5 Tips for Using an Ipod in Your Car
Music storage has gone through a transition from cassette to compact disc to MP3 file. While portable MP3 players are great and easy to use, one may come across difficulties when trying to use them in the car. We look at how to overcome the challenges to enjoying MP3 music through your car stereo. It's also worth checking that your car insurance has a contents allowance, if your MP3 player is left in your vehicle.
The Apple Ipod is arguably the most popular, and certainly the most globally recognised MP3 player brand. While this article may refer to the Ipod, these tips apply equally for any type of MP3 player.
Standard Connectivity in New Cars
MP3 players have been around for years now, so most car makers really should be up to speed. MP3 players are the standard means for portable music, so any self respecting car manufacturer should have some sort of way to connect an MP3 player into a car stereo. Just how easy this is, and how well an MP3 player integrates with a car stereo is the test of car maker's efforts with sound system advancement.
Full IntegrationThis is the ultimate.
Many new cars now have stereos that are ready to accept MP3 player plug ins, and allow full operability on the part of the driver. Stereo controls on the steering wheel allow the driver to scan through tracks and albums on an MP3 player and select songs. On some systems, the track names will even appear on the car stereo.
Audio Jack
Having just an audio jack on a car stereo is a passable but sub-standard solution. A non integrated solution means that one needs to handle the MP3 player in order to skip tracks and the like. This can be a little dangerous if the driver is doing this and taking his or her eyes off the road. The shuffle option is useful in providing continuous music, but if the driver gets an incoming phone call or other interruption, it's harder to pause the music quickly and safely.
Cassette Adaptor
If your car has a cassette player, a cassette adapter can be used to link an MP3 player to a car stereo. Again, one can't operate the MP3 player remotely, and there will be some loss of sound to the adapter's analogue format, but it's a pretty cheap solution.
New Stereo
A new stereo is much cheaper than a new car. If you are planning on a new stereo, then it's worth looking for one that offers remote operation. If you are buying a new car, and music is important to you, take your MP3 player and cords into the car showroom, and see how easy it is to hook up.
MP3 players have revolutionised music. It is now possible to carry literally thousands of songs around with you in your pocket. With many of us spending considerable time in our cars, it's important to be able to also enjoy music libraries through car stereos. Taking heed of the points above will make this not only possible, but easy. When comparing car insurance quotes, make sure that installed accessories, like MP3 compatible stereos are covered under your insurance.
THE BLINK-BLINK NISSAN AD RESORT EXTREME MODIFICATION INTERNATIONAL AUTOSHOW
This is one of our archive for modified car on recent International Autoshow at Bukit Jalil Stadium. Today, we expose an extremely modified Nissan AD Resort which is a station wagon vehicle that was a famous car in Malaysia before the appearance of MPV vehicle such as Naza Ria and Avanza in Malaysia. Normally we see a very normal exterior with old design of AD Resort but now, you will see a totally different “blink-blink” Nissan AD Resort Modified.
The front fascia after modification with crystal headlamp, unique type of hood scoop, creative paintwork covering whole body of the wagon in Malaysia, it simply attract people to know more about this old design wagon which has been transformed.
Combination of all light and bright colour with LEDs really makes the Ad Resort an outstanding car among the modified car in the autoshow.
Seriously, the audio system make you feels the vibration. Uusing Ameron speakers and woofers is enough to fire the wave of sound.
Auto Sport Nissan-350z Tuning
BMW Efficient Dynamic Concept Sport Cars Modifications
Detroit Mini Choppers
New GM Concept Car
The impressive design feat, which is said to create a superbly smooth ride by levitating the body away from the chassis, may well be based on top-secret work in the government's closely guarded Area 51 -- where many think a crashed alien UFO has been reverse engineered to discover the principles of extraterrestrial science.
Quoted in an article in the highly respected Edmonds, "You can think of the first 100 years of automotive technology as volume one," said Larry Burns, GM vice president of research, development and planning. "And Autonomy as volume two."
Edmonds also noted that "the surface... has a pale-colored, smooth, shiny hard plastic exterior much like Apple Computer's latest laptop, the iBook," raising speculation that the computer maker and GM may well be in a collusive arrangement to develop and use alien spacecraft technology for tough, aerodynamic exteriors.
