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Mind-Controlled Cars: There Is No Way That This Doesn’t End Badly
03 Mar 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
German research facility BrainDriver has put together a kit that lets people make rudimentary driving commands with their brains – you know, without using their hands. I have serious concerns about how this system deals with those brief suicidal thoughts that tend to pop up when knee-deep in traffic on the 9/5 commute.
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New Volkswagen Microbus Unveiled
02 Mar 2011 by Annika / 1 Comment
Shhh… Do you hear that? It’s the sound of hippies everywhere rejoicing at the new-school Volkswagen Kombi. The iconic vehicle, which first debuted in 1950, was a favorite at this week’s Geneva Motor Show and comes with a whole lot of new goodies.
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Spain Counters Rising Oil Prices, Lowers Speed Limit
28 Feb 2011 by Bearded Wiseman / No Comments
The turmoil in the Middle East has done damage to the fragile oil price, and last week saw a more than 10 percent increase in the price per barrel. As a result we have seen petrol prices increase this month, and March will be no different. The Spanish are being productive about things though, we could learn from them.
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BG Launches Over A Kia, Wins 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk [VIDEO]
21 Feb 2011 by Ed Sellier / No Comments
Ever seen a guy launch himself over a Kia, only to catch a ball thrown out of the sun roof and slam-dunk to win the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest? No, neither had the judges and that’s why LA Clippers power forward and NBA rising star Blake Griffin won the 2011 version of the dunking contest. Impressive [a la Darth Vader].
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When Politically Incorrect Chain Email’s Go Bad
18 Feb 2011 by Bearded Wiseman / 2 Comments
It’s one thing to be forwarding a funny email on to those that you feel might benefit from the humour you found to be present in said email. But what happens when you’re a big cheese at a major construction and infrastructure development company and the joke is politically incorrect, and you get caught?
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It’s Smarter Than The Average Bear
14 Feb 2011 by liam kruger / No Comments
Hoo ha. I try and avoid playing the ‘hey look something funny happened on the internet’ game with you guys too often, but it’s Monday and this bear unlocked some dude’s car door and “drank 4 beers, ate a bottle of mallox, and crapped all over the place.” That’s special.
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SA Creative Director And The SuperBowl Commercial
06 Feb 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
It’s always great when your buddies are out there doing it in a big way, and I’m sure local creatives would also be interested to know that my buddy Colin Jeffery (The Advertising Guy – ex King James) is Creative Director at David&Goliath in LA, who shot the highly acclaimed “One Epic Ride” SuperBowl commercial [...]
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Piers Morgan And Jeremy Clarkson Slugging It Out
28 Jan 2011 by hansie / 5 Comments
The new Larry King and TV’s most famous petrol head are at it again trading blows in public. Piers cordially invited Jeremy to join him for a chat on CNN. Jeremy said no ways not even if they record the show in his back garden. Piers hit back and called Jeremy an “ageing pot-bellied Brit”. It’s a middle-aged slam down.
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GPS Technologies Are Making Us Slaves To Small People In Machines
19 Jan 2011 by hansie / No Comments
Deep inside a homing pigeon’s head is a detector cell that picks up the earth’s magnetic field and sends it straight to its destination. No hardware, no software – just a natural sense of position for thousands of kilometres. I know people who get lost in malls where they have lit up maps on eye level. Are pigeons smarter than us? I’m beginning to think so.
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John Lennon’s First Car Is For Sale
14 Jan 2011 by liam kruger / 2 Comments
Finally. Something to spend this R1.5 million I have lying around on. Lennon’s 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe (I don’t know what most of that means!) is being auctioned off in February; they expect it go for slightly more than his dark green Chrysler station wagon, which was recently auctioned off for $5,500 (ZAR 37.5k).
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Today’s Random Game: Guess The Location?
14 Jan 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 10 Comments
Today’s game involves a car that was spotted on the streets of Cape Town. This is a given, as it has a stunning WP numberplate. But the big question is, WHERE in Cape Town was it spotted? More to the point, what suburb? Follow the link to see the answer!
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Detroit Auto Show Roundup
13 Jan 2011 by malibu / No Comments
I thought it only fair to start my year off back at 2oceansvibe with a Detroit Auto Show roundup. It’s what I do best you see, sort of. After the jump you will see some of the highlights of this year’s North American Motor Show.
