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    iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    This is stupid.
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    Image of stoke stoke
    04/02/09

    @Pleco, king of the junkyard: Jealousy is a stinky cologne.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/02/09

    @stoke, now with RHD mail delivery hotness: No, I expected him to be able to drive it via iPhone.


    I guess relative to my expectations, the delivered product is stupid.

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    C:\Other Things To Do With Your Time:> dir


    Volume in drive C has no label

    Volume Serial Number is L05-ER


    Directory of C:\Other Tings To Do With Your Time


    04/02/2009 03:08 PM Go Outside

    04/02/2009 03:09 PM You Have An RX-8. Drive It

    01/02/1998 12:14 AM Continue 11 Year Quest For Girlfriend.

    04/02/2009 03:12 PM Anything. Seriously. Anything Is A Better Use Of Your Time Than This.


    4 File(s) 1053 bytes


    C:\Other Things To Do With Your Time:>

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    Image of karan1003 karan1003
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    Are you kidding? That's exactly as cool as it sounds. He'll now be able to pull james bond type stuff, like drive his car off the roof of a parking lot to distract the baddies. By baddies, of course, i mean high gas prices, because god knows how thirsty the wankel in that car is.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/02/09

    @karan1003:I'm pretty sure he can't actually drive the car.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    Alas, he had to shut the system down when the car used it's internet connect to sign up for a $14.99/month dragon porn subscription.
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    Image of qbanboi84 qbanboi84
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    I kept wondering, how the hell is he going to shift gears from the iPhone!
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    Image of themeasles (now with MSPaint Star) themeasles (now with MSPaint Star)
    04/02/09

    @Oz: by using the scroll-wheel of course! Steve Jobs has simplified driving by moving all car control into one simple, easy to use wheel! Want to steer to the left? simply turn the wheel counter-clockwise! Want to turn down the Air-con? simply press Menu, Menu, Menu, Enter, and turn the wheel to clockwise! Need to perform an evasive brake/steer procedure? Simply press Menu, Menu, Menu, Menu, Menu, Enter, scroll down to 'shitpants', and press Enter! All of your favorite driving inputs, now in the ease of one convenient wheel!
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/02/09

    @themeasles loves torque(s):Ahem. I believe that already exists.
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    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    So, this guy could drive drunk, park on the tracks, and call 911, all in the comfort of his home?


    "Where were you before nowhere?"


    "My fridge, grabbing a beer."

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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    04/03/09

    @maximum-sienna: I think that "Where were you before nowhere" is my new favorite quote.


    It almost sounds like something Descartes might have asked himself before "Je pense, donc je suis". Or like something Slavoj Žižek wishes he had said.

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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    Gotta run, my battery's dying and my car's almost out of oil.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    Wow, this is completely boring. If I had access to a RX-8, I'd be hooning the hell out of it. Instead of opening the boot to see the computer system, I'd be doing drifts instead. I guess that's why I'm on Jalopnik.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    No, it's not nearly as cool as it sounds. I read the headline and got all excited, thinking it would be more like the remote controlled F1 car. Nope, all he can do is read OBDII and unlock the car from his phone.


    Thus proving that the Blackberry Storm is better than the iPhone.

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    Image of SirNotAppearing SirNotAppearing
    04/02/09

    @engineerd: Ah, you freakin' troll! I'm not falling for it.
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    Image of .357 .357
    04/02/09

    @engineerd: Any Blackberry is better than the iPhone. (Blackberry Bold user)
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/02/09

    @.357:Half Man-Half Amazing: You carry your own phone? What does your valet do? Nothing?


    If you don't have a valet, why don't you let your personal assistant carry it?

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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/02/09

    @engineerd:


    My rotary dial in the basement is better than the iPhone.


    /Apple hating.

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    Image of themeasles (now with MSPaint Star) themeasles (now with MSPaint Star)
    04/02/09

    @aSoundofSleep: ahhh Rotary, I get it.
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    Image of aSoundofSleep-less nights aSoundofSleep-less nights
    04/02/09

    @themeasles loves torque(s):


    Nice catch of my unintended pun. Heart click for you.

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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/02/09

    @aSoundofSleep aka Diddles McGee: Intentional or not, steering an RX-8 with a rotary phone would be awesome.


    Also, control the speed by varying loudness of screaming into the microphone! I feel like I've seen this before.

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    Image of .357 .357
    04/02/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: She tried to hold it, but it was too big.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/02/09

    @aSoundofSleep aka Diddles McGee: @themeasles loves torque(s): Wow, I didn't notice that either. Good catch. Good pun.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    So can I control your car from the internetz too?
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    Pfft. Why bother? I always have my chauffeur do that stuff for me.


    Call me when it drives for him.

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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    04/02/09

    In reply to iPhone-Controlled Mazda RX-8 Not As Cool As It Sounds
    WOOT! Now he can lack torque from a distance!
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/02/09

    @Alfisted: Hahaha, awesome.
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