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Stephen Fry to direct drivers in new TomTom sat nav voice pack

Tech fan Stephen Fry has become the latest celebrity to lend his voice to TomTom's range of sat navs. For £7.95 drivers can have the Black Adder star direct them down the nation's motorways, downloading to several compatible navigation systems....

IFA 2011 – Ford aims to spoil your local boy racer's fun with MyKey

Not entirely sure what to think of this but car manufacturer Ford will be revealing a new kind of technology for its European vehicles called MyKey at IFA in Berlin today. MyKey allows car owners to program a special key...

CONCEPT VIDEO: Autoglass showcase the AR car windscreen of the future

Augmented realiy features are quickly becoming widespread in smartphone technology, and are now even making their way into games consoles with the launch of the Nintendo 3DS. It's an exciting area of growth for the tech industry, and even...

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a flying car (really)

It's a dream that's been a long time coming - the flying car. The credit goes to Terrafugia, a US company, which has created the car called "Transition". This is a "roadable aircraft", according to a company - so...

TomTom Go Live 1000 launched

TomTom has launched its latest flagship GPS system, the TomTom Go Live 1000. With a design more in line with a smartphone than an in-car sat-nav, it's a bold move by the company currently battling the influx of mobile applications...

WhipCar launches the world's first online neighbour-to-neighbour car rental service

There are plenty of online car rental services, but here's one with a twist: rather than renting a company car from a car pool, WhipCar lets you come to an agreement with Mr Jones next door and take his car...

Auto-Trader app brings augmented reality features to second-hand car hunting

On the hunt for a second hand car and happen to have an iPhone 3GS at your disposal? Then you should check out the brand new Auto-Trader app, which packs in a few nifty augmented reality features to help...

SuperTooth launch the Buddy in-car hands free set

SuperTooth are launching a brand new in-car hands free set, dubbed the Buddy, presumably as you'll use it to chat with your...er...buddies. Offering 20 hours talk time and 1000 hours standby time, the Buddy measures just 128x149x13 mm. If you...

"Web on Wheels" – Bringing the Opera browser to your motor

With pretty much every facet of our lives now web-connected, one of the last untapped regions is that of inside your car. But according to market analysis firm Strategy Analytics, almost 90 percent of vehicles produced in North America and...