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Joburg Unveils Groundbreaking New Parking System – Parking On The Side Of The Road
30 Dec 2010 by hansie / No Comments
The revolutionary new system was first tested in Braamfontein and will now be rolled out to the rest of the city. The city council and metro police will promptly reconvene in the board room to brainstorm places people can walk other than sidewalks. The side of the road will not be considered as this is already reserved for parking.
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Jacques Gets His Swagger Back
21 Dec 2010 by silverstreak / 3 Comments
This is a cautionary tale. You get new hair, and your life will change. This is the news: Jacques Kallis crashed his Audi R8 (excellent taste, JK) supercar into his neighbour’s gate at 02h30 this morning. Now let it be known, hair implants will increase your self-confidence to dangerous levels.
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The Terrible, Terrible Future Is Here: Advertisements That Burn Logos Into Your Eyes
20 Dec 2010 by liam kruger / 1 Comment
I have feared this for years. What happens if one day you switch off the television, but the McDonalds logo is still burnt into the back of your corneas, and it won’t go away until you buy the Biggest Mac that there ever was? Well, that day is today friends. Sort of. Once in a theatre in Germany.
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Configurate Your Bugatti
18 Dec 2010 by malibu / 2 Comments
So most of us, in fact all of us, will never ever be able to afford a Bugatti Veyron, but a man and in my case a woman, can dream. Bugatti have realised this dream and have loaded a Bugatti Veyron configurator online, just for you and me.
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Two Blondes, One Screaming, In A BMW M3 Frozen Edition [VIDEO]
09 Dec 2010 by malibu / 1 Comment
Yes, I know that headline sounds like something you should be thinking about whilst in a dark room with a towel, but it’s actually rather funny. Sabine Schmitz takes CAR magazine’s Juliet McGuire around Zwartkops in a matte-black M3 Frozen Edition.
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There’s Nothing Funny About An Accident – Unless It’s This Accident
08 Dec 2010 by Andrew Lloyd Morgan / 1 Comment
There’s an ancient Tibetan joke that goes something like “There’s nothing funny about a car accident unless one of the cars involved was transporting a bucket of PVC paint, which exploded on impact, for maximum comedic effect.” Sure, we’re the first to admit that some of the humour is lost in translation, but the wisdom is clear.
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A Catalogue Of Tin-Can Coffins
06 Dec 2010 by malibu / No Comments
Living in South Africa we are used to dodgy vehicles on the road. You know the kind. Hell, even our taxis are sometimes held together with ducktape, while a monkey wrench substitutes the all important function of steering wheel. But you might be safer in that than in any of these cars. Auto Shippers has listed the ten least safe cars of all time.
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Mini Grows Up
01 Dec 2010 by malibu / 2 Comments
Did you have a Mini? Then got married, started having kids, basically grew up and had to sell the one thing that made you smile? Well Mini has taken you into account my friend and have brought out the grown up version to suit your lifestyle. That’s right my friends, Mini have stepped up yet again!
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Guess What Arrived In Cape Town This Week
19 Nov 2010 by malibu / 3 Comments
Oh yes people, the McLaren MP4-12C is here. This supercar is what dreams are made of and it is definitely set to cause a stir in the performance stakes. It’s light, very light with even the engraved rather than raised lettering McLaren detail saving 2 g of weight!
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Inside The Stig Farm [VIDEO]
15 Nov 2010 by Andrew Lloyd Morgan / No Comments
Jeremy Clarkson and the Top Gear team give us an exclusive look into what really goes into the making of The Stig. Come and take a tour around the Stig farm and get to see what really goes on behind the scenes as they reveal The New Stig.
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New MINI Countryman Commercial Is Mental! [VIDEO]
08 Nov 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Using doubles in movies is quite clever. Using one actor to perform as twins is also pretty advanced. Then you get 3D movies like Avatar, where the whole movie is computerized and still looks real. Then you get the new MINI Countryman commercial – OMF! Video after jump.
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Spy On The Next SLK
03 Nov 2010 by malibu / No Comments
Even though it was covered in plastic camouflage, Mercedes has decided to beat the spy photographers at their own game and release some images of the 2012 SLK test prototype as well as some interesting information on one of its highlight features – that folding roof.
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