Articles by Mark Lelinwalla
Magellan's New MiVue Series Could Help Make Dash Cams Popular In The United States
The company's product marketing director tells Tech Times at CES 2016 that Americans might have more reasons to invest in one of these devices than they currently think.
Hands-On With Bosch's 'Connected Horizon' Interface, Taking Navigational Mapping To New Levels
The system informs drivers of road hazards such as construction, accidents and even potholes in real-time fashion, amongst some of its in-depth alerts.
Hands-On With Hyundai Mobis Digital Instrument Cluster Heads-Up Display, Replacing Side Mirrors With Cameras
How long will it take before this is standard across the auto industry? Hyundai Mobis doesn't seem interested in bridging the gap from side mirrors to cameras with possible camera-embedded side mirrors.
Hands-On With The Mercedes-Benz New 'Me' App, Allowing Owners To Control Car Features From Their Smartphones
The upcoming standalone app puts everything from remote start and pre-set temperature controls at owners fingertips via a convenient smartphone app. Within the automaker's CES 2016 booth, Tech Times also checked out Mercedes's update to its Companion app as well.
General Motors Announces 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV With 200 Mile Range For Around $30,000
The ultra-connected model is also the automaker's first all-electric vehicle to offer both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, even including a gaming feature, allowing the car's owners to vie for bragging rights via a Top 100 board for miles per charge.
Hands-On With Bosch's NeoSense Interface, Aiming To Keep Drivers' Eyes On The Road Via The Feel Of Buttons
The developing system uses haptic-feedback technology, allowing drivers to learn the feel of buttons, which each carrying out a different vehicle function, whether it be volume control or heating.
Volkswagen Chairman Apologizes To The United States For Automaker's Emissions Scandal
Dr. Herbert Diess used the first three minutes of his keynote speech at CES 2016 on Tuesday night to vow that the company will present an acceptable package for the 500,000 compromised vehicles affected by its emissions crisis.
Volkswagen Debuts e-Golf Touch As A Connected Electric Car That Will Help Shape The Automaker's Future
Hand gesture controls on a 9.2-inch touchscreen with 1280x640 resolution is likely to please most drivers, yearning to be more connected.
Volkswagen Debuts BUDD-e Concept At CES 2016, Equipped With Out Of This World Future Technologies
From gesture-controlled or voice-activated doors to essentially delivering your smart home on wheels, the BUDD-e has every cutting-edge technology you can think of.
Toyota Has Stanford And MIT Working On 30 Research Projects In Relation To Safety And Autonomous Cars
Stanford is spearheading a study entitled the Uncertainty on Uncertainty, attempting to teach autonomous cars to expect the unexpected and respond accordingly. Meanwhile, MIT is working on a study called The Car Can Explain, meant to empower machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Toyota Research Institute CEO Skeptical About Car Manufacturers Delivering Fully Autonomous Cars By 2020
Dr. Gill Pratt thinks there are still ways to go for self-driving cars and believes that in four years, the public is likely to get advances in both driver assist technologies and driverless vehicles, instead of fully autonomous vehicles.
Ford Tripling The Size Of Its Autonomous Vehicle Testing, Integrating Velodyne Ultra Puck Sensor
This is part of the automaker's plans to ramp up its self-driving testing, as the company has already dedicated an entire team of researchers and developers to autonomous driving technology.
Ford And DJI Announce $100,000 Developer Challenge To Produce Drone-To-Vehicle Communications Software
The automaker's idea is to pave the way for ways that drones, in conjunction with Ford's Sync in-vehicle software, can be used to respond to emergencies effectively.
Ford To Make Apple CarPlay And Android Auto Available In All 2017 Models
More connected, more entertaining Ford vehicles are ready to be on the road as early as later this year.
Ford's Smart Mobility Ride-Sharing Pilot Programs Continue To Grow
The automaker is seeing early success from its GoDrive and Peer-to-Peer sharing programs, which are still being tested in London.
Ford Vows To Roll Out 13 New Electric Vehicles By 2020
It's part of the automaker's $4.5 billion investment in electrified vehicles. Ford identified four megatrends that it says are disrupting the auto industry as urbanization; the growth boom of the global middle class; changing consumer priorities; and the continued concerns about air pollution and the health issues it may cause.
LG Introduces 'Signature' Series Of Smart Products, Highlighted By Glass OLED 4K TVs
Seeing is believing ... especially with the company's all-new lineup of OLED 4K TVs, which go all the way up to an insane 98-inch, 8K model.
Ford Announces Partnership With Amazon Echo That Will Allow Owners To Control Car Features From Home
Get ready to tell Alexa to start your Ford! "Alexa, start my car. " "Alexa, check the status of my battery. " "Alexa, open my garage door.
Vert 2 Technology Integrates Compression Apparel To Measure Athletes' Intensity, Shown Off At CES 2016
The wearable technology calculates everything from total G-forces to high/low intensity count, surges per minute, highest acceleration (Gs) and average peak acceleration (Gs).
Zepp Wants To Embed Sensors Right Into Baseball Bats, Tennis Rackets And Other Sports Equipment
This could impact Zepp's products as soon as this year, with analysis possibly expanding to include soccer.
XYZprinting Shows Off $499 3D Printer At CES 2016, Priding Itself On Mixing Colors
It still wants to perfect mixing white and black to get gray, though, calling it 'the ultimate challenge.'
Iris By Lowe's New Smart Home Monitoring Solution Warns Of Intrusion, Smoke, Carbon Monoxide And Water Leaks
The new monitoring system will be available to Lowe's customers during the second quarter of this year for $19.99 per month.
Hands-On With The Parrot Disco Developmental Fixed-Wing Drone
The drone is being tested to deliver 45 minutes of flight time, equipped with a 1080p fisheye-lens camera.
Hands-On With The DJI Phantom 3 Professional Drone With 4K Video Camera At CES 2016
Hard to beat with a $999 price tag. The perfect drone for rookie pilots? It sure sounds like it. DJI debuted its brand-new Phantom 3 Professional drone, equipped with a built-in 4K video camera on a 3-axis stabilization gimbal, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 Unveiled event at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon.
Hands-On With LG's K Series Smartphones At CES 2016
The company debuted the K7 and K10 smartphones as part of the CES 2016 Unveiled event at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon.
'Shaq Fu' Was The Strange Fighting Video Game People Loved To Hate
Starring and centering around Shaquille O'Neal fighting, the game had nothing to do with the Diesel's basketball prowess.
Predicting The Biggest WWE Storylines Of 2016
From Triple H injecting himself into the action to possible returns from Kurt Angle and Daniel Bryan and the Undertaker's final match, Tech Times forecasts a year of pro-wrestling happenings.
Matt Hardy Doesn't Rule Out Return To WWE
While his current focus continues to be building Total Nonstop Action (TNA), the veteran wrestler does seem interested in rejoining his old stomping grounds. Maybe just in time for 'WrestleMania 32' ... and with his brother Jeff?
Oculus Touch Release Delayed Until Later In 2016
The company needs time from now until the second half of next year to perfect the controller, which is intended to be used in conjunction with the company's Rift virtual reality headset.
Egypt Officials Shut Down Facebook's Free Basics Internet Program
The shuttering of the service stops free Internet access to more than three million people in the country. It comes after India temporarily banned the service last week.
