GadgeTell » Transportation http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets Gadgetell lives by the phrase 'Tech News, Reviews, and Interesting Things' and that is exactly what we bring you. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:58:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hovertrax: Glide With Gyro-Enabled Electric Transporterhttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/120172/hovertrax-glide-with-gyro-enabled-electric-transporter/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/120172/hovertrax-glide-with-gyro-enabled-electric-transporter/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 15:10:11 +0000 Stanley Goodner http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=120172 Are you looking for a new mode of urban transportation? Are you thinking Segway meets Heelys in a portable compact form? No? Well now you are! Hovertrax, the latest invention by Inventist, is available now on Kickstarter. The inventor of the Hovertrax, Shane Chen, wasn’t satisfied enough with last year’s creation of his Solowheel, which is like more »

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]]> Inventist-Logo-HovertraxAre you looking for a new mode of urban transportation? Are you thinking Segway meets Heelys in a portable compact form? No? Well now you are! Hovertrax, the latest invention by Inventist, is available now on Kickstarter.

The inventor of the Hovertrax, Shane Chen, wasn’t satisfied enough with last year’s creation of his Solowheel, which is like a motorized, self-balancing…

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/120172/hovertrax-glide-with-gyro-enabled-electric-transporter/feed/ 1 New Study Says Hands-Free Texting While Driving is Just as Dangeroushttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/119387/new-study-says-hands-free-texting-while-driving-is-just-as-dangerous/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/119387/new-study-says-hands-free-texting-while-driving-is-just-as-dangerous/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:13:30 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=119387 USA Today reported Tuesday on a study by the Texas Transportation Institute. Drivers aged 16 to 60 were tested on a closed course. The results? Driver response times were slower no matter which method of texting was used. How much slower? Twice as slow, even when using hands-free. Worse, no matter which method used, drivers more »

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USA Today reported Tuesday on a study by the Texas Transportation Institute. Drivers aged 16 to 60 were tested on a closed course. The results? Driver response times were slower no matter which method of texting was used. How much slower? Twice as slow, even when using hands-free. Worse, no matter which method used, drivers more »

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/119387/new-study-says-hands-free-texting-while-driving-is-just-as-dangerous/feed/ 0 The Orp Smart Horn is Making Cyclists More Visible and Audible on the Roadhttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/111136/the-orp-smart-horn-is-making-cyclists-more-visible-and-audible-on-the-road/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/111136/the-orp-smart-horn-is-making-cyclists-more-visible-and-audible-on-the-road/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:57:44 +0000 Matthew Marchesano http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=111136 Who really has it out for bike riders? Nobody, right? Sure. As a car-less, bike-dependent city dwelling young person, let me be the first to tell you that the majority of drivers in my town heed two-wheeled travelers a dangerously lot less than you’d expect. Even lighting attachments or traditional bells provide less-than-sufficient precautions to more »

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]]> Who really has it out for bike riders? Nobody, right? Sure. As a car-less, bike-dependent city dwelling young person, let me be the first to tell you that the majority of drivers in my town heed two-wheeled travelers a dangerously lot less than you’d expect. Even lighting attachments or traditional bells provide less-than-sufficient precautions to gain attention of cars or trucks sharing the roads.

But leave it folks in the famously bike-friendly city of Portland, OR, to create a device that gives cyclists more of a fighting chance out there during their commutes. Toren Orzeck, industrial designer leads the Orp team and is currently…

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/111136/the-orp-smart-horn-is-making-cyclists-more-visible-and-audible-on-the-road/feed/ 0 Toys ‘R’ US CEO offers questionable e-commerce warninghttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/106406/toys-r-us-ceo-offers-questionable-e-commerce-warning/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/106406/toys-r-us-ceo-offers-questionable-e-commerce-warning/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:58:09 +0000 Jeffrey Jones http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=106406 Toys ‘R’ US was on top of the world in the 90′s.  Where else could you go to buy your favorite toys and pre-teen gadgets?  Droves of people rushed to the big-box store every holiday season.  Times have changed.  The era of e-commerce has not treated Toys ‘R’ US well.  Why drive there when you more »

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Toys ‘R’ US was on top of the world in the 90′s.  Where else could you go to buy your favorite toys and pre-teen gadgets?  Droves of people rushed to the big-box store every holiday season.  Times have changed.  The era of e-commerce has not treated Toys ‘R’ US well.  Why drive there when you more »

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/106406/toys-r-us-ceo-offers-questionable-e-commerce-warning/feed/ 0 Viper SmartStart app update brings iOS 6 support, Siri support and morehttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/104637/viper-smartstart-app-update-brings-ios-6-support-siri-support-and-more/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/104637/viper-smartstart-app-update-brings-ios-6-support-siri-support-and-more/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:21:52 +0000 Robert Nelson http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=104637 The Viper SmartStart alarm app was updated to version 3.0 back in early-June. And well, as of today it looks like v3.0.1 has officially landed in the iOS App Store. But before anyone writes this one off as a simple point release without even looking, this update does bring a few goodies. For example, Viper more »

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The Viper SmartStart alarm app was updated to version 3.0 back in early-June. And well, as of today it looks like v3.0.1 has officially landed in the iOS App Store. But before anyone writes this one off as a simple point release without even looking, this update does bring a few goodies. For example, Viper more »

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/104637/viper-smartstart-app-update-brings-ios-6-support-siri-support-and-more/feed/ 0 Samsung announces an app for drivers, Drive Linkhttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/101744/samsung-announces-an-app-for-drivers-drive-link/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/101744/samsung-announces-an-app-for-drivers-drive-link/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:45:30 +0000 Robert Nelson http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=101744 Samsung has announced and released another app. And as one may suspect, another Android app. But that being said, this release is not only limited to Samsung devices at the moment, but specifically to the Galaxy S III. More specifically, the Galaxy S III GT-I9300. On that note, Samsung did offer the following; “Drive Link more »

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Samsung has announced and released another app. And as one may suspect, another Android app. But that being said, this release is not only limited to Samsung devices at the moment, but specifically to the Galaxy S III. More specifically, the Galaxy S III GT-I9300. On that note, Samsung did offer the following;

“Drive Link is launching on the Samsung GALAXY S III (GT-I9300) and will be made available on other smartphones running Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in the near future.”