Rumors of similar developments by Ford Motor Company have so far remained unconfirmed; but with intense competition among the largest auto makers to include alien technology in new designs, there can be no doubt that they are not far behind.
Chevrolet Aveo Modification
Soundstyle: Pioneer head unit Pioneer DVH-P5650MP & DEH-P765OMP, 3 way speakers front & rear MB Quart (size 6 inches), 3 pieces subwoofer Planet Audio Z-12 (12 inches), power Harman Kardon, Denon power, power Audioline , Revo monoblock power, capacitor banks Critical Mass (2 pieces). 3 pieces lvio monitor (size 7 inches), fuse box digital EFX, audio meters Caras, Varta batteries 70A Interior: full custom leather interior & fiberglass, steer Momo, Momo shift knob, pedal set Momo, Momo Handbrake. engine cut-off custom, replica Sparco racing seat, tachometer Engine: SARD fuel pressure regulator, spark plug wires Blue Thunder, GReddy oil catch tank, air filter, Blue Thunder, oil HKS, GReddy radiator cap, muffler Aerospeed, Rolling stock: replica alloy wheels Lowenhart LD1 20 * 8.5 ". 245/35R20 and 255/35R20 Sumitomo tires, a custom-cut 2 screw modifier: Prosperous Autocar, Good Tires, Autostage, Z-One, Pomegranate
Hot Girls On Cars
Yaris Bodykit and custom paint
As if this wasn’t enough the front lights have had a pink surround added by way of a custom light upgrade and the doors have been fitted with an ultra smooth Lambo door lift kit.
The twin exhausts peering out from the rear bumper like an SAS Soldier peering through some binoculars. The bumper is filled with chrome inserts and a show number plate finishes off this awesome Yaris.
Mini Crossover
This crossover concept maybe be the longest Mini ever built. With over four meters in lenght and measuring 1,8 meters in width, the new car opens a new chapter in the history of Mini. Like the Mini Clubman, the Mini Crossover Concept is not a four- door in the classic sense, a conventional arrangement of doors is to be found only on the front passenger’s side, while on the driver’s side the the vehicle comes with a conventional door for the first row of seats plus a lift/sliding door moving along the outside for convenient access to the rear and for loading the car from the side.
And by dropping the B-pillar on the driver’s side, the Mini Crossover Concept exhausts the potential of this generous opening to an even higher degree. Frameless side , finally, are yet another feature of this truly exceptional four-door.
Canadian cancer patient wins Koenigsegg, opts for cash instead Modification Design
If you won a lottery that offered you million-dollar supercar or a large cash prize, which would you take? Okay, well you might be a little biased if you're reading Autoblog. So let's make this a little more challenging: what if you lived in a town with no paved roads like Norman Wells (population: 761), some 690 kilometers northwest of Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territories, where Louie Edgi lives with his family.
Edgi bought ten tickets for the Alberta Cash and Cars Lottery, which was giving away a Koenigsegg CCX and supports local cancer research funds, on a trip down from his northerly home-town to Edmonton, Alberta, (still considered ridiculously close to the North Pole for the rest of the world, including this Canadian-born writer) to undergo cancer treatment. Since getting the car home would have required a long trip up a winter ice road – a prospect that apparently hasn't caught on in the Northwest Territories as it has in Koenigsegg's home country of Sweden – Edgi opted for the cash instead, and is reportedly feeling a lot better about his treatment now.
PPI Automotive Audi R8 Razor GTR
German car tuning specialists PPI Automotive have released their PPI RAZOR GTR version of the Audi R8, and it will premiere at the Top Marques Monaco 2009. A year ago, PPI introduced their R8 RAZOR edition at the Essen Motor Show which had great success. The new GTR model has all the features the R8 RAZOR did, however PPI aimed at tweaking the R8 to get extra performance gains for the GTR version. Some of the new parts they added were a re-engineered supercharger, a ram-charged intake filtering system, and a stainless steel high performance exhaust. The power numbers for this Audi R8 tops out at 580hp at 4,700rpm, and 600Nm of torque at 6,200rpm, which is exceptional for only weighing 1,580kg.
