Here's The Official Word On If Volkswagen Will Have Dogs In Its Super Bowl Spot
Deutsch LA created what is probably the most memorable spot in recent Super Bowl history, and it came in the form of a little boy in a Darth Vader suit.After agonizing over how the shop could possibly...
View ArticleThis Luxury Brand Picked Kate Upton For Its Super Bowl Spot
Mercedes-Benz nabbed Sports Illustrated sensation Kate Upton to star in its coveted 60-second Super Bowl spot alongside Usher.Which is funny — or very strategically planned — since Upton just quashed...
View ArticleHi-Tech 'Sunglasses' Could Banish Jet-Lag Forever
It is one of the negative side-affects of long-haul travel, but suffering from jet lag could soon become a distant memory for weary travellers.Australian sleep researchers have developed a set of...
View Article10 New Cars We Can't Wait To See At The LA Auto Show
The Los Angeles Auto Show kicks off on Wednesday, and we will be on scene to check out the nearly 50 new cars that are making their debuts.Here's a quick look at the ten rides we're most excited to...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz's 2014 S-Class Won't Drive Itself After All
War, scandal, wardrobe malfunctions and a car that can drive itself are the stories that will have the news desk banging on your front door.Yet my door remained strangely silent after being given an...
View ArticleAmerica's First Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Just Sold For $1.125 Million
America's first Ferrari F12 Berlinetta sells for $1.125 million during the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix weekend to benefit Sandy victims.In all, Ferrari managed to raise $1.5 million.Since Sandy has hit...
View ArticleWATCH: A Tanker Full Of Propane Explodes In Russia
Footage uploaded onto YouTube shows a fireball lighting up the night sky over Tver, which is around 100 miles northwest from Moscow, on Wednesday evening.The explosion happened just before 10pm local...
View ArticleDo Smaller Engines Get Worse Gas Mileage?
How small is too small, when it comes to engines?Those of the "no replacement for displacement" school of thought might be thinking more about performance than they are gas mileage, but at what point...
View ArticleJapan Is Working On A 300 MPH Floating Train
The Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) yesterday unveiled a prototype it believes will bring faster train service than ever before to Japan.The Series Lo prototype is a magnetic levitation (maglev)...
View ArticlePilot-Less Planes Might Become A Reality Before Driver-Less Cars
A piece in this week’s Economist looks at developments in pilotless planes and goes on to claim that autonomous civil aircraft could be flying before cars go driverless.It is potentially a huge new...
View ArticleSan Jose Airport Employees Can Now Shoot At Birds On The Runway
SAN JOSE -- The holidays are hard on birds, at least those with plump, tasty bodies. But bird-kind can be hard on us too, and not just in Hitchcock films.For the jet-set, birds pose a deadly threat:...
View ArticleAudi Is Working On An Incredibly Efficient Car For The City
Audi is developing a city car that will get an outstanding 282 miles per gallon, British site Autocar reports.Based on the platform of the small A1, it will have electrical assistance, but not a diesel...
View ArticleEvery City With A Public Transit Network Should Copy Seattle's New Map
Seattle's Department of Transportation recently released new versions of its public transport network maps. While they may seem standard, they actually represent a significant move forward in how...
View ArticleA Man Said He 'Possibly' Had A Bomb In His Bag To Get Through Airport...
Every week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) publishes a Week in Review on its blog, rounding up the various firearms, knives, and miscellaneous prohibited items discovered by its...
View ArticleWhen A Chinese Farmer Refused To Move Out Of His Home, The Government Built A...
When the government decided to build a highway to Wenling, a town in China's Zhejiang province, it offered everyone in the neighborhood compensation to relocate. But farmer Luo Baogen and his wife...
View Article11 Incredibly Fast Trains That Leave America In The Dust
California is slowly advancing toward its goal of building a $69 billion high-speed rail network connecting San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.Despite an ongoing legal battle and some tremendous...
View ArticleThe 10 US Airports With The Best Airport Hotels Nearby
Anyone who's ever had the harrowing experience of staying at an airport hotel because of a delayed flight will tell you its not that fun.But for people looking for a convenient place to stay or...
View ArticleEmirates Airline Wants A Triple-Decker Jet That Seats 800 Passengers
Emirates, the Dubai-based airline that owns 26 Airbus A380s, the largest passenger jet in the world, says it would be interested in an even larger plane, if someone built it.“I think the size we would...
View ArticleSPOTTED: A Ferrari 458 Italia At A Jaguar Dealership
Jaguar makes a nice luxury car, but maybe not nice enough to convince its dealers to stop buying Ferraris.Devansh D sent in these photos of a yellow 458 Italia at a Jaguar dealership in Allentown,...
View ArticleFurther Deregulation Could Vastly Improve US Air Travel
THE deregulation of American air travel was a near-unqualified success for cost-conscious travellers, who can now fly across the country far more cheaply than in the era of heavy regulation. There are...
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