Car Culture

QR Code Scavenger Hunt Offers Ford Fiesta as Prize. Whether it's Angry Birds or Foursquare, we at Mashable love to play games on our mobile devices.

Which is why we were excited to hear that Neatorama and mental_floss are hosting a QR code-based scavenger hunt in New York City next week — and that they're giving away a brand new Ford Fiesta as the prize. The hunt begins at four different locations — the Upper East Side, Upper West Side, and in the East and West Villages — starting at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 21. Both @neatorama and @mental_floss will tweet the precise starting locations from their Twitter handles at 10:30 a.m. that day. When participants arrive at the first location, they will need to scan the QR code to get the clue for the next location.

Including the starting point, there will be four stopping destinations altogether. How the World Is Using Cellphones [INFOGRAPHIC] Wilson Electronics, Inc. sent us this interesting (rather large) infographic outlining the demographics of cellphone use (click for full version).

The infographic illustrates, among other things, the number of cellphones per capita in various countries, the rate of cellphone adoption in the U.S. during the past decade and the acceptability of certain behaviors regarding cellphone use. According to the infographic's sources, there are nearly two cellphones for every one person living in the United Arab Emirates (1.95 to be exact) and Estonia (1.94). By comparison, there are .87 cellphones per person in the U.S. China has the greatest number of cellphones within its borders (640,000,000), followed by the U.S. (270,000,000). In addition, 15% of Americans take phone calls during sex, according to a survey (although 6% to 10% think it's acceptable, according to another survey), and three in 10 Americans used a cellphone in 1999, versus nine in 10 a decade later. [via Wilson Electronics] iPAD SURVEY RESULTS: Everything You Need To Know About How People Use The iPad.

Simply Fresh San Diego. Why I'm Fed Up With All the Check-In Hoopla - Advertising Age - Digital. Marketing: Black Friday's Top Merchants on Foursquare - AdAgeStat. SCVNGR Takes Social Gaming To The Next Level  A hip car for Gen Y? There's an app for that. Generation Y’s next car?

If they’re driving at all, they’re likely to choose an ultra-green BMW hybrid with a cell phone — and cloud-based infotainment system. And that’s just what has come out of a collaboration between Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and Dell’s engineering solutions division. The car, “Deep Orange,” is currently on display at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas. I’d buy one, wouldn’t you? The car is cool enough. Top 10 Fun-to-Drive Cars- Yahoo! Autos Article Page. Google Image Result for. Tundra Headquarters. Auto Trends Magazine » 3 Reasons OnStar Must Improve In Order To Survive. Auto Trends Magazine » French Fry Holder. Even with gas prices in the neighborhood of $4 per gallon, we’re still very much a drive-thru culture.

McDonald’s can be “blamed” for starting this trend some fifty years ago with scores of other fast food companies joining in. The public enjoys the convenience of getting quick food at a decent price, so one gadget manufacturer has recently taken advantage of America’s on-the-go appetite by inventing a product that is sure to please. Yes, if you like eating French Fries while driving down the interstate, but you don’t like to fish them from the bag or eat them cold, then the French Fry Holder from Improvements Catalog is something that you’ll want to check out.

America's Top 5 Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants - Food on Shine. By Tracy Minkin and Brittani Renaud Who hasn't unwrapped a sandwich while driving down the highway or pulled a hard U-turn into a fast-food joint on the way home from a late meeting or soccer game?

We practically live in our cars, so we need quick food, and please, we'd like it to be healthy. Well, guess what: We surveyed the nation's 100 largest fast-food chains, as defined by the number of locations, and found many are creating menus that look more and more like what we'd cook ourselves (if we had the time)-from nutritious soups and healthy salads to fresh whole grains and sensible desserts. Even better: They're offering good-news Mexican, Asian, and Mediterranean fare. Using criteria that was created with the help of our expert panel, we scored the chains on such factors as the use of healthy fats and preparations, healthy sodium counts in entrees, availability of nutritional information, and the use of organic produce to determine the 10 highest-ranking restaurants. 1. 2. 3.