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Multi-touch UI reduces touchscreen interaction to simple swipes [w/video]

Touchscreens have become widespread standard features in many cars over the last few years, consolidating the modern car's many functions into one interface. But despite their advantages there's the big downside of driver distraction, something user interface designer Matthaeus Krenn believes he has solved with his UI. Unlike most other touchscreens, Krenn's interface isn't organized into menus and small, hard-to-hit buttons, but instead makes use of multi-touch gestures, reducing the accuracy and attention needed to operate key functions.

Silverstone To Celebrate Hosting 50 F1 Races In Style

THE famous Silverstone Circuit is gearing up to celebrate its 50th Grand Prix race this weekend, and it’s a milestone that will be celebrated not once, but twice during July. First, the golden anniversary will be marked by a parade of F1 cars over this coming British Grand Prix weekend. Then, three weeks later, the birthday party revs up when the Northamptonshire venue stages the annual Silverstone Classic (25-27 July).

Read the Spyker Cars press release announcing the purchase of Saab from GM

PRESS RELEASE: GENERAL MOTORS AND SPYKER CARS REACH AGREEMENT ON SAAB -- GM and Spyker Cars announce a binding agreement over the transfer of ownership of Saab -- Terms are agreed and the deal is expected to close in February -- Saab's future as an independent company is secured -- Saab will exit the orderly wind-down process -- Spyker shareholders will restructure at closure of the deal -- Swedish Government issues guarantee in favour of EIB ZEEWOLDE, The Netherlands (26 January, 2010) -- General Motors Company and Spyker Cars N.V, today confirmed the details of a binding agreement over the transfer of ownership of Saab Automobile AB of Trollh