User interfaces are a pet peeve of mine.I’m one of those people whose VCR always blinked 12:00. Not because I couldn’t figure it out but because I resented that I had to.Basically, I have neither the...
Designing interfaces from the outside in
Markets Roundup Full Year 2012
Fisker Karma in MonacoWith most of 2012 data in, it's time for a roundup on some EV markets:- The three countries with highest EV share are Norway (No surprises here) with 3,09%, followed by Estonia...
Portugal Full Year 2012
Smart Fortwo EDWhile other markets see their EV numbers double or triple their sales, Portugal saw a 24% drop to 161 units, making it the only market where EV sales were down, this is thanks to the end...
The 10 qualities of highly effective hands-free systems
The first time I saw — and heard — a hands-free kit in action was in 1988. (Or was it 1989? Meh, same difference.) At the time, I was pretty impressed with the sound quality. Heck, I was impressed that...
My 2013 EV Markets Preview
After making my predictions over the general trends in the EV market and the models that could be gamechangers, and updating it with the latest Roewe and Cadillac offerings, now it's time to preview...
Meet the QNX concept team: True Nguyen, UX designer
We continue our spotlight on the QNX concept development team with True Nguyen, the team's user experience designer.We interviewed True just prior to CES 2013, and she was hoping that people's impressions...
New MINI Paceman ads
Here are the ads of the new MINI Paceman. Here are the 2 exclusive alternate endings which have not been released to the general public.Alternate ending 1. Alternate ending...
France Full Year 2012
Renault ZoeDespite a terrible December, when sales were down from 1.012 units in November to just 586, 2012 was a great year for EV's in France, with sales more than tripling and reaching 11.447 vehicles,...
Austria Full Year 2012 (Updated)
2011 Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-CellThe austrian EV market has nearly doubled their sales to 1.024 units, a fairly respectable number given the overall dimension of the local car market, with the Renault...
Italy Full Year 2012
Renault Zoe TaxiItalians love small cars, so it's no surprise that the Renault Twizy is the great responsible for the takeoff of EV's there. In 2012 the french quadricycle sold 1.545 units sold, achieving...
China Full Year 2012
Roewe E50Hit has been said that the chinese car market is key to the success of the electric car, not just by the tremendous dimension of it, after all we are talking of a market with a whopping 15 million...
Our best CES yet
Anecdotes and observations from the QNX booth at 2013 CESAs a wrap-up to last week’s Consumer Electronics Show, I would love to regale you with all the cool technologies and nifty gadgets that I saw....
Okay, time to get technical
Have glossy photos of the QNX concept car left you hungry for more? Dig into a technical whitepaper with our friends from Texas Instruments.By now, many of you have seen photos and videos of the new...
Day four of CES: The home stretch
We all thought that day four would be a lot less busy and it was, however, we still had people waiting for a demo up until the dying minutes of the show.The day opened with a video shoot by Brian Cooley...
