
 
We smell a Hasbro lawsuit coming with this one, but for now AutoBot is a funky name for a potentially great iPhone and Android app. Working in concert with a Bluetooth OBD-II dongle (not unlike the Superchips Vivid),  it lets you diagnose engine troubles, keep track of maintenance, and  locate your car via GPS coordinates -- useful for when some Decepticon  tries to make off with your ride or when you're simply running low on  energon and can't remember where you parked. It can even be configured  to automatically send a text to loved ones should you get into an  accident, specifying your GPS coordinates and ruining any hope of  hitting the body shop before dad finds out. The Mavizon-developed app  recently won a startup competition at i-Stage 2010 and sadly isn't  slated to be available until 2012, but we should be getting an early  look at CES. When it does  ship it'll cost $300 for the hardware and the software, though an extra  fee will be required if you want to banish pop-up ads back to Cybertron.
 
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