Tag: ROADTRIP

Pack up your high-tech sensors, artificial vision systems and solar-powered laser scanners, because it's time for a road trip of the nerdiest order! A fleet of electric vans has just completed an arduous 8,000-mile journey across Europe and Asia -- and the caravan accomplished the ordeal without human drivers or physical maps (although there were a few backseat scientists on board). Dispatched by ...

Walking the entire 1,200 mile length of Britain is no easy feat, but using Google Street View to "travel" the same stretch of land is just plain boring. Matthew Partridge, however, has embarked on this adventure, going pixel by pixel from Land's End to John O'Groats in ten days. Honestly, we'd rather go the actual distance than stare at a screen for 240 hours, but, hey, at least the bright line in ...

Considering the sky-high prices of gas these days, it's even more important that you get to your summer road trip destinations on time and without getting lost, which is why you should take the excellent GPS navi system we recommend in the above video (a follow-up to our previous round-up of car trip doodads). We also recommend some other gizmos that'll get you where your going in ...

It used to be that when you wanted to listen to your portable CD player in your car, you'd just get one of those cassette adapters be done with it. Problem is, few cars these days have cassette decks. No worries, Switched faithful -- this video describes your two best options to get virtually any stereo playing tunes from your iPod (or MP3 player of choice). Related Links: Hertz Vs. ...

It's road trip season, and whether you're going cross country or simply cross town, you'll find a lot of tech out there to make your trip safer, more enjoyable and speeding ticket free. Here are the top 10 road warrior must-haves ... don't leave home without 'em! TomTom GO 720 GPS It's time to toss out your archaic AAA maps and join the GPS revolution! The TomTom GO 720, like all GPS ...