Hang it Up

You can hang just about anything [reasonable] from an Auto Hanger, and if you put two of them next to one another, the two together will also support most cell phones.

A 24/7 Security Camera for Your Car

Back in my day (say that in an old man’s voice), car alarms weren’t OEM accessories. Aftermarket alarms and installations were big business, and hearing an alarm in a parking lot was something most people actually paid attention to. Today, we call the driver an idiot when his or her alarm is going off. Ahhh… we’re … Read more

FINALLY: A Totally Wireless & Portable Backup Camera System

February 2020 Update: It appears that the crowd-funding efforts we saw for this product were not successful. We tried to reach out to the company in mid-2019 to no avail. We’re not sure what the status of the company or the product is at this point. The National Highway Safety Transportation Agency (NHTSA) announced a … Read more

A Robot for Your Smoker… It’s the SMOBOT

If you’ve got a Kamado-style cooker, you’ve probably heard the term, chasing temps. This is where people become almost obsessed with achieving and maintaining the perfect temperature in their Kamado. And it can suck some of the fun out of the whole experience. One start-up, IOT Controls, seems to have a solid solution: a WiFi … Read more

HANDS-ON: The World’s First Digital Bumper Sticker

UPDATE: Talelight.tech is no longer active. Almost a year ago, we wrote about a new digital bumper sticker we saw on Kickstarter, called the Talelight. Back then, we had a few concerns based only on what we were seeing online, but didn’t actually have the product in our hands because it was still being developed. Recently, … Read more

A Water-Powered Garage Door Opener

Here’s something we never thought we’d see: a water-powered garage door opener.???? The Hydradoor, as inventor Matthew Okrasa has christened it, is currently a working prototype with an all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign running until March 19, 2017. He’s looking for an oddly uneven $86,339 from backers, but to actually get the very first unit, you’ll have to … Read more

A Smartphone Case and Universal TV & Garage Remote in One?

Um… I suppose if you’re in the market for a new smartphone case and you have a strange habit of losing your TV remote and/or garage remote (??) then this will be handy. I’ll just let the video speak for itself… The PhoneMote comes in three colors: And here’s a breakdown of what the PhoneMote … Read more

The World’s First Electronic Bumper Sticker

If you’re like me, you’re not a fan of plastering cheesy bumper stickers all over your vehicle. Facebook, with its memes alone, has done enough to ensure that we all know exactly where people stand politically and socially with very little tolerance. Sigh. Alas, a company called Ultimation has developed the first digital bumper sticker to … Read more

The Perigon Digital HD Rearview Mirror Eliminates Blind Spots

If you’re a regular here at GarageSpot, you probably know we’re big fans of innovators and startups. We’re always on the lookout for cool Kickstarter campaigns and the like, particularly within the automotive space. Recently, a tip came in about a new startup called Perigon Automotive Technologies who have developed a seemingly simple idea that makes … Read more