The Samsung Drive Link app is available from Samsung Apps and can be found in 21 countries including;

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,…

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/101744/samsung-announces-an-app-for-drivers-drive-link/feed/ 0 Nexus 7 tablet gets an in-dash installation in a 2008 Dodge Ramhttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/100660/nexus-7-tablet-gets-an-in-dash-installation-in-a-2008-dodge-ram/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/100660/nexus-7-tablet-gets-an-in-dash-installation-in-a-2008-dodge-ram/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:40:47 +0000 Robert Nelson http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=100660 It looks like one Nexus 7 user has recently made a rather big commitment to the device — an in-dash installation. The folks at Sonic Electronix have posted a video of YouTube detailing the in-dash installation of the Nexus 7 tablet in a 2008 Dodge Ram truck. And while they make a good point of more »

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It looks like one Nexus 7 user has recently made a rather big commitment to the device — an in-dash installation. The folks at Sonic Electronix have posted a video of YouTube detailing the in-dash installation of the Nexus 7 tablet in a 2008 Dodge Ram truck. And while they make a good point of more »

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/100660/nexus-7-tablet-gets-an-in-dash-installation-in-a-2008-dodge-ram/feed/ 0 Directed Electronics Viper SmartStart Module & Apphttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/97398/directed-electronics-viper-smartstart-module-app/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/97398/directed-electronics-viper-smartstart-module-app/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:17:51 +0000 Stephanie Adamow http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=97398 Directed Electronics’ Viper SmartStart security and remote-start system, with its accompanying app, is no standard remote-start product. It does so much more than heat your car on a cold winter morning. The Viper SmartStart remote system comes with a two-way key fob as well as a one-way fob (I was given the 5704 Responder LC3 more »

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]]> Directed Electronics’ Viper SmartStart security and remote-start system, with its accompanying app, is no standard remote-start product. It does so much more than heat your car on a cold winter morning.

The Viper SmartStart remote system comes with a two-way key fob as well as a one-way fob (I was given the 5704 Responder LC3 2-Way). The two-way fob features a small LCD screen with gives you a visual of the actions you’ve taken. So, if you press the “lock” icon, the screen will display a lock graphic and will flash the word “Armed” in confirmation. The one-way fob does not have the screen, but includes the same push buttons for lock, unlock, remote start and door-opening button (for vehicles like mini-vans).

What is so simple about the fob, yet so valuable, are the alerts. It let me know when one of my doors was not latched properly when I tried to “arm” the system. The fob vibrates and flashes the message “Door Open.” Also, if you start the car (via fob or your phone) when the car is unlocked, it automatically locks the car. The remote start also has a feature, which will disable the car once the break pedal has been pushed to further safeguard the car from being moved once you have started it.

If your car is violated while armed,…

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/97398/directed-electronics-viper-smartstart-module-app/feed/ 0 Viper SmartStart updated to version 3.0; new features include a SmartSchedule, Vehicle Status, a connection to the cloud and morehttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/96889/viper-smartstart-updated-to-version-3-0-new-features-include-a-smartschedule-vehicle-status-a-connection-to-the-cloud-and-more/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/96889/viper-smartstart-updated-to-version-3-0-new-features-include-a-smartschedule-vehicle-status-a-connection-to-the-cloud-and-more/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2012 23:57:15 +0000 Robert Nelson http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=96889 Viper has announced the latest update for the SmartStart. This update brings the SmartStart up to version 3.0 and with the new number comes a few new features. The new goodies include a SmartSchedule, Cloud-Connected Car, Vehicle Status, Auxiliary Channels and Vehicle Diagnosis. These are further described as follows; SmartSchedule: Cutting-edge new mobile tech that more »

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Viper has announced the latest update for the SmartStart. This update brings the SmartStart up to version 3.0 and with the new number comes a few new features. The new goodies include a SmartSchedule, Cloud-Connected Car, Vehicle Status, Auxiliary Channels and Vehicle Diagnosis. These are further described as follows;

  • SmartSchedule: Cutting-edge new mobile tech that sends smart…

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]]> http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/96889/viper-smartstart-updated-to-version-3-0-new-features-include-a-smartschedule-vehicle-status-a-connection-to-the-cloud-and-more/feed/ 0 Ever wanted an electric skateboard? There’s a Kickstarter for thathttp://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/91326/ever-wanted-an-electric-skateboard-theres-a-kickstarter-for-that/ http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/91326/ever-wanted-an-electric-skateboard-theres-a-kickstarter-for-that/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:16:21 +0000 Jeremy Hill http://www.technologytell.com/gadgets/?p=91326 The electric skateboard isn’t a new invention, but the ZBoard is trying something rather unique. This electric skateboard can reach speeds up to 17 miles per hour while letting the rider easily dictate speed. The ZBoard is equipped with two foot pads that will make the board accelerate or decelerate depending on how much weight more »

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The electric skateboard isn’t a new invention, but the ZBoard is trying something rather unique. This electric skateboard can reach speeds up to 17 miles per hour while letting the rider easily dictate speed. The ZBoard is equipped with two foot pads that will make the board accelerate or decelerate depending on how much weight more »

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