Limpert Tech "SullyCast" on Radio 105.7 and iHeartRadio - Michigan and New Car Gadgets
Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 9:35AM ***Rick was in Northern Michigan this week. The leaves may be starting to change a little, but with temps in the 80s, the weather was perfect for anything outdoors.. golf, fishing relaxing...
And..
It doesn't matter if your car is old like Sully's or a gas saving maching like Rck's there are always new gadgets hitting the market for your cars.
Here is some of the latest Rick has been trying...
Have a listen:
1. ZUS Smart Tire Safety Monitor
About $100
The nonda ZUS Smart Tire Safety Monitor is actually a series of devices that work in tandem with a powerful app.
Note: 4 in 10 drivers believe they can determine if a tire is under inflated just by looking. In fact, tires can be 50% under inflated and not appear flat.
A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reinforces that advice by determining that vehicles driving on tires underinflated by more than 25 percent are three times more likely to be involved in a crash related to tire problems than vehicles with proper inflation.
Just charge, use Bluetooth and launch the app, install (screw in) the sensors until they are tight on to the valve of your tires.Caps are labeled for the correct tire and you are ready to go and check your tires.
2. ZUS Smart Car Charger
https://www.nonda.co/products/zus-smart-car-charger
Another ZUS product, this one is $34.99
- Car battery monitor
- 2X faster charge
- Automatic car finder
3. Brush Hero
The revolutionary detailing tool that harnesses the power of an ordinary garden hose to clean cars, motorcycles and bikes to perfection. Only $34.99
Sure, there are dozens of other cleaning gadgets on the market. But they simply don’t get the job done right. Before Brush Hero, it was difficult to find a tool that had enough power to remove dirt and grime without the damaging delicate surfaces of cars, motorcycles and bikes.
Brush Hero uses water pressure alone to power its turbine and bust the grime in only seconds. It spins with an impressive amount of torque! An awesome gift for the car, motorcycle, or bike enthusiast in your life, it also comes with an array of custom cleaning accessories to tackle every job you can imagine. Men love using Brush Hero to get their BBQs, golf clubs, and even their lawn mowers looking as good as new again. No matter the cleaning project, this tool is the ultimate weapon for men ready to win the war on muck.
4. Grand Trunk Products
Adventure products you can keep in the trunk of your car.
Have an adventurous gentleman on your gift list? Grand Trunk products help make plane, train and automobile portions of the trip more enjoyable! Once your Jacques Cousteau arrives at his destination, he can sleep under the stars in a Grand Trunk hammock! From pillows to tents, gift the gift of traveling in comfort with Grand Trunk’s travel treasures. A variety of products such as their Hooded Travel Pillow and Compression Pack, will ensure your world traveler is able to feel the privacy and comfort he deserves!
5. BMW to integrate Parkmobile app into cars
Parkmobile, the leading provider of mobile parking and transit solutions in North America, today announced at the 2017 International Parking Institute Annual Conference the availability of its full platform capabilities as an integrated OEM offering in all new BMW vehicles. Parkmobile currently enables consumers to find, reserve and pay for parking through a single app in over 2,000 locations and 250 cities across the US and Canada. With this launch, in addition to reserving parking directly through the car navigation system or companion ParkNow app, BMW drivers can also initiate and pay for on-street and off-street parking across the Parkmobile Network.
Leveraging the car navigation system and GPS, when parking on-street or in other Parkmobile enabled locations, BMW cars will prompt drivers to begin a parking session through the dashboard screen seamlessly and without the need to either pay a meter or initiate a session via mobile app. Similar to the Parkmobile App, the vehicle will prepopulate the zone based on GPS coordinates, enabling 1-touch parking. The offering supports the capability to preselect the amount of time a driver wants to purchase, with the ability to manage and extend sessions remotely through the companion ParkNow app or Parkmobile app while away from their vehicle. In addition, where parking rules allow, the platform supports start-stop parking sessions whereby the parking session terminates automatically when the driver returns to the automobile and commences driving.
Parkmobile’s launch of this innovative new service in BMW cars follows the successful launch last year of in-dash reservations into the BMW 5 Series line. “We are extremely proud to partner with BMW to deliver this tremendous innovation in the automotive and parking industries alike.” said Jon Ziglar, Parkmobile’s CEO.