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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

Just about every device you own is probably available with Internet connectivity. needs Internet connectivity is up for debate. Connectivity usually comes at a premium, and it also usually involves buying a brand new whatever it is, because new hardware and software and services are required.

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Build Your Own Hi-fi Ear Defenders

Cars That Think

For years, I have been trying to improve my personal audio-monitoring situation without going to the expense of the systems used by professional touring bands, which include custom-molded earpieces. I was on the hunt for another cheap small MEMS mic that could handle louder sound sources. This eliminated the noise completely.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. Connected Services The Genesis comprehensive telematics suite, Genesis Connected Services , is now being offered complimentary for all original owners or lessees of 2023 and newer model years.

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2023 Honda HR-V EX-L AWD Review – Enticing Yet Flawed

The Truth About Cars

For reference, my test car had the available all-wheel drive system. The electric power steering manages to feel actually connected to the road and not too artificial. The only downside is that some materials feel cheap, especially in the top-trim EX-L I drove – a vehicle that costs $30,590.

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Remembering the Legacy of Trailblazing Technologist Gordon Moore

Cars That Think

Intel microprocessors now power personal computers made by major manufacturers including Dell , HP , and IBM. To create MOS, they deposited aluminum wires connecting multiple transistors on the surface of a thumbnail-size piece of silicon. The company created the first commercially available microprocessor, the 4004 , in 1971.

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Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”

Teslarati

Vehicles standing longer than two weeks not connected to a charger. To pretend to have done a repair that never happened and accept a lower battery capacity caused by a cheap Porsche onboard charger without informing the customer would be misleading, to say the least. Customers must charge the Taycan’s battery before to 50%.

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Choosing the best EV charger for your electric car

Green Charging

Your vehicle’s charging cable is either tethered to the charger through a fixed connection or untethered through a type 1 or type 2 socket. Perhaps the reason why car owners opt for this type of charger connection is its longevity and fast speed charging. The vast majority of new EVs are now using type 2 chargers. Charge cable length.