Driving And Engine Performance Monitor

When it comes to informational data, most automobiles tend to be pretty stingy on details. You really get just the basics - speed, fuel, odometer, and engine temperature. That's not a lot of info especially when you're a tech-hungry geek - we want to see more and fortunately the Car Chip Pro delivers.

No tools or automotive expertise required! Just plug Car Chip Pro into the OBDII port (easily found under the dashboard or steering wheel) and it reads and stores data from your car's on-board computers, continuously logging driving and engine performance. On-board diagnostics (OBD) data was once available only to professional mechanics. With Car Chip Pro, this same data is now in your hands.

Easy Plug-and-Go Installation

1. Locate your car's OBDII connector. It's found under the dash of cars, model-year 1996 or later, no more than three feet from the driver's seat.
2. Plug the data logger in. A gentle push is all it takes.
3. Start driving. The data logger will start collecting data as soon as you start driving.
4. Connect the Car Chip to your computer via USB and download the data.

• Easy installation: plug in under the dash, drive your vehicle, then download the data to your PC
• Up to 300 hours of trip details (newest data records over oldest)
• Complete trip details including time/date, distance traveled, speed (1- or 5-second intervals)
• Log up to 4 of 23 engine parameters
• Provides individual graphs and summary reports
• Records/shows extreme acceleration/braking
• Allows user-set thresholds for audible alarms, speed, acceleration, and braking (post-drive reports/graphs show when, for how long, and number of times thresholds were exceeded)
• Automatic accident log with last 20 seconds speed data before impact
• Assign trips as business/commute/personal
• Calculate gas mileage
• View/Reset engine diagnostic trouble codes (check-engine light)
• Test for preliminary emissions status
• Software (included) lets you review/clear diagnostic codes, view summaries/detail reports, and copy data to spreadsheets for further analysis
• Includes: Car Chip Pro data logger, Software CD, USB cable
• Software works with: Windows 98SE, ME, NT4.0, NT2000, XP, Vista
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 1" x 1.32" (46 x 26 x 34 mm)

PS3 Motion Controller

Expectation surrounding the PS3's retort to Microsoft's Project Natal - the Motion Controller for the PS3 - has been hotting up since it was demoed in June 2009. Due for release this Spring, it works in a similar fashion to the Wii controller, with a sensor on top of your television detecting the position, distance and movement of two hand-held controllers. Heading up the development is Dr Richard Marks, stated "We expect this to be a great casual gamers' experience". At September's Tokyo Game Show, Sony revealed 13 games for 2010 which support motion control, which include Biohazard 5: Alternative Edition, Pain, EyePet and Flower. They also demoed LittleBigPlanet with the technology.