Thumb Socks to Prevent Texting While Driving

Here’s a quirky suggestion on how to curb the texting while driving problem – thumb socks.

It’s basically an advocacy campaign from DoSomething.com and Sprint to discourage texting while driving. We just wonder if wearing thumb socks does really make it difficult for one to fiddle with his/her mobile.

“Teens are encouraged to use thumb socks to spread awareness for the campaign through a variety of ways including giving them to their friends, keeping them in their car as a reminder, hosting a Thumb War tournament around the cause or updating their Facebook profile with a photo of them wearing the thumb socks,” said a statement from DoSomething.org and Sprint.

The PSA video features TV’s Joel McHale and Ken Jeong from that show Community.

Ford Fiesta S1600 Launched

Ford’s been dishing out sporty versions of its cars recently. Check out this limited edition sporty Ford Fiesta dubbed the S1600.

Yup. The 1600 means something. The car packs a 1.6L Duratec Ti-VCT gasoline engine that dishes out 118 bhp. It can generate 20 bhp more with an optional tuning package from Ford tuners Mountune.

For those wanting a diesel, a 1.6L Duratorq TDCi engine dishing out 94 bhp can be had.

Other modifications include a new bumper, sideskirts, a large spoiler and rear diffuser. The car sits atop 17-inch white alloys. Inside, the car sports leather sports seats, leather steering and knobs.

The car’s based on the Fiesta Zetec S.

Pre-production Aptera 2e Gets 200 MPG

Not everyone wants to buy an all-electric bubble car with three wheels. For fun, maybe. If you have that much spare cash, maybe. But if you’re considering getting one for the family, “just like every other American,” then maybe not.

Aptera’s one of those startups that is venturing into such things. They might not have a ready mass market but their breakthrough might just plant those seeds of thought in people’s minds.

An all-electric bubble car might just work particularly if it can get as much as 200 mpg. This one here is the pre-production version of the 2e but Aptera’s now pitching it to get that figure.

A bit of math and geekery might be in order though since the car’s all-electric using lithium-ion batteries to power its electric motor.

Aptera has been dealing with the typical growing pains of a startup but the increasing viability for such vehicles has attracted more support from the industry.

Source: Motor Authority

Video: Super Bowl XLIV Car Ad Roundup

So the Saints won the Super Bowl sticking it up Payton Manning’s bum.

Non-football gearheads could settle for all the car ads in the biggest night of TV.

Here’s our round-up.

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Formula 1: Michael Schumacher Confirms Return

Happy new year, folks! We’re back from our holiday hiatus. So there’s quite a lot of catching up to do.

One of the biggest news over our time off – Michael Schumacher will indeed be back in top-flight motorsport competition as he confirmed that he will be racing for Mercedes GP (formerly Brawn GP) starting next season. He even plans to stay on until 2012.

The seven-time champion will be reuniting with Ross Brawn. The partnership had been credited as one of the reasons for Schumacher’s continued success through his stints in Benetton and Ferrari.

And if that’s not enough bombshells regarding the news, The Maestro wants another title. So that would probably even worry, Mercedes GP’s first driver, Nico Rosberg. And everyone else in the field for that matter.

Schumacher teased a return in the 2009 season as a stand-in for the injured Felipe Massa but Schumacher’s return was marred by his own injuries.

Video: Kick-ass Bumblebee Camaro Costume

These days, dressing up as Dracula or a mummy or a werewolf for Halloween has become too passe. Dressing up as anyone from the summer blockbuster movies are now the de facto standard. And check out this costume lifted from the Transformers movie – a Bumblebee costume that actually “transforms” to the shape of a Camaro. Pretty damn nifty.