We’ve already heard the Imperial March played on an old floppy disk and a Tesla coil , so why not a hard drive? Dum Dum Dum, Dum-te-Dum, Dum-te-Dum. It’s like you’re really there! You know, in outerspace. Look, there’s Darth Vader ! Ackkk — he’s force-choking me, quick, somebody take off his helmet! ZOMG — WTF is that?! Back on, back on! Youtube Thanks to the-iguana, who doesn’t change colors. That’s a chameleon, silly!

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Gadgets , Special/Limited Editions Spend two million bucks on a car, and you’ll get to have whatever the hell you want as a horn tone. Alfred DiMora is back, adding more splashy aftermarket items to the list of standard equipment on his Natalia vaporware sport luxury sedan. DiMora Motorcar has decided that the Horntones system will be factory-fitted to every V16 Natalia SLS 2 produced. So far, that’s none. This isn’t the first time the Natalia has specified an item cherrypicked from SEMA awards , and we suspect it won’t be the last. The Horntones system has 256MB of flash memory that can be loaded up with MP3 files. Once your files are in the Horntones system, there’s a 150-watt speaker to delight everyone within a quarter mile by blaring your audio with a 110dB sound pressure level. DiMora contends that the Horntones rig is the most significant development in car horns in the last 100 years. We disagree - after all, the Dukes of Hazzard General Lee had that bitchin’ setup that played Dixie. Perhaps the biggest news here is that there’s a new rendering, this time, a rear three-quarter view. Press release after the jump. Gallery: DiMora Motorcar Natalia SLS 2 [Source: DiMora Motorcars ] Continue reading $2M DiMora Natalia SLS 2 to get - wait for it - world’s first MP3-enabled horn $2M DiMora Natalia SLS 2 to get - wait for it - world’s first MP3-enabled horn originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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Filed under: Aftermarket , Audio , Gadgets , Lifestyle , Carsumer Advocacy More and more people are adding electronic gadgetry to their car’s arsenal after their initial purchase, which often makes sense since it almost always costs less to add audio equipment or GPS navigation from an aftermarket company than it does to spec if from the factory. Sadly, recent statistics prove that you’d better be careful with that shiny new piece of technology. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 24,700 portable navigation systems were swiped in 2008, representing a whopping 700% increase over 2006. While the number in thefts has rocketed skyward, the number of units sold have likewise gone supernova, leading us to wonder if the actual percentage of thefts over units in service has changed appreciably overall. Apple’s iPod is also attractive to thieves, who stole 17,000 of the little music players in ‘08. Perhaps the rise in iPod thefts helps explain why half as many car stereos (14,000) were stolen last year than in 2006, although we are willing to bet that automakers’ continued move away from standard-sized, non-integrated head units is also a major factor. Our common sense advice? Add-on nav systems and iPods are portable for a reason… remove them from your car when you leave it parked. Disaster averted. [Source: Ecommerce Journal ] Navi GONE : Portable GPS system theft reportedly up 700% originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read ?|? Permalink ?|? Email this ?|? Comments

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