by jtpratt | May 8, 2008 | car tech, gadgets, gift ideas, resources and tips
This AC inverter fits in your cupholder, has a USB slot, AND a holder for your iPod or cell phone – w00t! I’m in the car a lot – I commute over an hour to work – so having various accessories and gadgets in the gar is kind of a necessity for a...
by jtpratt | May 8, 2008 | car tech
Airless tires for cars that you can see through? Using some of the same technology as a “run-flat” tire Michelin is developing airless tires that will revolutionize the industry. From the looks of the articles I’ve found online the...
by jtpratt | May 1, 2008 | car tech, diy, resources and tips, web
I have become so frustrated by to cost of gasoline in America that day by day I’m out to “find the cheapest gas”. I use the web each and every day from daybreak until bed, so it’s only fitting that I created my own page to find cheap gas. Just...
by jtpratt | Apr 11, 2008 | car tech, distractions, diy, youtube
Check out this dude that made his own Panzer tank in college! It’s half scale, and so bloody scary that when he drove it down his parents street for fun the neighbors called the cops thinking it was WWIII or something! It runs on an old diesel generator motor,...
by jtpratt | Mar 9, 2008 | car tech, tech news, youtube
Watch this BBC video of this car called the “Atom” that is one of the fastest cars on 4 wheels because of it’s design. It’s funny because it only has a supercharged Honda civic engine in it, but because of it’s light weight it can beat a...
by jtpratt | Dec 5, 2007 | car tech, distractions, tech news
Here is something I’ll bet you’ve never seen before, AND you will want! It will probably also make you think. It’s a rotary car door that “disappears” and goes under the vehicle! Yes, I said “under”. Visit the Disappearing Car...