How’s that whole Punch Buggy thing working out for you? Those not nursing a giant welt may want to plan some better entertainment for the next lengthy road trip. Those with a Volvo can think about the new RSEi-500 touchscreen.

Volvo says that its nifty web-connected rear-entertainment system includes Windows XP, Wi-Fi access and a 500GB hard drive. That means you can surf the web, download applications and even just enjoy video — all from a digital touchscreen in the backseat.

We’re guessing this might lead to less backseat driving and fewer pitstops. Or, you just might become the favorite in your carpool crew.

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GM showed off their driver-free Chevy Tahoe at CES in an effort to remove “driver error” on the road. CEO Rick Wagoner says they expect to have these on the road by 2018. The video below explains more about this latest innovation.

When you’re just not on YouTube enough… in comes another product that’s ready to record when you’re in the car — for over 8 hours. That’s right, you heard me, 8 HOURS of mobile video. Sure, they’re touting it as a car camera built to record the road in front of you while you’re driving — great for when the car in front of you slams on the brakes and you plow into its plastic bumper, this can help prove your case with the insurance agency — but let’s be real, you’re just going to point it the other direction to catch your singalong video to “Suddenly I See” (what, you’re over it already?) and post it to the internet so all your friends can see how fabulous you are.

The Voyager comes ready to record, no installation needed, just plug it into your car power adapter or pack in 3 AAA batteries, and hit the one-touch record button. The removable 2 gig SD card makes it easy to upload to your computer, or use the TV output jack on the unit to connect directly to your video device. Available for $79.95 from BrickHouseSecurity.com, it’s a great gift for the road weary traveler or up-and-coming star on your list.

[via Red Ferret]

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t lose my mind stuck behind some guy doing 50 mph in the fast lane. What I would give for one of these train horn sets from Hornblasters just so I could let these self centered Massholes know that they aren’t the only commuters on the face of the earth.

With a complete high-efficiency and extremely loud (152 db) train horn kit there is no doubt you will get everyone’s attention. Now…I’m not saying you should be driving around in traffic sending people into cardiac arrest but, with one of these sets you will definitely have the ability to make that happen.

Check out the people running for cover in this soon to be classic web vid after the jump.

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