Category Archives: Gadgets and Accessories

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Do you routinely use old things?

Despite the disposable nature of consumer goods in America, several of the items I use in everyday life are older than me.

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Review and Video: 2001 Cadillac Seville STS

A story of love and pain. Review and video of the 2001 Cadillac Seville STS and the Bose 4.0 entertainment system.

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Vintage Factory Radios, Still Working

Its sometimes remarkable to see an old well-maintained car on the road, even more remarkable when the original factory radio is installed and still working.

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AT&T Buys T-Mobile

AT&T and T-Mobile will dominate more than a third of the wireless market. Will T-Mo's Carly Foulkes still have a job?

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Dallas Traffic Sign Pranks

Watch out for "POOP"

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$25/mo: Unlimited minutes, unlimited data. Here’s how.

Car guys are wasteful cheapskates -- I cheerfully drove a Lincoln Navigator when gas was $4, but spent hours figuring out how to make free calls to save $600 a year.

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Noisy steering? Here’s a fix.

The moment temperatures drop below freezing, suspension components creak, tires harden and vibrate, lubricants turn to gel, and soft rubber bushings turn to stone. And every morning I hear at least five of my neighbors’ cars and trucks whining like

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Review: HD Radio, JVC KDHDR-20

One year with JVC's value-priced HD radio head unit.

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Poor man’s “Wood”?

If you're like me, you find that one of the simplest yet most enjoyable additions to any luxury car is the inclusion of a wood and leather steering wheel. Retrofits are expensive and those cheesy Wal-Mart wraps scream "pick me

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My first “car.”

I came across a 1988 Sears catalog at Wishbook, an index of selected Sears, Wards, Penny, and Spiegel catalogs. As a child of the 80s, I longed for a Power Wheels (which I never received), and this was the next

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