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Kensington iPhone car cradle pumps up the volume

The Kensington Amplified Car Cradle for iPhone isn’t the first accessory that claims to passively amplify audio output of Apple’s iPhone, but it may be one of the first aimed at in-car use for navigation purposes.

Scion launches its tiniest car

Scion launches the 2011 iQ at the 2010 New York auto show.

Originally posted at New York Auto Show 2010

Explore the World with Foursquare and Gowalla on ‘Checkin Mania’

By now you probably realize that we’re huge advocates location-aware social media, specifically Foursquare for its quickly blossoming community and the priceless worldwide tips they leave. But just in case you aren’t yet convinced and need some help deciding between Foursquare and competitors like Gowalla and Brightkite, there’s a cool Google Maps mashup site that can help you out.

It’s appropriately called Checkin Mania, and on it you can simply click onto the Google Map to see the area update in real time as people check in via these apps on their smartphones. Then click on one of the locations on the right side (not shown above) and it’ll display information about that spot, like it’s mayor, tips and how many people have checked in there total.

Porsche gives the Cayenne an electric boost

The 2011 Cayenne S Hybrid, launched at the 2010 New York auto show, uses a nickel metal hydride battery pack to power a 47-horsepower electric motor.

Originally posted at New York Auto Show 2010

Hawthorne: Is This Richie Rich’s Airplane Charter of Choice?

This is a snapshot of the strip mall-like sign touting Million Air in Hawthorne, Calif., only three miles south of LAX Airport and just one of many outposts of the private charter airline, which offers “fixed-base operations, maintenance and charter services…as the nation’s premier provider of upscale, private aviation services.”

Amenities for guests include transportation planeside, gourmet catering, concierge service, hotel discounts, complimentary soda and Starbucks and “freshly baked Otis Spunkmeyer cookies.” What, no caviar? Also, check out the Million Air’s logo. That’s so Richie Rich!

Frank Sinatra’s Lake Tahoe casino shuts down

Before the Las Vegas Strip ruled the gambling world, the Rat Pack helped make the Cal Neva Lodge one of Nevada’s coolest casinos.

Japanese architects win Pritzker Prize for art museums, fashion boutiques

Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, praised for using everyday building materials to create ethereal structures, have won the 2010 …

Women Travelers Can Travel (and Pee) Wherever They Want With a ‘GoGirl’

If you’ve ever wondered what an up-with-the-sisterhood consciousness raising teach-in was like in the 1970’s, the website for the Go Girl Female Urination Device is probably a good approximation. Everything is shaded pink, the site is sprinkled with uplifting reminders like “Go Girls are winners,” and there are extensive diagrams on how to safely and properly channel your bodily fluids. You are told that “life’s greatest adventure shouldn’t be finding a bathroom.” They’re also there to remind you that if you pee standing up then “you can go anywhere,” which you have to admit is a pretty clever pun.

We don’t get out to camp as much as we’d like because—ah hem—our sister site is HotelChatter after all, but we looked over the list of women who could benefit by being able to “simply unzip their fly and go to the bathroom” and we remain lukewarm on the GoGirl solution.

Who would use to “GoGirl” on a trip? Find out after the jump