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Super Bowl 2012 tech ads: Seinfeld, Star Wars Bark Side, Go Daddy girls, Chevrolet apps and more
FEATURE UPDATED: All the ads in one place 6 February 2012 10:33 GMT TweetThe Super Bowl has become a tester platform for all the big-budget adverts set to hit the US. Dominated by technology and consumer electronics advertising, it draws audience numbers quite unlike any other television show in the US, bar the Moon landings.
This...
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Volkswagen turns to The Bark Side for new Star Wars Super Bowl XLVI spot (video)
May the paws be with you 19 January 2012 9:48 GMT TweetLast year's Super Bowl was memorable for one thing more than any other: not that it was played with the roof closed, which gave it an eerie atmosphere (in our opinion); nor that it marked a great victory for the Green Bay Packers, in their first Super...
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Volkswagen turns off BlackBerry email after work so staff get peace away from office
Only get email when at work 23 December 2011 12:59 GMT TweetWill you be checking your emails over Christmas? Volkswagen, the German car maker has come up with a novel idea to ensure some of its German employees get a much needed break, by not delivering their email to their BlackBerry smartphones when they...
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Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet TSI DSG review
REVIEW
We're converted
7 November 2011 15:36 GMT
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November might seem an odd month to review a convertible. But having served up one of the dullest summers ever, the good old British weather decided it was time for one of the warmest Octobers on record. As we write, this shows little sign of changing.
So,...
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VW Nils Concept pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON The future of urban transit? 20 September 2011 17:11 GMT TweetThe 2011 Frankfurt motor show's theme was clear to see: urban mobility. And while Audi and Opel brought very cool and interesting sub-car concepts, the one that deserves your greatest attention is the VW Nils.
Why? Because this isn't concept...
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A Volkswagen that can drive itself
Doesn't even break the speed limit 23 June 2011 15:17 GMT TweetVolkswagen has come up with a clever 'temporary auto pilot' system to help drivers through those lengthy motorway slogs.
TAP uses lane detection, speed monitoring and scans the road ahead for other vehicles, so you can sit back and let the...
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VW Camper camping, but not as you know it
Best. Tent. Ever 13 May 2011 15:58 GMT TweetFestival season is fast approaching (or has already approached if you're a fan of new music) and unless you've managed to nab yourself some campervan tickets already, chances are you're gonna be slumming it in a field, in your tent, with a load of...
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The cars of the 2011 Geneva motor show
HANDS-ON We check out the concepts from the show 6 March 2011 17:49 GMT TweetPocket-lint's been at the international motor show in Geneva this week, where countless new production and concept cars have been unveiled. As car manufacturers increasingly use technology as a key selling point, we pick out some of the stand-out cars...
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VIDEO: Super Bowl XLV Volkswagen commercial: The Force
Mini Darth Vader finally feels the force thanks to a 2012 Passat 4 February 2011 16:34 GMT TweetThe 45th (XLV) NFL Super Bowl kicks off on Sunday 6 February in the Cowboys Stadium in North Texas, as the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers; and it's such a massively viewed event that even the half-time advertising is a major talking...
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Volkswagon wants you to App-its-ride
That's it, the world has now officially gone app-mad... 27 April 2010 16:28 GMT TweetGerman car manufacturer Volkswagon is looking for programmers and developers, professional or otherwise, to help develop applications for the company's future in-vehicle infotainment systems as part of its forthcoming Open Innovation Contest, App-my-ride.
Opening...
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Volkswagen Minivan gets Home Cinema treatment
IFA 2009: Two 42-inch TVs, games consoles and more 5 September 2009 15:14 GMT TweetWhen you think of camping in a Volkswagen minivan you don't expect it to come kitted out with two 42-inch LCD televisions, a Nintendo Wii, PS3 and enough bass to rock the campsite, do you?
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New VW ad analyses your Twitter feed
Recommends a car based on what you tweet 19 June 2009 11:46 GMT TweetVolkswagen's rolling out quite a nifty new banner ad that claims to analyse your recent tweets and recommend a car based on what you write about.
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VW unveils tiny concept car
Rear-engined motoring to make a comeback? 11 September 2007 21:46 GMT TweetIt looks as though Volkswagen could be planning to bring back a rear-engined city car after it unveiled the daftly named up! concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Based on a brand new platform and drivetrain, and measuring only 3.45m, the... -
Volkswagen's satnav-for-kiddies prototype
Are we nearly there yet? 23 July 2007 10:14 GMT TweetVolkswagen has shown off a GPS-enabled headrest LCD for your car that will let kiddies in the back know how far away from their destination they are by looking at the display.
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Say hello to the 670bhp Golf GTI
VW packs a W12 engine into its latest hatchback concept 19 May 2007 21:12 GMT TweetVolkswagen has unveiled the GTI W12-650 – that’s a Golf GTI packing a mid-mounted bi-turbo W12 670bhp engine. With rear-wheel drive.
Not only is it the most powerful Golf ever produced by V-Dub, but it’s also the fastest. The sprint from...
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