Archive for the ‘Car gadgets’ Category
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 |
Brabus CLS is the fastest four-door coupe and it is based on the Mercedes CLS model. The top speed for this cool car is 225.1 mph and the V12 twin-turbo engine gives the car high-performances. This is a very big and bad car and it makes a perfect police car, this is why is Germany the policemen use it as a police car.
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The state-of-the art materials and the maximum size make this car the king of the road when it comes to police cars. It comes with a fade resistant brake system and light-alloy 19-inch wheels. It is hard to say which is the coolest police car ever, but this car is certainly one of the coolest.
In Italy you can see a
cool police car worth over $170.000. This is the Lamborghini Gallardo, a car that was given by Lamborghini to the Italian Police in 2004 and this beauty is still on the streets of Italy. Lamborghini Gallardo by its nature is a sports car and it is the most produced model of Lamborghini. This cool car has a top speed of 190mph and it comes with 500 horse power and a 5 liter V10 engine. This is a fast, but also a very beautiful car.
In UK you can also see Lamborghini police cars, but they are not Gallardo models they are Murcielago models. This is a coupe sports car powered by Lamborghini V12 engine providing a top speed of 211 mph. This
cool police car goes from 0 to 62 mph in just 3.4 seconds, so this car will outrun every bad boy in Great Britain.
In USA you can see this nice Dodge Viper police car. This cool car is powered by a V10 engine and if you didn’t see this car on the streets, you certainly saw it in drifting, road racing or drag racing, so you know that it is a very powerful car. The top speed for this police car is 187 mph and it goes from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.0 second and from 0 to 100 mph in 8.6 seconds.
Hummer H2 looks like it owns the streets, because it is a very big and powerful car. It is lager and longer than Hummer H1, but slightly slimmer and lighter. It comes with room for 6 passengers, so it has a lot of space inside. This car is perfect as an off-road vehicle, but also as general purpose vehicle. The standard features of this car include: tri-zone climate controls, cruise control, compass, outside-temperature indicator, 8-way power front seats, leather upholders and a steering wheel with radio controls. This great car is powered by a 7.0 liter supercharged V8 engine.
As you can see it is hard to say which is the
coolest police car ever, because all of these cars are top cars, expensive ones and come with a top-notch technologies, great features and performances.
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Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 |
The felling of the wind in your hair and the freedom you are having when you are driving a convertible automobile – this are two things which make these type of cars a must have on hot sunny days. Let’s see which are the coolest and the best convertible automobiles around. Let’s start with Smart Fortwo Brabus Cabriolet.
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This is a small, but a sporty convertible car which comes with a maximum speed of 96 kilometers per hour. This is the perfect convertible car for urban driving, because is small and it will help you find easily your way through the city. The car come with leather on the heated sets and also an iPod jack, so you can listen to your favorite music while driving this small, but cute car.
The next cool convertible automobile is Mazda MX-5. This is a two-seater car and it comes with a 4-cylinder engine with 167 horsepower. You will have a fun and nice driving with this car thanks to the precise handling, the Bilsten shock absorbers, the dynamic stability control and the sport-tuned suspension.
Don’t worry about the music quality, because this cool car comes with seven-speaker Bose audio system and a CD charger. The rounded contours and the dynamic shape make this car perfect for cruising around town or near the beach.
The BMW 128i is the ultimate city cabriolet. This is a powerful convertible automobile which can provide up to 230 horsepower and has a top speed of 130 kilometers per hour. The car looks great and very stylish and comes with the following features: high protection in side impacts thanks to the interlocking door anchoring system, brake fade compensation, ABS and brake drying. The car comes with an USB port, so you can plug in your MP3 player, your USB thumbdrive or your iPod. The base price for this convertible car is about $33.00.
Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible is a four-passenger car that makes even a drive to the supermarket entertaining. This cool convertible automobile comes with a 2.8 liter V6 engine and a 300 – watt audio system that will provide high quality music in its ten speakers. Other features include: leather-trimmed steering wheel, tire pressure monitoring system, ABS, traction control, electronic stability program and Xenon cornering headlights.
Pontiac G6 GT Convertible is a very good-looking car which comes with a 3.5 liter V6 engine and a base price of $32.600. The car offers a lot of room in front, but less in the back but all the seats are very comfortable. You will also find an XM satellite radio and an audio jack for MP3 player or iPod. Other features include: all-wheel-power assisted disc, traction control and electronic stability control.
The best convertible automobile is the one for all seasons and the 2010 Lexus IS 250C is the perfect car for any kind of weather. This is a four-passenger convertible with lightweight aluminum hardtop, LED brakelights, standard rear spoiler and stainless steel exhaust pipes. The car offers a lot of room for the passengers and it is fun to drive. When we are talking about the best and the coolest convertible automobiles we can’t forget about the Audi TT Roadster, Mercedes Benz SL63 AMG, Chevrolet Corvette Convertible and Bentley Continental GTC. All of these cars are luxurious and very expensive, but if you can afford it you should drive one at least once in your lifetime.
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Saturday, February 13th, 2010 |
The green gadgets are eco-friendly gadgets and they use alternative technologies to run. The first green gadget is one for your mobile phone from Strap-Ya. Running out of battery when you have an important conversation on the phone is not very pleasant, so the next gadget comes with an alternative – a cell phone strap that runs on the solar power and has the capacity to recharge your phone’s battery. This gadget won’t work as well as your original phone charger but it will give extra talking time.
