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Cars Are Horrible Mobile Tech Devices, So Why Are Pandora, MOG Hitching Rides?

Pandora's Tim Westergren and MOG's David Hyman agree that automobiles are slow, fractured, and generally a pain the tailpipe for web-powered services like theirs. And yet there's nowhere they'd rather be. Here's why.READ»

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This Week In Bots: Don't Take This The Wrong Way, But You're A Terminator, Right?

In many ways the design of robots inches closer to human form every day, and also approaches sci-fi's visions (although some say that's a bad thing):READ»

Toyota's New Steering Wheel Knows If You're Having A Heart Attack

With a built-in ECG, the new wheel could stop the cars of people under distress, and also serve as a mini-checkup every time you turn the keys.READ»

Toyota Online: A Digital Model For Other Corporations To Follow

Right now corporations and the lawyers who defend them are at a digital crossroads.READ»

Toyota Unveils Three New EVs For 2012

Toyota is charging ahead with three new plug-in EVs for 2012. Other automakers are being more cautious, but remember: Toyota got the Prius to sell when no one was excited about hybrids.READ»

How Lessons From Toyota's Production Line Will Help Efficiently Rebuild New Orleans

Toyota plans to teach its well-honed assembly line techniques to community organizations like the St. Bernard Project, a New Orleans recovery initiative. Will it make them better?READ»

Your Toyota Would Like To Friend You Now

Toyota is working on a social networking service--with Microsoft's help--so that drivers can interact with their cars. Imagine if KITT had a Twitter account. READ»

Prius Roller Coaster Lights Up The Room [VIDEO]

A hacked hybrid, some roller coaster tracks, and some electric lights all to illustrate the power of regenerative brakes.READ»

Can The Prius Popularize Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars? [Updated]

The Prius made hybrids acceptable. Now Toyota is going to try to use those good feelings to get people to plug in.READ»

Microsoft, Toyota Announce $12 Million Partnership for "Ultimate Mobile Device"

How your car is evolving from an automobile to a "mobile device."READ»

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iFive: Netflix Gets Mad Men, NYT Defends Paywall, Toyota Pulls iPhone Jailbreak Ads, Congress Vs FCC, Teens Love iPhones

As the saying goes "I'd like mornings if they started later!" If you're feeling like this, then perk yourself up with i5, our early news summary.READ»

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iFive: Google Slips in China, Anonymous Hits Sony, Apple Jailbreakers Get Ads, Sony Reveals iPhone 5 Cam, Google's New/Old CEO

It's a new week--but the same light-speed innovation is still happening everywhere. We capture the early good stuff here with i5. READ»

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Pandora Pulls Back the Curtain on Its Magic Music Machine

As Pandora rumbles toward a possible IPO, its founder and Chief Strategy Officer Tim Westergren talks to Fast Company about the secret ingredient in its future formula (hint: it's not an algorithm).READ»

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Toyota Unveils Family-Sized, Bite-Sized Versions of the Prius, More to Come

Toyota unveiled two new versions of the Prius at the Detroit Auto Show--the Prius V family-sized vehicle and the Prius c, a city-centric hybrid. READ»

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Toyota Unveils "Entune," Bringing on Board Pandora, Bing

At the Consumer Electronics Show today in Las Vegas, Toyota unveiled its new multimedia system, which integrates with your smartphone.READ»