If you want to know what the next big move in navigation will look like, it’s the Dash Express, shown here for the first time in its final design. The wireless net-connected GPS is just about through with its successful national road beta test (which many of you have participated in) and it’s on track for early 2008 launch. Here are the stats, plus a gallery of homespun product and screen shots:galleryPost(\’DashGallery\’, 8, \’Dash Gallery\’);
The difference between the Dash and all of the other dedicated portable navigators on the market is that it’s got Wi-Fi and a GPRS modem built in, so that it can receive (and send) useful live information. If you’re a user, Dash will know your commute and check traffic conditions, sending you an SMS when it thinks you need to hit the road so you’re not late for work. Besides better traffic data, Dash is about […]
Original post by Wilson Rothman
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So these are some Halloween costumes from Japan that have front-mounted, alternative-universe, male packages in the form of a banana, worm, bouquet of flowers or matchstick. What makes this funny is that I’m pretty sure Japan doesn’t even celebrate Halloween. I wonder if they can custom-make these things. I can think of about a dozen ideas that could be just as funny, if not funnier. [Tokyo Mango]
Original post by Brian Lam
The last time we saw anyone used a handkerchief was our dads when we were six, but this NosePouch seems to be as good an incentive as any to bring back the old pocket cloth. Instead of being made of one piece of flat material, the NosePouch has a little fold—or pouch—in the middle to catch snot and other refuse when you blow your nose. The catch helps hold much more nose saliva than regular handkerchiefs, allowing you to blow and blow until even your ears are unclogged. [NosePouch via Neatorama]
Original post by Jason Chen
Dear Hackers: Here’s a personal challenge from me, Jason Chen. Make the iPhone work with the Nike+ Sport Kit. The current status now, when you plug the adapter into the iPhone, is a message that reads, sadly “This accessory is not supported by iPhone.”
I can understand why Apple made the decision to make the Nike+ Sport Kit not work with the iPhone (providing a reason to buy an iPod Nano, preventing possible damage to a $399 device, differentiating products, whatever), but iPhone users still want this thing to work with their phones. After all, the phone’s flash-based, relatively small and light (if you use an armband), and should work perfectly with the kit—in theory.
Is making the kit work with the iPhone possible? Can you access the 30-pin accessory port with the iPhone? If you can, is it possible to interface with this thing using the iPod nano as reference? […]
Original post by Jason Chen
It’s no series of short films starring Clive Owen directed by film auteurs (minus Guy Ritchie), but BMW’s Virtual M3 Challenge is the latest way the car maker’s showing off how great their Bimmers are. The M3 Coupe game lets you pick cockpit, bonnet, bumper and chase-cam views, as well as configuring your car by customizing the color and rims. It may not be a PGR, a Forza or a Gran Turismo, but it’s free and lets you experience an M3 without actually going to college, getting a good job and managing your money wisely. [M3 Challenge via Luxvelocity]
Original post by Jason Chen