The acceleration for this R8 is amazing, in a mere 3.7 seconds it can reach 100km/h with a maximum speed of 332km/h. This is capable from extensive testing and research performed by PPI Automotive, and with their knowledge they were able to create a true sports car. With their wind tunnel testing and development, PPI was able to enhance the vehicles aerodynamics from the previous R8 RAZOR edition. A specially designed new front bumper with diffuser attached was put in place to reduce lifting forces. Larger air vents to provide cooler air to the radiators were installed, along with new side skirts giving it a sporty look. At the rear, is a special wing that comes with an adjustable Gurney-flap, with a new rear bumper and fenders to allow cooler air to enter the engine bay. Several carbon fiber parts such as a rear diffuser were installed, and it offsets the airflow between the rear wing and newly designed front bumper.
De Tomaso Ghepardo Sports Cars Concept Designed For The Future
Tuner Cars: Lexus IS by Wald
Wald’s IS250/350 Executive Line consists of a new front bumper, side skirts, rear bumper and rear spoiler plus Wald’s 19-inch Portofino silver polished wheels.
So no Lexus IS-F power here, but good looks nonetheless.
Magna Steyr offers a flexible green-car platform
With a concept car, on display at the Geneva auto show, the company is aiming to illustrate what it can offer to carmakers through its Mila automotive platform: Magna Steyr would build the car's innards, then the carmaker would slap on a body shell and badges.
Mila is designed as a flexible platform for the manufacturing of either electric cars or hybrids, allowing automakers to market their own green cars without having to do years of costly research.
With its 67-horsepower electric motor and 10-kilowatt battery pack, Mila-based cars have an electric range of only 32 miles, and accelerating to 62 mph takes a whopping 17 seconds. With a gas engine added to work as a generator, Magna Steyr says the Mila will go 174 miles.
The Mila's hybrid system can drive the car either under electric power only; as a series hybrid, where the gas engine recharges the batteries; or as a parallel hybrid, with the gas engine sends power directly to the wheel for speeds of more than 44 mph.
Although it hasn't licensed the Mila platform specifically, Ford has already signed a deal with Magna Steyr to provide its electric power train for a vehicle to be launched in the United States in 2011. The deal specifies a small car powered by a single electric motor, with a single-speed transmission. Range will be approximately 100 miles.
Bugatti Veyron Automotive Car
This is such a great high advance conceptual technnology based latest Bugatti Veyron automotive car re presenting extra amaizng future and concept. So I can say this Bugatti Veyron automotive car is really different from another similar automotive product and everyone know that is not forever that glitters is gold and so each so frequently we discover some citizens who just desire to show that luxury and style are still a big lie and today we have amazing ideal for them.
Actually this Bugatti Veyron automotive car story is also outstanding for several fan of luxury cars and that we have found a company that has determined to enter the intricate world of comfort rentals with one of the most elite cars in world.
Really that is great and advance unique and conceptual design and just according to English company Holders vehicle contract that has decisive to revelation the market by put the awesome Bugatti Veyron automotive car for rent and something very strange allowing for that there are only 300 units in world.
Best Fastest Electric Car
This is world fastest car that is very luxury automotive gadgets and this world’s fastest electric car that can be appear at speeds of 208mph has been showing and I think this maximum speed in this automotive car. This fastest automotive car is a ultimate Aero EV produced by Shelby Super cars consume a double motor AESP just create an remarkable 1,000 HP and 800 lb-ft of torque facilitate it to increase rapidly to 60 mph in a mere 2.5 seconds and that get there at a top speed of approx 208 mph.
solar motorcyle
This model is called the Prometheus and it was sent to us by the guys at Ecoblog.it. Designed by Prometheus Solar LLC and shown at the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica (alternative cars show), this motorcycle runs off four big solar panels, strategically placed.
The Prometheus adopts lithium phosphate batteries of 4.6 kWh and is connceted to an electric Perm PMG 132 engine from Thunderstruck Motors.
motorcyle with one wheel
Check out this article on the design of it on Motorcylcemojo. Ben had some help from a few companies after selling his idea to them, but all they really did is give him some of the necessary components like the body, wheels, and the complex gyros to balance the cycle…