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Samsung Releases Virus Doctor Air Car

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [9/5/2012 - 09:38] - 2 - Car Healthcare

Samsung Electronics rolls out Virus Doctor Air Car. This new Virus Doctor Air Purifier comes with Samsung’s proprietary air cleaning and sterilization technology S-Plasma Ion. Capable to eradicates the floating fungus (mold), bac[...]

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Clarion Debuts Next GATE, a Revolutionary In-Vehicle Intelligent Controller for iPhone

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [7/5/2012 - 08:39] - 0 - Audio Systems Car

Clarion announced today a smarter way to stay connected in your vehicle with Next GATE, a smartphone controller for iPhone. This device is easily connected and controls applications residing on the smartphone, allowing for advanced fun[...]

Clarion Debuts Next GATE, a Revolutionary In-Vehicle Intelligent Controller for iPhone

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Honda Develops World’s First Technology to Detect the Potential for Traffic Congestion With the Goal to Prevent Traffic Jams

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/5/2012 - 12:25] - 3 - Car

Honda announced the successful development of the world’s first technology to detect the potential for traffic congestion and determine whether the driving pattern of the vehicle is likely to create traffic jams. Honda developed this t[...]

Honda Develops World’s First Technology to Detect the Potential for Traffic Congestion With the Goal to Prevent Traffic Jams

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[CEBIT 2012] Tesla’s sexy electro car does 340km to the charge, in 3.7sec to 100Km/h

By Ike LEUS - [10/3/2012 - 08:48] - 3 - Car

Although it’s not particularly new, it still managed to gather steady interest. We’re talking about the roadster edition of Tesla electronics. If you are looking for an electronic vehicle and you’re in desperate need [...]

[CEBIT 2012] Tesla’s sexy electro car does 340km to the charge, in 3.7sec to 100Km/h

Toyota TES-ERA Sports EV concept!

By DigInfo TV - [19/1/2012 - 04:39] - 0 - Car Electric Vehicle

The TES-ERA EV, developed by the Toyota Engineering Society, is an EV sports car based on the Toyota Sera, a two-door coupe produced for the Japanese domestic market in the 1990′s. It features gullwing doors, and the color scheme[...]

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Near-future Car Interface Technology – Mitsubishi EMIRAI

By DigInfo TV - [13/12/2011 - 10:37] - 0 - Car

Mitsubishi Electric have developed a car interface which they believe will be realized within a decade from now. The EMIRAI concept features a newly developed curved, rear-projection display as the dashboard, a tactile interface with b[...]

Near-future Car Interface Technology – Mitsubishi EMIRAI

Via Mitsubishi Motors

Bridgestone Air-Free Concept Tyres

By DigInfo TV - [8/12/2011 - 10:36] - 0 - Car Electric Vehicle

Bridgestone has developed the Air-Free Concept, a tire technology that uses a thermoplastic resin as it’s support structure instead of air. “Because there’s no air in these tires, there’s no worry about puncture[...]

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KOBOT City EV Concept Vehicle Transforms With The Push Of A Button

By DigInfo TV - [8/12/2011 - 10:28] - 5 - Car Electric Vehicle

The Kobot is a new EV concept for navigating around cities and towns, developed by Kowa Tmsuk. There are three models in this prototype range, the single person vehicles ν (nyu) and β(beta), which with the push of a button from a smart[...]

KOBOT City EV Concept Vehicle Transforms With The Push Of A Button

Via Kowa Tmsuk

Tokyo Motor Show 2011 Press Briefing – Toyota, Nissan, Honda

By DigInfo TV - [3/12/2011 - 07:06] - 0 - Car

Interested in Hi-tech and Car? Wanted to come to Japan for this year Tokyo Motor Show but was stuck at the office? Don’t worry here you are a nice little recap video just for you! This Video is provided to you by DigInfo.tv, Akih[...]

Tokyo Motor Show 2011 Press Briefing – Toyota, Nissan, Honda

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Nissan 2-seat EV gets a test field

By Tiago Santos - [5/10/2011 - 08:45] - 2 - Car

Nissan has just obtained green light from the minister’s cabinet to proceed with the open road testing. This testing will be done in Yokohama, where Nissan will try to evaluate the impact of a small 2-seat EV car. Nissan is also [...]

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Panasonic to support Tokai University solar car team

By Tiago Santos - [30/8/2011 - 08:39] - 0 - Car Electric Vehicle

Panasonic Corp has made public today that will sponsor the Tokai University’s solar car team. The Tokai University team is the defending champion for the 2011 World Solar Challenge (WSC). Under this sponsor program, Panasonic is [...]

