Posts Tagged ‘Car’

Dog Friendly Car

Posted in Technology Thursday on 04/23/2009 12:42 pm by lori

Do you need a new car?  What if it were “dog friendly”?  Well, Honda has made a new car that has . . .

  • a cushioned dog bed with restraints in its truck
  • a built-in, spill proof resistant water bowl
  • rear ventilator fan
  • a ramp to help smaller or older dogs climb in
  • easy-wash seat covers,
  • a paw logo on the side

It’s going to be a Honda Element utility vehicle, and it’ll be be released this Fall in the U.S.  The current model of the Element starts at $20,000, but Honda hasn’t figured out a price yet for the added pet friendly features.

[picture taken from Jalopnik]

Pop Up Garage

Posted in Technology Thursday on 04/09/2009 01:50 pm by lori

Where I live, many people convert their car garages into living areas or an extra bedroom because they don’t have as much space as they’d like.  Well, those people could use Pop Up Garages, which are actually being made in the UK.  The Cardok is lifted by means of an electro-hydraulic system, and they say it’s actually energy efficient.  They say, “It only requires about the same amount of energy to operate through one cycle as it takes to boil a kettle of water.”  Watch the video to see the garage “door” shuts.