texting at stoplights irritates me to no end anymore too.

you touched on some of the most important reasons why I can't believe the auto manufacturers just let that entire demographic completely dry up when the gas prices spiked. If they can make the full sized trucks have similar or better mileage to what all the midsized trucks that came out in the earlier half of last…

Sure there would be increased wind resistance, but as I mentioned, with a slippery coupe, it's hardly a significant factor between 55 and 75 for example. With a UPS truck? different story.

The whole concept of a vehicle getting max fuel efficiency at 55-60 and it dropping X % above that is a huge generalization. The same vehicle can be bought with multiple axle ratios, different transmissions, and different engines. In the case of the full sized Chevy Silverado, you can get 3 different transmissions,…

I do use my phone, and my iPad that much...and far more....on WiFi.

So I'm taking two things from reading through all these comments.

"blue sky this" it's not used too often, but i've loathed it since day one.

I've made a similar comment before, but unless it's a secondary occasional use tv, or budget dictates all, a 720p tv just flat out isn't worth it. The smaller a tv is, the less viewing distance, so whether it's a 20" tv or a 60" tv, the extra pixels do matter.

I don't really think this is going to help the "asian people can't drive" stereotype much

pretty much says it all. I will add too, this article inspired me to find a Safari Reader like extension for Chrome (iReader). And it doesn't work on Gawker. :(

I can't believe I actually had to scroll down a while to find this. Definitely the answer!

was anyone else thinking Darth Vader when they read the Bane origin stuff. That's pretty weak sauce.

Granted, the saying goes something like "make something idiot-proof and the world builds a better idiot," but I would think a transparent image heads up display GPS unit would be much safer than a dash top GPS, since it's not obstructing your field of view.

that looks like a factory install. I'm looking for a dashtop unit that can move from car to car like a Garmin or Tom Tom. I know Pioneer is working on, but a company called Springteq in Japan is too

What's that image from? I'm not looking for a factory-installed unit, but something I can take from car to car. I've been reading articles on the SpringTeq WeGo - which doesn't seem to be available for purchase, as well as a Pioneer one coming in 2012 forever already.

I'm still waiting for the heads up display dashtop GPS units I've been hearing about for a few years now. Those are two technologies that would make a LOT of sense to merge

I noticed that as well. How does anyone who is a nerd enough to be riffing about video game based cereals not immediately recognize Lord Vader?

only nintendo....

Step 1. Install Chrome.

I've posted this in a past thread (although I can't find my original comment), but you need to present yourself as a professional. Your uncle Bob or grandmother probably just sees you as a kid who is smart with computers, even if you're in your mid 30's.