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Consumer Electronics Show: Rockin' the Electron in Las Vegas

The average passenger car sold in the United States has about 100 cubic feet of interior volume. That's a lot of room for electrons. At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there will be almost no end of new things to do with those electrons, from entertaining occupants to informing them, and many of those new things will be aimed at the automotive market.

2012 Hyundai i30 Estate: The i30 Wagon arrives

The 2012 Hyundai i30 Estate arrives at Geneva 2012 The 2012 Hyundai i30 Wagon – the i30 Estate – has been revealed ahead of a debut at the Geneva Motor Show. With the new Hyundai i30 only just making its way in to the world, Hyundai are wasting no time extending the i30 range, so we’ll be getting the public debut of the 2012 Hyundai i30 Estate at the Geneva Motor Show next month. And it looks a good effort.

Visual arts students vs. in-car technology

The automobile's natural technological evolution has gone from basics like wipers and headlights to high-tech infotainment systems that map your route, locate the nearest Starbucks, report weather and traffic, and stream personal music libraries. Yet many of these systems are difficult and distracting to use. So we wondered: Of the infotainment systems out there, is there even one achieving its connectivity goals better than the rest?