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Brabus's iBusiness is a Mercedes-Benz S600 tricked out Apple style

by Mike Schramm (Aug 26th, 2010)

We've seen the iPad implemented both at school and at work, but in your car? That's the idea behind the iBusiness, a Mercedes-Benz S600 that's been tricked out with Apple gear aplenty by Brabus. Get this -- you can see the two iPads and keyboards in the back seats, but there's also a Mac mini in ...

A DIY iPhone car mount for just $2

by Mike Schramm (Jan 23rd, 2010)

So, like me, you've been doing a lot of driving around with your iPhone lately, and you've come to the conclusion that just having it sit next to you on the seat isn't the best way to do things. You need an in-car mounted dock, but you're not ready to shell out a bunch of money for something with ...

Burglars going after LA Apple Store customers

by Mike Schramm (Jan 8th, 2010)

I better be careful next time I walk out of my Apple Store here in Santa Monica -- apparently burglars are targeting Apple Store customers here in the Los Angeles area. Over 100 customers have apparently been targeted after leaving the store and keeping a computer or other purchase in their car. ...

Dangerously driving a car with an iPhone

by Tim Wasson (Nov 10th, 2009)

Here at TUAW we've seen lots of uses for the iPhone as a remote control, but if you were watching and thinking that those projects were way too safe, then the guys at Waterloo Labs have got you covered. They approached the project with a low budget and DIY attitude, building a low-cost (relatively ...

MINI Roadside Assistance can get you and your MINI out of trouble spots

by Sang Tang (Aug 20th, 2009)

Our colleague, Sam Abuelsamid, at Autoblog has pointed out the release of a roadside assistance app from automaker MINI. The app, MINI Roadside Assistance [iTunes link], is a collaboration between the automaker and insurance company Allstate and allows one to access roadside assistance as well as ...

iPhone 101: Safe driving with iPhone

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 22nd, 2009)

Let's face it, the less distractions you have while driving the better, even if the government can't decide whether or not to tell you how dangerous phones + cars can be. Last week I was happy to see Penn Jillette (a magician whose work I've admired since I was too young to say the name of his ...

Streaming iPhone via bluetooth in the car

by Mike Schramm (Apr 2nd, 2009)

When all of those iPhone 3.0 features were first announced, one of the features that stuck out most to me was the incoming A2DP ability -- the new iPhone OS will let you stream out music to a Bluetooth source, like headphones... or your car. And over at Cars.com, the guys got their hands on a Toyota ...

Hack your VW's budvase for the iPhone

by Dave Caolo (Nov 14th, 2008)

Perhaps you've seen a Volkswagen Beetle driving around with a flower in its dashboard bud vase. People put all sorts of things in there, but we say ditch the gerbera daisies and go for something more useful. Bug owner Nathan Barry has hacked his bud vase to accommodate his iPhone. By sawing away ...

Is this Steve's car?

by Cory Bohon (Sep 15th, 2008)

iPhone Savior believes that they have a picture of Steve Jobs' car. The picture, taken outside of the Yerba Buena Center shortly after the "Let's Rock" event last Tuesday, depicts a Mercedes SL55 AMG without a California license plate. Why doesn't Steve have a license plate? Well, the old story ...

Complete guide to iPhone car integration now online

by Dave Caolo (Jan 29th, 2008)

Jeremy Horwitz at iLounge has written a comprehensive guide for integrating the iPhone with you car, from a budget-friendly rig to the ultimate set-up. The problem, of course, is that there's no single device, cable or solution that will manage calls, music, and charge your iPhone's battery ...

Apple also working with Jaguar

by Mat Lu (Aug 31st, 2007)

We just mentioned the rumors about Apple being in talks with VW and now comes word from CAR magazine that Apple has already been working with Jaguar on control interfaces. According to Ian Callum, Jaguar's design director, the interior of the new Jaguar XF has design cues that are a direct result ...

Apple and VW in talks over "iCar"?

by Mat Lu (Aug 31st, 2007)

You've got to love a story that starts: "It has been reported..." Nonetheless, leftlanenews has a report that Uncle Steve and Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn "met earlier this month in California to discuss the possible joint-venture." Apparently there's been some market research that shows a ...

Solution for broken car interfaces with new iPod software

by David Chartier (Sep 15th, 2006)

We don't know how wide-spread this problem is, but I figured if this frustrating complicatioin happened to one user, he probably isn't the only one: SecurityMonkey at the ITtoolbox Blogs posted a tragic story with a happy ending involving Apple's latest iPod software update and factory car ...

Ok, who owns this car?

by Dave Caolo (May 9th, 2006)

I thought I was cool with the one Apple sticker I have on my car's rear window, but now I've been shamed. The owner of this vehicle (I'm guessing by the door handles that it's a Saturn?) really, really likes his/her Apple stickers. Just don't drive that thing in Redmond. ...

Mac mini with integrated iTrip

by Scott McNulty (Jan 30th, 2006)

No, you haven't missed a joint announcement from Apple and Griffin. However, you might have missed this post on Make which links to ZapWizard's Flickr set detailing how he put a Mac mini, with accompanying LCD screen and mouse/keyboard, into his car. I know, there have been tons of stories ...