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If you are a huge fan of Volkswagen, then you would be more than pleased as punch to read about how the Volkswagen e-Golf has been unveiled, although it has been promised to make its way to the US sometime later next year, or early 2015 if things do not work together as originally intended. The Volkswagen e-Golf is one hot hatchback that is packed to the rafters with modern day technology, including full LED headlamps for a greater degree of visibility, the ability to zoom from zero to 60MPH in a matter of 10 seconds, and more importantly, a battery which is capable of being charged from empty to 80% in a matter of 30 minutes.

Not only that, it has also obtained an 8 mile boost compared to its predecessor, which might not sound like much, but when you are in a real fix, being 8 miles nearer to your intended destination is a whole lot better than from where you are at the moment. Sure, it ain’t all that hot in terms of performance compared to gas or hybrid engines, but then again that would be comparing apples and oranges. All in all, the Volkswagen e-Golf still remains as one important milestone for the auto manufacturer. [Press Release]

Volkswagen e-Golf Announced original content from Ubergizmo.

The future is supposed to bring clean and minimalistic design, not to mention a far more efficient way of doing things. Vehicles of the future seem to move more and more towards the direction of being electric powered, and the normal caravan can also look swanky – such as designer Knaus Tabbert’s idea in the form of the Caravisio. Touted by Tabbert himself to be the “caravan of the future”, this camping trailer would seem as though it is a yacht on wheels, sporting design elements as well as all the relevant luxurious creature comforts.

The Caravisio will come with a full-size bathroom, a kitchenette, a retractable rear deck and modular furniture, which turns it into a little luxury studio apartment on wheels. Feel bored at night in the city, and you have no stars to watch? Fret not, a ceiling-mounted projector would get the job done, while the glass rear doors can be tinted so that it looks frosted over in an effort to deliver a built-in movie screen. Apart from that, the water management system itself is controlled via a touchscreen display, and it has a couple of pedal/electric-powered bikes that will juice up each time you drive. Unlocking the door is a feat done via a fingerprint scanner, making me wonder if there is a Touch ID system tucked away somewhere.

Caravisio A Futuristic Looking Caravan original content from Ubergizmo.

Google did promise to pay out up to $7 million as well as get rid of a bevy of information and data that they picked up via unsecured Wi-Fi networks through the use of their Street View cars, where among them include user passwords, emails, and other kinds of miscellaneous information. Just when the folks at Google thought that that’s that, along comes the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that has denied Google’s attempt to dismiss wiretapping claims in a class action suit that concerns the current debacle.

Google’s legal eagles came from a viewpoint that what they did could actually be exempted from being classified as a wiretap, considering how data that is transmitted over Wi-Fi happens to be an electronic communication which can be easily accessed by the general public. The judges’ panel did not share the same viewpoint as Google, however, and said, “Wi-Fi transmissions are not ‘readily accessible’ to the ‘general public’ because most of the general public lacks the expertise to intercept and decode payload data transmitted over a Wi-Fi network.” Apart form that, the court also ruled that data transmitted over Wi-Fi is unable to be classified as audio most of the time, hence it would fall “outside of the definition of a ‘radio communication.’”

Wi-Fi Sniffing Could Be Classed As Wiretapping, Google Told original content from Ubergizmo.

If you are a yuppie and love fast cars, I am quite sure that you have at least a BMW in your garage. Well, BMW is also making the jump to the hybrid world, where their first ever plug-in hybrid known as the BMW i8 has debuted officially at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Of course, we have read about this particular ride sporting Gorilla Glass earlier this year, making it the first production vehicle ever to use such glass as part of its make up.

Underneath the hood, you will find a 1.5-liter, turbocharged, three-cylinder engine that is capable of pumping out the equivalent of 362 ponies, in an all-wheel drive setup. Not only that, since times are still difficult for many of us, the BMW i8 boasts of a fuel economy figure of 94 miles per gallon, but then again, if you are able to afford the entry price of $135,925 a pop, I am quite sure that ever rising fuel prices would be the least of your concern, although the environment might rank pretty high up in your list. Which was why you wanted the BMW i8 in the first place, right, and not because that it looks drop dead gorgeous? Apparently, the BMW i8 takes just under 4 hours to juice up via a 110-volt outlet, and BMW’s very own charging station would see the fuel-up time measure at just 1.5 hours.

BMW i8 Debuts At Frankfurt Motor Show original content from Ubergizmo.

Mercedes-Benz is a name that is synonymous with luxury and safety, ferrying you in whisper quiet conditions from point A to point B while insulating you from the outside world. While having full control over the wheel makes one feel a whole lot more secure, there is this self-driving car idea that might actually be crazy enough to implement worldwide so that motor vehicle accidents can be removed from our vocabulary entirely. Word has it that the Mercedes-Benz S500 Intelligent Drive that you see above was recently tested, where it was driven autonomously – meaning, there is no human driver directly behind the wheel, gallivanting through country roads and inner-city traffic in Germany.

The total amount of mileage covered by this luxurious set of wheels? A rather respectable 62 miles, which we are more than happy to report that the entire shebang went on without any incident. The test was held at the end of last month, where it used a full-size 2014 S500 that sported just a handful of modifications beyond what can be found on the production car. Dieter Zetsche, chief executive of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz, said, “For us, autonomous vehicles are an important step on the way to accident-free driving. They will bring greater comfort and safety for all road users.”

Mercedes-Benz S Class Self-Driving Car Tested original content from Ubergizmo.