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Revamped Double-Decker Bus Goes on View in London

Back in May, we learned that London's iconic, double-decker buses would be getting a green makeover, just in time for the 2012 Summer Olympics. On Thursday, city mayor Boris Johnson finally unveiled a...

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Tiger-Stone 'Printer' Lays Brick and Stone Roads in No Time

Some bricklayers may soon give up their kneepads (if not their jobs) if a new machine comes into vogue. The Tiger-Stone enables two operators to lay the entire width of a brick or stone street at...

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Neil Young's Green LincVolt Hybrid Ignites a Not-So-Green Inferno

Two years ago, Neil Young embarked on an admirable mission to provide the world with green, environmentally friendly electric cars. With the help of "motorhead messiah" John Goodwin, Young converted...

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Modder Makes Segway Fast and Dangerous, Still Super Nerdy

Info about this mod is a little tough to come by, but it appears that a German man, through the simple application of physics, has turned his Segway from dorky death-trap to speedy, dorky death-trap....

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U.A.E. Resident Fuels His Road-Tripping Wheelchair With the Sun

Haidar Taleb, a resident of the United Arab Emirates, embarks on a 200-mile wheelchair road trip this week, and he plans to completely fuel the journey with solar power. Taleb's mission, which will...

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'Anti Sleep Pilot' Warns Drowsy Drivers When to Pull Over

It won't be able to help the U.S. drivers who are taking long trips this holiday season, but a new in-car device available in Denmark prevents drivers from dozing off by testing their awareness and...

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Street Legal 'Tron' Light Cycle Unites Hardcore Gear-Heads and Fanboys

'Tron: Legacy' hits theaters on December 5th, and the hype is definitely peaking. New trailers (which reveal increasingly intimate details) as well as new products are systematically arriving. And...

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Massive San Francisco Touch Screen Makes Riding MUNI Palatable, Perhaps Even Fun

In the past couple years, the experience of waiting for public transportation has morphed into a daily opportunity to play around with the electronic device of your choice. And, for the next two...

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U.K. Auctioning Off Aircraft Carrier Online

Governments have been auctioning off surplus materials and goods for some time to help pad their coffers, or to keep them from sliding further into debt. But Britain is selling off a rather...

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Government Wants All Cars to Have Rearview Cameras by 2014

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed a new set of rules that would require all future cars to come equipped with rearview video cameras. The cameras, according to governmental...

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Progressive Offers Discounts to Drivers Who Install 'Snapshot' Monitoring Device

Progressive wants to save its customers some money using a unique, and slightly creepy, program called "Snapshot." Only available to New York City drivers during the initial phase, the program allows...

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Gilt Offering Jettas for $10,000 Off List Price

Fashion flash-sale outlet Gilt is going to be selling three 2011 VW Jettas, one a day, starting tomorrow afternoon for $5,995 each -- a stunning $10,000 off the list price. Wednesday will be exclusive...

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Autolib Brings Car Sharing to Paris

Say what you will about their incessant strikes, their unwavering arrogance or their myopic fear of modernity. But when it comes to green transportation, there's no denying that the French are well...

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Outdone by Smartphones, Portable GPS Sales Slip in 2010

This holiday season, plenty of people are expected to exchange e-readers, tablets or smartphones. One gadget that probably won't be under the tree, however, is a portable GPS device. According to...

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2.2 Million E-Mail Addresses and VINs Stolen From Honda

Honda has begun to reach out to the 2.2 million customers who have had their names, e-mail addresses and vehicle identification numbers (VINs) poached by hackers that infiltrated the car company's...

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Amphibious HydroCar Listed on eBay for $777,000

Gearheads with cash to burn might want to bid on this amphibious, 762-horsepower HydroCar, which is currently listed for $777,000 on eBay. Rick Dobbertin spent nine years and more than 18,000 hours...

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Get OnStar in Any Car With Retail Rearview Mirror

After almost 15 years of keeping OnStar exclusive to its own vehicles, GM is finally making the service available as an after-market add-on for other cars. The OnStar mirror should be compatible with...

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Shape-Shifting Uno III Defies Scooter Stereotypes

Share Segways and scooters definitely look fun to ride, but the vehicles -- despite all manner of possible modifications -- invariably carry a heavy nerd stigma. Benjamin Gulak and his BPG Motors...

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Texting Your Car a Reality With Hyundai Blue Link

Hyundai is here at CES, and it wasted no time announcing its new Blue Link system. Combining GPS navigation with an entertainment system and Internet connectivity, Blue Link can turn even the humble...

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Parrot Asteroid Puts Android in Your Dash, Makes Car Stereos Cool Again

The Asteroid from Parrot has been one of the early sensations at CES. It drew such at crowd at the CES Unveiled event that we could barely get near it. This morning, though, we swung by the Parrot...

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