NYC Picks Nissan Minivan Taxi

New York City has chosen, somewhat surprisingly, Nissan as the supplier for the "Taxi Of Tomorrow".  I had expected them to choose...

My Syma S107 Helicopter Video Hack

Some time ago I got one of those awesome little IR controlled helicopters, a Syma S107. Then, I saw a guy on eBay selling keychain video rec...

Free Motor Oil Coupon: G-Oil

I was offered a chance to give away a free mail-in rebate good for a 5 qt. jug of G-Oil motor oil, so here it is. Link. G-Oil is an interes...

Politics: Gas Pump Activism

A bit if gas-pump pinup activism, a blogger is advocating pasting up these fliers at gas pumps, to blame Obama for rising gas prices. http:/...

CU burned by Leaf

Consumer Reports bought a Leaf. Thinking that a range estimate of 30 miles meant close to 30 miles, Jon Linkov left home with a kid to drop...

Best Performance Values

Over at Forbes , there is a post listing the ten fastest vehicles under $30,000.  The results are interesting, but they are sorted by 0-60 t...

Chevy HD Video Fishiness

A guy at work pointed this out to me.  If you watch closely, in video #5 of Chevrolet's HD truck HD2HD video series, the Ram truck chang...