Panasonic to support Tokai University solar car team

Via Official Wire

Sony Digital Link Sound System for Iphone

By Tiago Santos - [26/8/2011 - 10:41] - 1 - Audio Systems Car

Do you fancy listening to the musics on your Iphone while driving ? Well Sony thought of it and presented us with a car integration system. This new system from Sony called XDP-PK1000 is made up of 5 elements, a cradle for the Iphone i[...]

Sony Digital Link Sound System for Iphone

Via Sony Store

Toyota to beat EV record on Nurburgring

By Tiago Santos - [24/8/2011 - 10:50] - 2 - Car Electric Vehicle

Toyota is setting their aims on beating the EV record of Nurburgring, for this they need to complete the 12.9 mile long complete circuit in under 9 minutes, 1.388 second. With this in mind Toyota is using a similar car with the one use[...]

Via Toyota Motorsport

ZMP unleash a new Robot Car with the MEV-C

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [24/8/2011 - 09:44] - 0 - Car Robot

ZMP produce in Japan for years Robot Cars available for researchers and professionals all over the country, and the company released last Monday a new upgrade of its popular Robot Car with the MEV-C based on their first COMS project in[...]

ZMP unleash a new Robot Car with the MEV-C

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Lexus Unveils Next-Generation ‘GS 350′

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/8/2011 - 08:34] - 2 - Car

Lexus today held the world premiere unveiling of the next-generation “GS 350″ here at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The all-new GS 350, due for launch in early 2012—and with GS hybrid and GS “F-SportR[...]

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[Review] Lexus CT200h

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [12/8/2011 - 01:05] - 8 - Review Car Electric Vehicle

It has been quite a while since I had my hands on a press car. After jumping from a Ferrari 458 Italia to a 2012 Nissan GT-R, I decided that it was time to get a bit more reasonable and decided to give Toyota’s new compact “sporty” Lex[...]

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Nissan Unveils New Power Supply System Through Nissan LEAF

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/8/2011 - 03:43] - 0 - Car Electric Vehicle

Nissan today unveiled a system which enables electricity to be supplied from the lithium-ion batteries installed in Nissan LEAF to ordinary households, as part of its comprehensive efforts toward the realization of a zero-emission soci[...]

Nissan Unveils New Power Supply System Through Nissan LEAF

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[Toyota Safety Day] We tested Toyota’s Steering Wheel prototype with integrate ECG sensors

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [29/7/2011 - 08:59] - 0 - Car Healthcare

Here you are another wonder from Toyota’s Safety Day with this very interesting ECG set of sensors that has been integrated into a steering wheel. The concept here is simple how to prevent accident and save live before something wrong [...]

[Toyota Safety Day] We tested Toyota’s Steering Wheel prototype with integrate ECG sensors

Via Toyota

[Toyota Safety Day] We tested Toyota’s latest wonder the world largest Car Simulator

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [27/7/2011 - 11:53] - 0 - Press Conference Car

Back in 2010, Lexus America made sensation with the video below, where the company shows to the American the world largest car simulator! And today, well last week actually, we at AkihabaraNews among some other selected journalist arou[...]

[Toyota Safety Day] We tested Toyota’s latest wonder the world largest Car Simulator

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[Toyota Safety Day] We tested Toyota’s new PCS with auto Steering

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [26/7/2011 - 08:28] - 0 - Press Conference Car

PCS stands for Pre-Crash System and Toyota, like many other companies includes in its PCS something called Lane Departure Prevention that will not only alert you if you are changing lane without noticing it but also, depending on the m[...]

[Toyota Safety Day] We tested Toyota’s new PCS with auto Steering

Via Toyota

Nissan Adds New Features to the 2012 Leaf in the US

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/7/2011 - 03:18] - 2 - Car Electric Vehicle

Nissan announced last week in the US its new 2012 Leaf with improved features and, unfortunately a higher price as well. On sales starting from today, your new leaf will pack from standard a cold weather package with a battery warmer a[...]

Nissan Adds New Features to the 2012 Leaf in the US

Via Nissan USA

[Toyota Safety Day] Toyota’s Crash Test experience and $2.5 Million USD Crash Test Dummies.

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/7/2011 - 09:33] - 3 - Press Conference Car

Ok, I admit that we where pretty far from the actual crash test in a secure location with other journalist to enjoy one of the most impressive and interesting demonstration that I have witnesses in a long time! Like every automakers To[...]