car infotainment solution announced
Integrated system offers GPS, hands-free, radio MP3 player hook-up 20 October 2009 14:38 GMT TweetIf you can live without a CD player in your motor then TomTom has an in-car satnav and "infotainment" offering that might be right up your street.
The TomTom GO I-90 is a way of giving even older cars in-car integrated satnav using the... -
Daily Tech Deal: Mini car USB charger under £5
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 4 August 2009 13:00 GMT TweetBeing both useful and cheap, today's tech deal ticks all the right boxes and it can be yours for under a fiver.
The Santok mini car charger is just £4.95 from e4deal.com (that's the cheap bit) and can replace you car's cigarette lighter with... -
BlackBerry visor mount speakerphone announced
RIM offers in-car accessory 8 June 2009 13:27 GMT TweetResearch In Motion has introduced the VM-605, or BlackBerry visor mount speakerphone.
RIM says of the gadget: "This exciting new BlackBerry accessory helps drivers communicate, while keeping two hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road". -
Pioneer announces new built-in GPS multimedia centre
For VW, Skoda and Seat cars 29 April 2009 11:42 GMT TweetPioneer has announced that is has developed the NavGate AVIC-F9110BT, a navigation and multimedia centre for a range of VW, Skoda or Seat cars.
The AVIC-9110BT is an all in one solution offering a 5.8-inch WVGA touch panel screen with voice-guided... -
Daily Tech Deal: Half price iPod-ready car stereo
Money saving deals, offers and innovations 27 April 2009 13:00 GMT TweetIf you'd like to hook your iPod up to your car stereo, then today's tech deal offers a budget way to do so.
Asda Direct is currently selling an iPod-ready Goodmans car stereo for just under £50 - and half price from its suggested price of... -
Duracell launches in-car USB Charger
Power in your motor 24 April 2009 9:11 GMT TweetIn the States, Duracell has launched the Duracell USB Charger, a USB charging port that plugs right into the car's DC socket, along with three different connectors for the Duracell My Pocket Charger.
Described as one of the smallest and simplest...
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