Tag: AUTOMOBILE

Sleek, high-end cars have always been a favorite choice for desktop wallpapers. For those of you who happen to be running Windows 7 and love automotive sexiness, you've got to check out the Ferrari prototype themepack from WindowsZone (German). The pack is available to download from SkyDrive, and includes 5 awesome, high-resolution wallpapers. The theme utilizes the Verizon sound scheme and ...

The Japanese government is working with 10 major Japenese auto makers to develop a standardized automobile operating system. While we're tempted to make jokes about blue screens of death and unexpected errors, the truth is many cars now include complex electronics and require a computer system to coordinate all those newfangled parts. And developing a uniform operating system is going to make ...

An open source car? This one's a little different. It's hardware, but applying the principles of open source software. I've seen this before (there are a few robotics projects), but never with an object so pervasive, and so complex. Unless anyone knows of an open source rocket to Mars... The OScar (man I hope they don't get sued over that name) is ambitious, yes, but slowly moving forward. It took ...