Car Smart

  • Two new Hyundai Elantras for 2013

    Hyundai says it wants a broader compact-car lineup, and two new models of the Elantra—the 2013 Elantra Coupe and Elantra GT—steer the company in that direction.

  • Airless-tire ideas leave us flat

    When Bridgestone announced its nonpneumatic, or airless, concept tire in November 2011, the company joined others who had ventured down this road. 

  • Skipping over CD players

    Automakers aren’t sending the CD player the way of the eight-track cassette player in new vehicles just yet, but you might want to prepare your goodbyes.

  • Computers take more control

    Automakers gradually are taking control of their vehicles out of your hands.

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Consumer Alert

  • Increasing scrutiny on orange juice

    Just because a bottle or carton of orange juice says the product is “fresh” or “natural” doesn’t always make it so.

  • FTC shuts down açai-berry sites

    At least six online advertisers that flooded websites with ads for açai-berry products and supplements will pull their ads from the Web, and more advertisers might have to do the same.

  • Zappos info exposed

    Customers of the online retailer Zappos might be vulnerable to identity theft.

  • Good blood thin at Red Cross?

    For the second time in 3 years, American Red Cross had to pay a multimillion-dollar fine for unsafe blood collection and distribution.

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Healthy Living

  • Gout info, according to Jim

    Actor and stage performer Jim Belushi can’t remember exactly when his gout symptoms started to appear, but he remembers how the symptoms almost torpedoed a performance in Reno, Nev., in 1999.

  • A hand-and-face database?

    Hand transplants and face transplants soon might fall under the scope of federal regulation that covers kidneys and other internal organs.

  • Shaking up sugar

    At least a few doctors want the same kind of regulations for sugar that the federal government puts on cigarettes.

  • Antidepressants might lead to falls

    Senior citizens who have dementia and take antidepressants that are known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors might be more likely to fall.

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Marketplace

What's New

  • Keeping the pace

    Plenty of armband and wristband devices exist for people who want to measure their performance while they bike, jog, run or swim. But BodyMedia’s new product takes those measurements to a new level.

  • A boost for your signal

    Wireless Internet connections in a spacious area still can present connectivity or speed hiccups if the signal must travel through floors or walls to reach your computer or wireless device.

  • Analyst: Smart homes too costly

    The concept of the smart home is closer to reality: Consumers can turn appliances and heating and cooling systems on or off in their homes via their smartphone.

  • Texting for the visually impaired

    Not being able to see no longer means that you can’t send a text message.

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