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Viper Security launches SmartStart iPhone app for well-appointed whips {Engadget}
Oct 13th 2009 6:03PM Just want to point out a few things that commenters are missing:
1) A lot of people, such as myself, do live in very cold climates. A remote starter not only warms your car, it also melts the ice off of the windshield saving you 15-ish minutes in the morning scraping ice and snow off of your car.
2) Most car manufacturers recommend letting a vehicle warm up at idle when the temps are a ways below freezing. Here in the snow belt, that means basically every day from December - April.
3) A lot of people also have apartments (or, in my case, offices) that are far enough away from where they park that a standard remote start won't work. Or, try it from inside a shopping mall or what not. By time you are in range, your car won't have long enough for the car to warm up. So, most any standard remote start system is not going to work for me and surely others.
4) My late model Accord has a factory add-on remote start option. It's about $750 installed, and I have thought about it every winter since I got it but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I can go to Best Buy or the local car audio shop and get a cheap-o car start for about $200, but it's a one way system with very limited reception. That means that you have no way of knowing if your car actually started and have the limitations noted in #3 above.
5) The website says the $299 module is an addon for existing Viper start/security systems, and the $499 module is everything you need to add the system to your car. I'm assuming there is some extra for install, not sure if they build that in or not.
So, while I may be a minority here, the $499 option is actually a pretty good deal for me. It's still a little rich for my blood, but it's not as far fetched as you might think for those of us who get extreme winters and spend wayyyy too much time scraping half an inch of ice off their cars.
Video: a brief history of game console teardowns {Engadget}
Sep 25th 2009 9:10AM I can understand not being able to include EVERY console ever made, however you would think that to really demonstrate how technology is evolved, they could include consoles more than ~8 years old. Or, at least, have a single Nintendo console in there somewhere.
VUDU equips LG's BD390 Blu-ray player with movie streaming abilities {Engadget HD}
Sep 10th 2009 9:44AM I'm wondering if they will include any of the other Vudu features, such as Pandora?
Mad Catz ships $300 Fender Stratocaster Rock Band guitar, disgraces real musicians everywhere {Engadget}
Sep 4th 2009 9:36AM well, i am getting one. the plastic controllers suck. i suppose some can't understand the difference between playing a game and being a musician, but i can. i thought it was supposed to be $199 when it came out though.
Engadget's back to school giveaway, part one! {Engadget}
Aug 31st 2009 3:57PM yes please
Massillon Cable TV, the only consumer friendly cable company? {Engadget HD}
Aug 30th 2009 2:46PM A good friend of mine has Massillon cable. They had SciFi HD before Dish or DirectTV did, and I was jealous. Who would have thought that a small little cable operator would be so far ahead of the big guys.
Engadget's recession antidote: win a 16GB iPhone 3G from Rapid Repair! {Engadget}
Aug 1st 2009 2:17PM holy crap
Engadget's recession antidote: win a DYMO LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo! {Engadget}
Jul 31st 2009 12:32PM i label things sometimes
Engadget's recession antidote: win a FREETALK headset and Skype voucher! {Engadget}
Jul 28th 2009 4:14PM hook me up!
Engadget's recession antidote: win a GigaPan Epic Imager! {Engadget}
Jul 24th 2009 5:58PM I will giga the pan out of this thing if I win it.
