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Push Me, Pull You: R&T investigates the comings and goings of gear changes

Dec 1st 2009 9:15AM on Autoblog

Hopped in my stepfather's G35 coupe, went to an empty, straight stretch, put it in "manual" mode, and accelerated. Time for first gear change, pulled back, and nothing. Another stupid "forward for upshift" cars. I still don't get it. After years of watching CART, and playing video games, as well as general intuitiveness, I feel that towards the driver should be an upshift.

One thing I'm thinking about though, is why not have it be user programmable? I mean, it's all electronic anyways. If you offered some obscure way of allowing a user to go in and set it up, then it could be to their liking.

SEMA Sweeps: Win one of five Sony PSP/Gran Turismo bundles! - Day 1

Nov 2nd 2009 2:29PM on Autoblog

Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V･spec II Nür (R34) '02

Look out, Slim: Xbox 360 Elite showing $299 in new Walmart ad

Aug 21st 2009 3:42PM on Engadget

Well, guess people can't b***h about the PS3 not having anything other than a composite cable anymore.

Is this the top of a Canon EOS 7D, or are we just hopelessly optimistic?

Aug 20th 2009 2:31PM on Engadget

My money is that the 7D will slip in below the 5d (higher number, lower price, like 1D and 5D). The 50D will go away and be replaced by this camera. That's why it has the pop-up flash.

PlayStation 3 Slim unboxing and hands-on!

Aug 18th 2009 5:42PM on Engadget

...says the person who has never been to design school.

Symmetry is a mark of a very amateur design usually. Asymmetry can be VERY pleasing to the eye (go look at some tansu stuff). Obviously you have no clue what you are talking about.

GM announces... 2011 Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg city!

Aug 11th 2009 9:13AM on Autoblog

@Sean....

Doesn't quite work like that. See, with the volt, your MPG will drop the further you drive it. MPG numbers just don't come into play. The first 40 miles are free, but every mile after that is at whatever the engine is rated (let's say 30 mpg). So if you drive 50 miles, your MPG is like 150 MPG, but when you drive 200 miles, it's more like 37.5 MPG.

Ford shows off 800-HP Fiesta rally car ahead of Pikes Peak attempt [w/VIDEO]

Jul 17th 2009 3:24PM on Autoblog

See the little blue oval up front....yeah, that...oh and maybe those door handles, just maybe though.

Logitech's Harmony 1100 remote is more touchscreen, less buttons

Jan 6th 2009 1:43PM on Engadget

@ Michael -

Don't know about you, but I told my Harmony to use specific Power On and Power Off codes for the devices that support it instead of using the Power Toggle command. I don't have the problem you do. It's not a remote issue, it's a device issue.

Cheap shares lead GM to suspend employee stock purchases

Oct 4th 2008 9:20PM on Autoblog

Simple explanation. When you have a 401k, you get matched by your company, and it's in stock. So let's say you had 5% of your salary matched in 401k. Well, your salary remains the same, but the stock price goes down, so more shares can be bought for the same dollar amount. A 4x drop in stock price equals a 4x increase in volume. This isn't employees rushing to buy stock, this is just the way the 401k is run.

Nissan defends GT-R 'Ring time

Oct 3rd 2008 1:31PM on Autoblog

MrSlice:

You say that Porsche would remove the limiters. Nissan themselves has said that removing the limiters on the GT-R are difficult, leaning towards impossible, for non Nissan people. I doubt Porsche threw a ton of money in trying to remove a limiter for something as minor as this test. Also, the referenced C/D article showed that it wasn't a ponied up press car. They had two that tested below, and two more that tested right in line with the press car. These 4 were customer cars. They said it's the best performance bang for your buck, and they said that it appears they really are creating more than the official HP.

Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.

"I'm pretty much a complete noob when it comes to camera stuff. My wife loves to take pictures, though. So much so that she literally wore out her first point and shoot camera, and the Kodak Z712 I bought for her less than two years ago is starting to act up as well. To compound the matter, we are expecting our first born sometime next year. I fear the Kodak just isn't going to cut it any longer. What would be the best starter DSLR to get? She hates missing photo opportunities due to camera 'lag' so speed would definitely be at the top of the list. Photo quality and features would be next. Price should be no more than $800. I'm not interested in video capabilities."

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