Spring tech preview 2008: Cars, car tech, and GPS

A number of new cars for this year have been highly anticipated after their introductions at various auto shows around the world. The top of the list for the performance enthusiast and tech head is the Nissan GT-R, a legendary racer and street car. Mitsubishi comes in with the next generation of its Evo rally model, while BMW brings out a sleeper. In the car stereo arena, Pioneer introduces its LINC technology, designed to compete indirectly with Ford and Microsoft Sync, while JVC launches a unique gesture recognition interface. Meanwhile, Magellan enables its portable GPS with cell phone tech, while Garmin offers a GPS device you can talk to.

Nissan GT-R

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