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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[sweet, send them a few more olpcs on their way so they can learn more about hacking and we will be super fucked in a couple years when we get into our cars]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[wako]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 12:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anyone else immediately think of Bond driving the 7 series with his phone?<br><br>I guess I had really high hopes for this story.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samsam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 1:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have had one on my car for 4 years.  Old news.  Maybe not there, but in the U.S. they have had cell operated alarms for years.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 2:22AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hopefully we'll get this in the states soon.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[@froM@n]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 2:25AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[i saw one of these on ebay last week. theyve been out for years actually. i mean, i think it is totally awesome that he came up with one on his own. but hes not going to be able to take it commercial, at least not here, without a bunch of patent battles.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[youngcalihottie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 3:28AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't know what is different from what he has come up with at home, vs what large scale commercial and electrical companies have made here in the U.S. however I think it is wonderful that he crafted something like that in his garage.Good going, sweetie.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ashley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 1:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[Also, when in New Mombosa, don't go stealing any UNSC Warthogs...<br>-Taylor]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Taylor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 3:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is great I hope this kid does well. It's always great to see young genius' emerge for the tech industry! <br><br>Grant <br>- LegitGeek.com]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 5:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[been done before.... <br><a href="http://www.gsmcaralarm.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gsmcaralarm.net/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Grimm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 6:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[...by a kid in Kenya?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dragon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 8:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[Cant this system pose a safety risk. Lets say somebody does steal your car, the car calls you, you listen, and have the choice to turn the car off. If the thief is in mid-traffic, turning the car off can potentially cause an accident.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 8:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's people like the above poster that starts thinking "liability" that totally borks most companies. My view? He's in my freaking car. I can only hope that he's killed in the process, otherwise, another "liability" thinker is going to suggest that the wrong doer actually sue me for letting him steal MY car.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Geoff Miller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 29th 2008 9:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[And its people like you who act on emotion rather than logic. I'm not inhumane that I'd want a thief to lose his or her life just because they stole a car. Also, I was more so speaking of innocent bystanders getting hurt or killed in the wake of the push that button that causes the car to stop, potentially causing a multi-vehicle accident. Then all those potential deaths is blood on your hands.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 2:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[And its people like you who act on emotion rather than logic. I'm not inhumane that I'd want a thief to lose his or her life just because they stole a car. Also, I was more so speaking of innocent bystanders getting hurt or killed in the wake of the push that button that causes the car to stop, potentially causing a multi-vehicle accident. Then all those potential deaths is blood on your hands.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 2:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA["If the thief is in mid-traffic, turning the car off can potentially cause an accident."<br><br>What a crock.  A car can quit any time.  It can run out of gas.  The ground wire could fall off.  Some other mechanical fault could occur.<br><br>Cars are not, and cannot be guaranteed to run forever with perfect reliability.<br><br>If a car stopping as it's turned off causes an accident, that accident almost certainly will not be the fault of the stopping car.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Information Central]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 3:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA["A car can quit any time. It can run out of gas. The ground wire could fall off. Some other mechanical fault could occur."<br><br>Any of those reasons you've given can also cause an accident as well. Also, those reasons you gave are really shitty ones. 1. youve got a gas meter, 2. Ive never known anybody that has experienced a car actually dying due to a ground wire magically falling off during driving, please. Having your car stopped without warning especially in the midst of a car jacking spells potential accident. <br><br>Imagine your car turning off while youre doing 70 down the freeway. Most cars brake pressure will stiffen significantly without the car being on. So now, you've got a thief who is probably panicking trying to stop a vehicle which isn't his or hers and drivers without a clue of impending doom. YES....potential accident.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 9:31AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA["A car can quit any time. It can run out of gas. The ground wire could fall off. Some other mechanical fault could occur."<br><br>Any of those reasons you've given can also cause an accident as well. Also, those reasons you gave are really shitty ones. 1. youve got a gas meter, 2. Ive never known anybody that has experienced a car actually dying due to a ground wire magically falling off during driving, please. Having your car stopped without warning especially in the midst of a car jacking spells potential accident. <br><br>Imagine your car turning off while youre doing 70 down the freeway. Most cars brake pressure will stiffen significantly without the car being on. So now, you've got a thief who is probably panicking trying to stop a vehicle which isn't his or hers and drivers without a clue of impending doom. YES....potential accident.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 9:32AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA["A car can quit any time. It can run out of gas. The ground wire could fall off. Some other mechanical fault could occur."<br><br>Any of those reasons you've given can also cause an accident as well. Also, those reasons you gave are really shitty ones. 1. youve got a gas meter, 2. Ive never known anybody that has experienced a car actually dying due to a ground wire magically falling off during driving, please. Having your car stopped without warning especially in the midst of a car jacking spells potential accident. <br><br>Imagine your car turning off while youre doing 70 down the freeway. Most cars brake pressure will stiffen significantly without the car being on. So now, you've got a thief who is probably panicking trying to stop a vehicle which isn't his or hers and drivers without a clue of impending doom. YES....potential accident.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 9:33AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[oh dear, Ive spammed the comments waiting for my comment to post, was not aware of a delay so I resubmitted :/ I didn't see it post immediately, can the mod delete them down to one pls. thanks.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 9:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[Great publicity for this guy but, as already noted in a couple of other comments, what he has created is not new or interesting.<br><br>We provide remote immobilization technology as part of our Telematics, Fleet Management, Asset Monitoring and Security platform at Kinishi <a href="http://kinishi.com" rel="nofollow">http://kinishi.com</a> and we support a range of interfaces including mobile phones.<br><br>Thatcham <a href="http://www.thatcham.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.thatcham.org</a> (The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre) in the UK even have a whole category (Category 5) dedicated to After Theft Systems for Vehicle Recovery that feature remote immobilization.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 10:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[Jason, you are a moron.<br><br>Car thieves manage to cause wrecks with the engine running almost 90% of the time anyway. Is that the driver's fault for allowing the car to start?<br><br>I'd sooner see a car thief crash at 10mph because the engine cut out than at 130mph because they were trying to evade the police.<br><br>So I repeat, Jason, you are a moron.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Spencer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 10:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[How about he should have placed an auto-detonate bombs when unconventional car use is happening in the car (like theft and etc). It would really mean a thing or place some autolock functions for automatic cars when used without permission of the owner. He can also put eye-controlled locks or fingerprint-controlled locks. In that case only the owner is allowed to use the car.<br><br>Thank you<br>Charles<br><a href="http://www.resourcesandmoney.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.resourcesandmoney.blogspot.com</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 12:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[What about the police that leave "bait" cars in parking lots for would-be thieves?  They use remote cut-off switches to stop the car, and also lock the doors so the thieves can't get out.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jul 30th 2008 1:40PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Teenager hacks together hardware for controlling your car via phone]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/07/28/teenager-hacks-together-hardware-for-controlling-your-car-via-ph/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is an open source project for this. Uses a prepaid cell phone in the US that costs $10/month for 1,000 messages, tracks your car via GPS and can even alert when it goes over a pre-set speed limit. I'm working on a fuel solenoid to stop the car more gradually.<br><a href="http://www.opengpstracker.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.opengpstracker.org/</a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Jetson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sep 23rd 2008 9:58AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>