Posted in Automation Automotive Creative Writing Engineering Futuristic Gadgets

The Future Arrived Faster Than I Thought: From 2008 Dreams to my 2026 Tesla

Back in 2008, when I first started blogging here at The Technic Alley, I spent a lot of time “daydreaming” in print. I was fascinated…

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Posted in Automation Automotive Energy Gadgets Tech

Never Swap Cables Again: A 5-Month Review of the NeoCharge Smart Splitter

If you’ve recently added a second electric vehicle to your garage, you’ve likely faced the “Charger Dilemma.” Do you pay an electrician thousands to upgrade…

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Posted in Automotive Economics Energy

Electric Vehicle Economics – Would an EV be a good option for you?

Electric Vehicles (EVs) are fast becoming popular commute vehicles in places like the silicon valley. Attractive leasing options, availability of charging options at home, commercial…

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Posted in Automation Automotive Robotics

Google’s Self-Driving Car Test

The self-driving car now has real users…

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Posted in Automation Automotive Futuristic Robotics

Google Car That Drives Itself

I had posted these “futuristic” thoughts a while ago. But looking at this NY Times article about  Google cars that drive themselves, it appears that…

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Posted in Automotive Gadgets Reviews

Review: Black and Decker – Electromate® 400 AC/DC Portable Power Station/Jump-Starter/Compressor

Electromate-400 is a power-pack, jump-starter and air compressor, all rolled into one – a very handy device to carry in your car on road trips.

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Posted in Automotive Economics

Thinking In GPM Can Overcome MPG Illusion

“How many miles can I drive on a gallon of gasoline?” “How many gallons of gasoline do I need to travel 10,000 miles?” Is there…

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Posted in Automotive Futuristic

Where Do You Want To Go Today?

That was Microsoft’s famous slogan some years ago, but very soon that may be the question your car asks you, as soon as you get…

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Posted in Automotive Mindstorms

Mindstorms NXT – Meet The Robots

These are some of the robots that you can build with the NXT kit. The Humanoid – Alpha Rex Alpha Rex is very sophisticated. He…

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Posted in Automation Automotive Books Futuristic

Car That Drives Itself – A Six Hats Perspective

While writing posts for the article The Car That Drives Itself, I have been wondering about all possible reactions to a topic like this. Then…

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Posted in Automation Automotive Futuristic

Article: The Car That Drives Itself

This post is an article that lists the collection of posts on this topic written so far in this blog. Catch Up On Your Sleep…

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Posted in Automation Automotive Futuristic

How Would You Put Your Car On Auto-Pilot?

This is a continuation from the post Cars On Auto-Pilot. Here is one possible way: Set destination information on GPS. Start driving to the nearest…

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Posted in Automation Automotive Futuristic

Cars On Auto-Pilot

If you found my earlier post Catch Up On Your Sleep While Driving interesting, then this one is for you. Why Autopilot? Let’s say you…

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Posted in Automation Automotive Futuristic

Catch Up On Your Sleep While Driving

How auto-pilot can revolutionize your commute.

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