Join Introducing Muon, the mood car. Seriously.
This is an unusual concept car by designer Taeho Yoon. Not only does it have that unusual framework, but the Muon car can actually sense how you are feeling.
That’s right, this is the Muon mood car. According to my source, it is a car that is in tune with the driver. For example, if someone gets behind the wheel, it can detect their pulse and check your pupils. Let’s say that the driver’s pulse and eyes indicate depression. The car compensates by playing the driver’s favorite type of music.
This is just the beginning. Let’s say it is freezing cold in the morning, then the Muon will automatically turn on the seat heater.
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Flexible Map Light
Taking a long road trip when your eyes are tired can make the navigator’s job a little difficult. After all the driver doesn’t need a light distracting them from the task at hand, but someone has to guide things along. There are those cases when despite that I own a GPS unit, I prefer to drag out the map. Thankfully there is now a light that won’t bother the driver quite as much as the extremely bright overhead lights.
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Record-breaking Electric car goes 1,000km without a charge
I’m not certain of an exact translation of the banner in this picture, but it probably reads: “1000km without a single charge on May 22nd and 23rd, 2010″.
The record was set for an electric vehicle by the Japan Electric Vehicle club, a civic group based in Tokyo. They managed to take their Mira EV 1003.184 kilometers without a single recharge.
Yes, this is a record, and it beats a record previously set by the same Japan Electric Vehicle Club last month. Another electric vehicle drove from Tokyo to Osaka about 555.6km, which is only half the record set a day or so ago.
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iDeck iPod Car Cassette Adapter
I remember jamming an adapter into my tape deck years ago to make it possible to play CDs in my beat up first car. Of course I had the really bad portable CD player, the one that whenever you hit a bump it made the song skip. Now if you own a car that doesn’t have a CD player, you can still use that old tape deck for good. Just plug in the iDeck and instead of tapes you’ll be listening to your iPod as you go down the road. Luckily unlike the very old portable CD players you won’t have to worry about your driving causing the music to skip.
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EKON car uses the power of Emoticons
This isn’t the first time that we have posted about a concept car, and many of them sort of look the same.
For some reason, they all have this odd silver or gray color, and have lights in weird places, as if they existed in the world of Tron.
The EKON is definitely something very different as its main feature could change the very road as we know it. You see, it is the only car that I know that uses emoticons.
You see that red face on it? That is the car’s happy face. Yes, this is so you can signal to another driver that you are pleased with their performance. It beats the heck out of calling that “How’s my Driving” number and reporting positive feedback.
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HICE Hydrogen-powered vehicle made by high-schoolers
For those that are interested in green vehicles are probably looking to electric or even hydrogen-powered cars.
The hydrogen-powered car that you see in this picture was, believe it or not, designed by a group of high-school students. They are from the Los Altos Academy of Engineering in California, and they have been working on cars like this for a while, in conjunction with companies like Toyota and Boeing.
This particular vehicle, known as the HICE (Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle was nearly completed back in February. It is powered by a four-stroke Honda engine, and has three wheels.
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Tailgate Grill attaches to your hitch
Personally, I wouldn’t really call this a tailgate grill, since it attaches to your hitch instead of sitting on the tailgate of a truck. Then again, this might make it easier for those with things like SUVs could have their own version of a tailgate party without owning a pickup truck. The grill doesn’t even ride in the vehicle as you drive down the road, so you won’t have to worry about it making a mess.
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Car Power Charger Adapter
If you were ever wondering just how to overload your car’s cigarette lighter, this would do it. This extension cord will allow for you to plug in all sorts of things inside of your car. It’s the perfect addition for anyone that finds themselves living out of their car on a very regular basis. It even has a tiny little fan thrown in, you know, just in case.
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