Despite just hitting store shelves, the Apple iPad mini has already found its way into a car's interior. Sound Waves, a mobile electronics shop in Tampa, FL, is the first to custom fabricate a vehicle's dashboard to fit the device. … [Read more...] about First iPad Mini Installed in Car Dashboard
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Japanese Invent Transparent Car Interior
Japanese researchers at Keio University have developed the world's first pseudo-transparent car. Through a clever use of cameras, the vehicle projects an image of its outside surroundings onto its interior so that its driver is able to park easier and more safely. … [Read more...] about Japanese Invent Transparent Car Interior
Nissan Introduces Fatigue-Free Seats
Nissan has partnered with researchers at Keio University and NASA to introduce the world’s first ever “fatigue-free seats” – which are designed to reduce stress on drivers' bodies and keep them more alert. … [Read more...] about Nissan Introduces Fatigue-Free Seats
How Mobile Electronics Shape Interiors
Long gone are the days when the only mobile electronics that auto trimmers had to contend with were map lights, power seats and sunroofs. Today's interiors are more electronic, digitized and complex than ever before – and we've only begun to scratch the surface of what's to come. Automotive Megatrends, a new online magazine, recently published an interesting article … [Read more...] about How Mobile Electronics Shape Interiors
Opel Debuts Affordable Starlight Headliner
At the WardsAuto Interiors Conference held earlier this year, industry leaders hinted that automakers may soon forgo dome lights in favor of multiple LED lamps – a possible precursor to LED-laden headliner boards like that found in the Rolls Royce Phantom. They weren't kidding. German automaker Opel has just introduced the first budget-priced car to feature a … [Read more...] about Opel Debuts Affordable Starlight Headliner
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