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This emergency charger from Elecom has the ability to give your dock-capable iPod some juice with the addition of only two AA batteries. The device itself isn’t quite seamless, but it can power your iPod back up in emergency situations.

We’ve been waiting for wireless earphones for the iPod for a while, but these Ety8 earphones from Etymotic unfortunately look a bit silly. These earphones are wireless in that they don’t need to be connected to your iPod, but they do have a cable running between the two that wraps around your head/neck.

Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson took Noble M12 GTO for road test. This car is 650-pounds lighter than Porshe 911 which is 2,315 pounds. Its performance pulverizes the standard 911 into submission and even threatens the Turbo. Noble achieve a 0-60 mph sprint time in 3.7 seconds and a top speed “on excess of 170 mph”. Video

As surprising as it may sounds, ABIResearch’s latest poll says 58% of current iPod users said they were “somewhat likely” or “extremely likely” to pick a Zune player over any other player? WTF? We tried to take a look at the actual survey results, but realized they cost $3,000. Yeah, no, that’s ok. We’ll pass.

Comparison between Civic Mugen Si Sedan and the stock Civic Si Sedan, front and rear damping force (both bump and rebound) was increased between 8- and 24-percent (the rate varies depending on condition).h

Many of you would have insured your vehicle and will be paying your premium regularly. You will also be claiming amount from the insurance company when your vehicle gets repaired or when it meets with any accident. But how many of us know how the insurance company is benefited from this?

The Insurance Information Institute has nine suggestions to help you save on your auto insurance policies. Auto insurance premiums can vary from company to company and from coverage to coverage, so be sure to shop around.

Remember that super-small iPod Shuffle v2.0 from the Showtime event well over a month ago? The good news is that this player is finally shipping. Way too long after it was announced, in my opinion.

Teac Japan has announced its SR-L200i iPod dock, it is made of high polished material with a piano finish. It features an iPod dock on the top for you and will charge your iPod once it is connected. You can set an alarm to wake you up in the morning with your favorite tune in iPod or morning radio program.

So that’s it. F1’s greatest talent will not win the 2006 World Drivers Championship (WDC). Michael Schumacher admitted as much after last week’s Japanese GP, when engine failure sidelined his car and his hopes of an eighth title. “One cannot always win and things do not always go as planned.” Although Schuey threw in the proverbial towel, there is a way he could snatch victory from the jaws of defeat: if he wins the final race of the season and Renault pilot Fernando Alonso fails to score a single point.

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, including Farmers Insurance Exchange and Mid-Century Insurance Company, have good news for their nearly 247,000 auto insurance policyholders and new customers. Beginning October 23, 2006, the companies will offer a rare annual auto insurance policy that will allow Farmers auto insurance policyholders and new customers to choose a full-year auto policy term option in addition to the current six-month policy term option.

Another ever-so-confusing patent application from Apple has hit the wire. I’m trying to break down this confusing document and it seems that it is a process by which the iPod can wirelessly sample and save (purchase) media. The iPod tunes into a wireless signal like AM/FM, digital radio or Wi-Fi.

Another ever-so-confusing patent application from Apple has hit the wire. I’m trying to break down this confusing document and it seems that it is a process by which the iPod can wirelessly sample and save (purchase) media. The iPod tunes into a wireless signal like AM/FM, digital radio or Wi-Fi.

The Fiat Linea is the sedan version of the Punto (punto is the italian for point, linea for line). It will be shown for the firt time at the Istanbul auto show (November 2-12 2006) and will be built in Turkey by Tofas, the joint venture between Fiat Auto and Koç Holding, in the Bursa factory.

Off-road capable SUV’s are an increasingly rare breed. More and more of our roads are occupied by SUV look-a-likes that can hardly ford a burst water main or clamber over a vicious pothole– never mind tackle the great American outback. Flying in the face of this trend towards soft-roaders and CUV’s, Toyota recently launched their mud-plugging, rock-crawling FJ Cruiser.

Top Gear: Richard Hammond’s road test on Mercedes-Benz G55 AMG. This “cross country vehicle” powered by a supercharged V8 engine that produces 476bhp and 517 lb-ft torque, boost from 0-60 mph in just 5.3 seconds (preceding model: 5.4 s) while the maximum speed remains 130 mph (electronically limited).

If you've ever been involved in a road accident you will know how truly awful the whole experience can be. Pain, injury, and sometimes death of driver or passengers can be distressing on all levels whether that's physical, mental, or both depending the severity of the accident.

Pagani has released its promotional video on its Zonda F supercar. This car is powered by a 7.3 litre AMG V12 engine which boost from 0 - 200 kph (124 mph) in just 9.8 seconds. In comparison, Ferrari’s F40 will takes 12 seconds to reach the same speed.

Volvo arrived late to the SUV party, but they brought some killer tunes. The XC90 was a full-sized soft-roader CUV thingie before full-sized soft-roader CUV thingies were cool. Well, OK, it’s hard to argue that any Volvo was or ever could be “cool;” but the instantly recognizable ride was an instant hit with America’s safety-minded Soccer moms.

If those white earbuds aren’t doing their job to get your iPod stolen, you might consider the mi Lite. It’s half protective case, half party in my pocket, and fully obnoxious to fellow commuters on the subway.

Jeremy Clarkson put Mazda RX-8 against Nissan 350Z. The Rx-8 mounted with RENESIS 13B rotary engine which generates 238hp @ 8500rpm and 159 lb-ft torque @ 5500rpm, boosting from 0-60mph in 5.9-seconds.

t ShowStoppers (some lame tech media event) last night, probably the only company that was showing anything Gizmodo-cool was iFrogz—its Tadpole iPod case for children was showed off for the first time and it sure does look interesting.

Auto insurance for your car is the same as health insurance for you and your family. You cannot underestimate importance of auto insurance. An accident can happen at any time. Even if you are a careful driver, you could be the victim of somebody else's carelessness.

The two giant stars plan to unveil a 4GB red iPod Nano in order to benefit the Product RED charity. From each sale of the $199 iPod, $10 will be donated towards The Global Fund to help out HIV/AIDS sufferers in Africa. Rumors of a red iPod have been around since January of this year, but we’re certain that Oprah used her cosmic powers to get this deal done.

After launching the South African production of Hummer H3s for export on Tuesday, we invited South Africa's press corps to what they expected would be a Hummer event in the Western Cape city of George. We put on a grand "Hummer" show, complete with jungle theme, a large wooden crate, and false stockade fences.