eBay Motors app adds search-by-image feature

Filed under: Car Buying, Auctions, Etc., Technology

The eBay Motors smartphone application has a clever new feature. Users can now take a photo of any car they see on the street and the app will find similar listings for them automatically. Want to know how much that 2005 BMW M3 in the parking lot is going [...]

Cherry.com offers car washes anywhere* for $29

Filed under: Technology

So by “anywhere,” Cherry means to say “anywhere in San Francisco,” but beyond that little geographic limitation, this new service seems like a hassle-free way to get your car washed.

You sign up through the Cherry website, then schedule and geo-locate your car, either on the site or through its iPhone app. Within about [...]

Nissan creates first self-healing iPhone case

Filed under: Etc., Nissan, Design/Style

Nissan has been working on its self-healing clearcoat technology called Scratch Shield for more than seven years. While it’s been applied to the company’s cars for four years now, it’s first non-automotive application is here: an iPhone case.
Called the Nissan Scratch Shield iPhone case, it appears aimed at the doubly-retentive types [...]

Video: Hyundai lets you play racing game on Times Square big screen using your iPhone

Filed under: Videos, Hatchback, Hyundai

Playing a racing game on the big screen can sometimes feel a bit like the real thing, but what happens when the screen is larger than life? Hyundai has created a new iPhone driving game for the Veloster that is interactive on a level that most gamers can only dream of.
If [...]

DashCommand update integrates with Pioneer AppRadio

Filed under: Technology

DashCommand for Windows, Android and iOS has been around for a while, but the most recent update for the iPhone allows you to view all the OBD-II-sourced data directly on your Pioneer AppRadio.
As we’ve said before, the real draw of the AppRadio isn’t just its 6.1-inch, capacitive multi-touch screen, it’s the ability for [...]