Mercedes Aircap and Airscarf

New technology takes the turbulence out of driving with the top down

When Mercedes-Benz unveiled their brand-new Aircap technology in their 2011 E-Class Cabriolet at last February’s NYC Fashion Week, I knew I wanted to check it out for myself. As someone who always saw the appeal of convertibles as spoiled by hair whipping in my face, I was curious to see if it actually worked. I had the perfect opportunity when Mercedes lent me the E-Cab …

Annamika

Create beautiful kaleidoscopic images with an iPad app that reinvents the classic toy

Arguably one of the most entertaining iPad apps we’ve come across, the Annamika kaleidoscope provides optic stimulation for inspiration, to cure boredom or as the ultimate stoner pastime. Choose any of ten preset images or one from your iPad’s photo gallery and the program runs them through a psychedelic filter to create a beautifully-digital take on the classic children’s toy. The work of artist Catherine …

Cool Hunting Rough Cut: MyFord Touch Preview

Our video with Ford's voice recognition engineer reveals sweeping improvements to their MyFord interface

The latest news from Ford furthers the impressive progress they’re making both outside and inside of their cars. We wrote in-depth about the clever MyTouch in-car interface when it was unveiled in January 2010. But when Ford recently announced a major evolution to the way the MyTouch system handles voice recognition, we were fortunate enough to get a hands-on demo with Brigitte Richardson, Ford’s lead …