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The next green gadget is a concept from Chrysler. This gadget is the Dodge ZEO which is an electric car with a rechargeable battery. The battery is a 64Wh Li-ion and will keep this car running for about 250 miles in a single charge. The name ZEO means that this concept car has zero emission. This is a nice concept car with four-door and the manufacturer says that Dodge ZEO can go from 0 to 60 mph in just 5.7 seconds.
All concept cars and eco-friendly are not that popular because they are slow and they can reach high top speeds, but this car in an exception because it has a top speed of 130 mph. Being a concept car we don’t have information about the price and if the car is going to be released on the market or not.
If you want the perfect boat, you should try the Solar Powered Silent Boat. This is a nice green gadget that is maintenance free, quiet, clean and safe to use. The boat can hold 4 adults and the cruising speed is about 5 mph. The motor is powered by the solar panels during sunny days. This solar powered boat can be also use at night, because the batteries hold up for about 6 hours.
The next green gadget is the first bio-recyclable USB drive. This USB dive is called the EarthhDrive and you can find with 1GB or 8GB. This eco-friendly device is not cheap and it comes with prices between $20 and $100. This USB drive is also dustproof, shockproof and waterproof.
Other green products you can find on the market are: a green laptop bag which is made with 100% natural dyes; recycled CD cases made of paper, not plastic; solar powered media player which uses to power of the sun to operate and it is also a portable device, so it is perfect is you want to take it with you camping or somewhere else;
EcoBalls which are an alternative for the tablets and the washing powders – they are chemical-free and eco-friendly; eco –speakers which are made from 100% recycled materials, you can use them with your mp3 player and they don’t run on batteries; rugs made from recycled plastic and many
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Saturday, January 9th, 2010 |
A child in car reminder gadget prevents a tragedy from happening. A lot of tragedies of this type happen in US each year and each year dozens of children die in preventable errors because the parents forgot about their child in the car while they were shopping or performing other activities.
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Many of you will say that bad nothing can happen to a child in a car if he/she is safe in the seat behind. Well that is not quite right, because the vehicle inside can heat up very fast and that heat can be fatal to the child.
If you want to prevent this tragedy from happening you can buy child in car reminder gadgets or you can try to be more careful and don’t forget your child in the car.
The ChildMinder System is a great gadget that monitors your child while he/she is in the child safety seat. This gadget is a smart clip that comes with a key ring alarm. The key ring alarm is so small that you can put it in the same place as your car keys, knowing that both are in the same place.
The ChildMinder System is not hard to install or to use. The system works on its own, all you have to do is to fastened the smart clip or activate it and if you walk more than 15 feet for the car where you left your child an alarm will ring in about 6 second.
This great gadget reduces considerably the situations when a child in left unattended in a car or any other motorize vehicle.
The ChildMinder System also has the possibility to perform a self-test; therefore you will always know when the system works and when it doesn’t. With this feature you will know that this child in car reminder gadget works properly.
The installation can be done in less than 3 minutes. All you have to do is to replace the chest clip from your child’s safety seat with the smart clip provided by the ChildMinder System and then put the key ring alarm on your key ring. Then you have to activate it and the work is done, and you will always be sure that you will not forget the child locked in the car.
As we said above, this
child in car reminder gadget gives you 15 feet of free walk, so if you want to stop and withdraw some money from the ATM, you are free to do it without getting your child off the car is the ATM is close to your car.
This system will not compromise, damage or broke your child safety seat, therefore you are free to use on any car and any child safety seat.
This gadget comes with one lithium battery for your key ring alarm, one Smart Clip, 2 AAA batteries for the Smart Clip and the key ring alarm. It works thanks to the digital wireless technology and it has a self-off feature to preserve the batteries life time.
It is moisture resistant and comes with 1 year warranty at a price of $69.95.
If your child is an infant you can use the next child in car reminder gadget for a passive child safety. The gadget is called ChildMinder Infant Smart Pad Safety Seat Monitoring System a very long name, but it useful if you want to keep your infant in safety.
This is a passive monitoring system that comes with a key ring alarm and an Infant Smart Pad, if you need an extra key ring alarm you can order it separately.
The Infant Smart Pad must be placed under the cushion or between the cushions of your child’s safety seat. Once you have placed there the Infant Smart Pad monitors the safety seat and will be activated in the moment you place your child in the safety seat. The technology is the same with the one from the ChildMinder System which means that if you walk more than 15 feet from your car an alarm will sound. For this great system to work you have to place the key alarm unit to your car key ring.
The installation is very easy and you can do it in less than 3 minutes, the gadget has a low battery indicator, self deactivation feature and automatic self test feature.
It works thanks to the digital wireless technology and it comes with 1 year warranty at a price of $89.99. The package includes: one lithium battery for the key ring, 2 AAA batteries for the Infant Smart Pad, the key alarm unit and, of course, the Infant Smart Pad.
The Infant Smart Pad in custom made for each child, so if you want to order this child in car reminder gadget you have to indicate your child’s weight and age.
These children in car reminder gadgets will help remember that you have a child in your car and that you don’t forget him/her there because they can be easily forgotten.
You can find this product and the one above at babayalert.info. This is a nice website to visit if you have a child, because here you will find a lot of products like: child and baby monitors, bath thermometers, safety seat accessories, pool safety, driveway safety, home security monitors, baby bedding and a lot of cool child and infant accessories and baby gadgets. The site also gives special offers where you can find baby blankets and baby bedding at great prices,
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