We’ve been hearing of the iPhone TomTom car dock for some time now but still haven’t managed to secure a solid release window. Well, it was recently made known via TomTom’s online FAQ that the dock will be made available for purchase sometime this October.

Additionally, the FAQ also states that the dock will not ship with the iPhone application rendering it completely useless unless you have already purchased the app separately. However, it remains a mystery if TomTom plans on releasing a bundle with both the app, and the dock.

Tags: Accessories, Auto, car, Cell Phones, dock, GPS, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile News, tomtom

TomTom has recently released the above video to hype consumers of their forthcoming iPhone car kit bundle. This kit is for use with the TomTom GPS iPhone app that recently hit the App Store for $100.

As you can see, this bundle will give the iPhone’s GPS a boost while also charging the device in the windshield mounted dock. Add that to the dock’s built-in microphone for hands free calling and the ability to play music out of you car’s speakers and you have yourself a deal.

Unfortunately, we still have no word of a release date or price for the bundle.

Tags: Apple, car, Cell Phones, dock, GPS, iPhone, kit, Promotion, tomtom, video

I don’t think Sprint had this in mind when saying it doesn’t want to encourage lines for the Pre. That means that you shouldn’t crash your car into a Sprint store for a Palm Pre if you don’t feel like waiting in line.

A phone store in Calumet Park has been crashed into with a car by an elderly woman. She was looking for the Pre and couldn’t wait anymore. The car went through the store but there were no injuries. The store was supposed to offer the Pre today and hopefully it did. I bet the lady hasn’t gotten hers yet!

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Tags: car, Crash, launch, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, pre, Sprint, Sprint, store

Here’s an interesting concept for protecting your teens and improving their driving skills. The car key in the picture will render every cell phone useless while your kids are driving the car.

The idea is really cool to a certain extent. Don’t you think your kids should still be able to dial a safe number of some sort? Just in case something goes wrong? Hopefully we’re going to see an upgraded idea of this whole concept, one that will let you and your kids stay in contact even when they’re behind the wheel.

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Tags: Auto, car, Cell Phones, Cell Phones, concept, Mobile News

We couldn’t possibly have missed such a phone. It’s a red toy race car but if you flip it it becomes a cell phone. Not in the Transformers kind of way you might be thinking of. Simply turn it around, dial the number and speak your mind.

This CoolF5 offers besides coolness, dual SIM with dual standby and dual bluetooth. You need a GSM 900/1800MHz operator to be able to use it. Other specs you ask? There’s a 2.2 inch LCD, Mp3 player functions, video player 1.3 megamixel camera, USB, stereo Bluetooth. I know there’s nothing special about this phone besides the racing car. It would make a great home Skype phone if you ask me. That’s until your children get it and transform it into a dual broken toy/phone.

Tags: car, Cell Phones, Cell Phones, Portable Devices

What is it with boys and cars? The first time I read about this news, excitement instantly kicked in. Lamborghini, an Italian manufacturer of sports cars, has just revealed another member of its sports car family, the Lamborghini Murcielargo LP640 Super Car. This was done during the 2008 F1 & Super Car Show.

The Murcielargo LP640 is powered by a 6496cc 12-cylinder engine with 640 horsepower, it can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 3.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 340km/h. Now that’s what we call speed!

The 2008 F1 & Super Car Show is held at Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju, Korea from May 9 to May 18 2008.

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Tags: Auto, car, Lamborghini, murcielago

Sony’s new MEX-BT3600U CD tuner has it all: USB and Bluetooth interfaces, a quick-search interface that lets you browse your MP3 media and support for hands-free through the car stereo. If your Walkman or mobile phone can stream audio over Bluetooth, then the MEX-BT3600U can receive and play it back on the car stereo. Thanks to support for Bluetooth A2DP (advanced audio distribution profile) and AVRCP (audio/video remote control profile), you can skip tracks or pause audio from your car stereo.

A USB port on the front of the player provides a convenient way to connect your digital music player. The front-panel AUX input also lets you connect an external player’s audio output. Featuring 24-bit D/A conversion and 52Wx4 channels, the Sony MEX-BT3600U has three separate pre-outs as well.

The unit also comes with a card-sized infrared remote. No word on the pricing yet.

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Tags: a2dp, Auto, avrcp, bluetooth, car, cd player, handsfree, mobile phone, streaming audio, usb

Parrot announced a slew of Bluetooth devices at the Specialty Equipment Market Association’s annual show. One of the new devices is a high-performance car stereo with integrated Bluetooth car kit, two are new music kits that support audio streaming and there’s also a hands-free phone solution for people riding a motorcycle. The Parrot RK8200 car stereo is a full-fledged Blutooth car kit boasting AM/FM RDS stereo, internal memory that can store up to 300 MP3 tracks, and support for external memory in the form of an SD card reader.

The RK8200 also comes with an iPod connector, input jack for analog devices and USB port for flash drives. This car kit can stream audio over Bluetooth thanks to its A2DP (advanced audio distribution profile) support. Thanks to automatic phonebook sync, call record maintenance and storage capacity for as many as 8,000 contacts, voice recognition and Parrot TTS (text-to-speech), you won’t ever have to worry about using your phone while driving. The dual microphone system on the RK8200 handles echo cancellation, while the Parrot dynamic choice of best microphone (DCBM) technology helps in noise reduction.

Priced at US $279.99, the Parrot RK8200 Blutooth car kit will hit the stores in Q2 2008. A bit far away. If you want something quicker than that, you can opt for the Parrot PMK 5800, a Bluetooth/FM portable device that runs on your vehicle’s 12-volt outlet. Priced at US $119.99, the PMK 5800 ships in November.

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On Friday the 4th of October, Nissan showed to the press the second generation of its previous PIVO concept car.

PIVO2 retains the same 360-degree cabin rotation ability as its parent- PIVO. But takes the multi-direction theme one step forward. For now it can be driven with the cabin facing forward- to any of major points of the compass. It achieves this by what Nissan calls their

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TomTom, which jumped to second spot in the US GPS market, unveiled its latest high-end models, the TomTom GO 920 and TomTo GO 920T. With bundled maps of the US, Canada and Europe, the gadgets feature 4GB on-board memory. Curiously, they also feature something called the Enhanced Positioning Technology. One of the neat things about the 920 and 920T is that they handle voice-prompted address entry. Simply speak the address to which you want to drive - including city, street name and address number - and the device will calculate the route.

The 920 and 920T are major updates to the TomTom GO 910/510 devices and feature 4.3 inch touch screen and high quality graphics, including building footprints. Extras include the ability to exchange positions via SMS and recording your driving instructions. Powered by a Lithium-polymer battery, TomTom claims an operational duration of up to 5 hours.

The GO 920 is compatible with RDS-TMC Traffic Receiver for the latest news on traffic in your area. As a bonus, the GO 920T includes the RDS-TMC receiver plus one year subscription to the service. The GO 920 also comes with a Bluetooth remote control for safe operation of the device when driving.

The TomTom GO 920 is priced at US $599.95 and the GO 920T at US $699.95.

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