Join Arkon offers car mount bundles for Mio Moov and Navman S-Series GPS units
Arkon will be making available premium upgrade aftermarket car mount bundles for both the Mio Moov and Navman S-Series GPS, and each of these mount bundles comprise of a custom cradle adapter as well as a location specific pedestal that is meant for use in the vehicle itself only.
Users can choose from a variety of different mounts that attach to the windshield, dash, cup holder opening, lighter socket, sun visor, and air vent locations. Arkon offers the most extensive lineup of car mounting solutions for use with Mio, Garmin, Magellan, TomTom, and other leading GPS makers.
If you’ve grown extremely attached to your GPS navigation system and can’t live (drive) without one, then I would suggest investing a small sum of money (anywhere from $17.95 to $29.95) on one of these puppies.
Sony gives Xplod line a revamp
Sony will be making available a quartet of new Xplod in-dash head units sometime next month, enabling iPod owners to hook up their beloved portable media players to the Xplod units while they’re on the road. The four models are the CDX-GT630UI, CDX-GT430IP, CDX-GT330 and CDX-GT130, and we’ll take a closer look at individual models right after the jump.
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Dad’s Cab novelty taxi meter
Ask any dad and he’ll tell you that he wears many hats, and among the more popular ones would be that of a driver – at least until the kid is old enough to drive. Enter the Dad’s Cab novelty taxi meter.
Gifts for dads don’t come much better than this Gift of the Year Award winner, Dad’s Cab. Dad’s Cab is a novelty taxi meter that comes with an assortment of forfeit cards that overworked dads can dish out to their blood-sucking children by way of a bill. Payments include ingenious tasks like ‘tidy your room’ and ‘make dad a cup of tea’ – that’s no more free rides for the kids and some well-deserved rewards for dad! Using the adhesive strips provides you can safely secure your Dad’s Cab taxi meter to the dashboard of your car. Turn on the taxi meter every time you find yourself acting as the household taxi driver and let the meter clock up and up! There are additional signs for ‘mum’s cab’ and ‘family cab’ as well as a Terms of Carriage Notice. And for early morning starts, Dad’s Cab also doubles up as an alarm clock! This is a fantastic gift idea and the perfect present for dad’s everywhere – order yours now!
The Dad’s Cab is powered by a quartet of LR44 batteries and will retail for £9.95.
Tailgating Innovations for a fun holiday
Summer is not over yet, so there is still some time left for you to head to the great outdoors in a trailer with your family and friends. Just in case you don’t have an idea on what are the creature comforts you will be able to enhance your trailer with, let Tailgating Innovations help you out. These won’t come cheap though, as prices start from $12,500 and go nowhere but upwards – just like gas. High Definition display – check. Top-of-the-line audio system – check. Long lamp life – check. You will have a much more enjoyable holiday experience with enhancements from Tailgating Innovations, that’s for sure, albeit at a rather high price.
Hat tip: Bob
Dogsled: Carpooling without the car
There’s no doubt about it. Carpooling with co-workers and friends is an efficient way of saving on fuel prices, while at the same time reducing the emissions level of an additional car on the road. But how about carpooling without the use of a car at all?
The Dogsled is a four-seater pedal vehicle which allows for you and three of your friends to travel together without the need for gas, electricity, or any other power source other than your own two legs (or eight legs in this case). This human-powered quadcycle is totally reliant on pedal power, so you probably won’t be travelling cross-country on this vehicle unless you’re looking for a hardy workout.
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Car Camera acts as eyewitness
The Car Camera is a rather interesting device to have, as it can be mounted in just about any vehicle thanks to the two-size adhesive sticker located at the bottom of the mount. It is able to record events that occur both inside and outside, helping you capture the evidence for legal or insurance purposes. It can be powered by a 12V DC power cord or a trio of AAA batteries, and records AVI video in 320 x 240 resolution. All recordings are stored on an SD memory card that ranges anywhere from 128MB to 2GB. The Car Camera can be yours for $69.
AvMap Geosat 6 Drive Safe system now available
AvMap has just made the announcement that it will release the Geosat 6 Drive Safe satellite navigation system that was originally developed for the Peugeot 107 Sweet Years as a stand-alone navigator for the masses. Think about it – you don’t have to worry about not having to fork out a huge bunch of cash just to get a free car with this GPS navigation system (I suppose that depends on how one looks at the situation, of course). More on the AvMap Geosat 6 Drive Safe system right after the jump.
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Sound Systems for Bikes
Just because you want to start traveling green, doesn’t necessarily mean you have to let the luxuries of your car drift into the horizon. One of main concerns about bike travel, other than safety and the lack of A/C, is the loss of a pounding sound system to bust out all of your hard rocking tunes. A bunch of teens from Queens, NYC have proved that sound doesn’t have to be sacrificed.
In a short film titled “Made In Queens”, the teens, all of which are originally from Trinidad, show off their custom bikes with their unusual modifications. These Trinidadians have taken up the hobby of pimping out their bicycles with audio equipment. The length at which they go on their bikes varies, but the one pictured above has gained the name “Basszilla”, for obvious reasons.
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