More From The NY Auto Show

This was a cool concept vehicle from Toyota called the "FJ Cruiser." Here is the link to the Flashturbation on the Toyota website.

Too bad this thing isn't launched yet. It looks like one of the only low-cost options for a full-size 4WD SUV that is legitimately off-road capable. It would be perfect for those camping and quadding trips.

I like the styling. It definitely evokes the original Land Cruiser, but it's also got a very modern and fun-loving look to it. Dunno about that blue, but maybe they'll make one in black.

From The NY Auto Show

At the auto show this weekend, I saw an interesting new concept from Toyota. This little pod basically behaves like a Segway in most applications, sort of "transforming" into an upright mobile scooter at the touch of a button. In the mode in which it's pictured, it can cruise down highways as well.

Folks in the audience loved it, although the most common comments circulating around the floor were along the lines of "Gee, how much lazier can we get?"

According to the booth babe who did the demonstration, the vehicle can go "anywhere a person can go," which means that it's entirely possible you'll see these things cruising around your neighborhood supermarket in 2015. No parking or nothing - just hop outside and hit the "high speed" button that transforms the vehicle into a sit-down rider and you're off.

I agree - how much lazier can we get?

Ad Tech SF Conflicts with Passover

An alert Hespos.com reader this morning alerted me to the fact that Ad Tech's San Francisco show kicks off on April 25th. Passover starts at sundown on Saturday, April 23rd and this presents a problem for Jewish ad industry professionals who want to get into town on Sunday per the usual practice but don't want to miss the second night of Passover. One wonders how this was overlooked by the folks scheduling the show.

Believe It, Seth

Seth Godin thinks the general web population isn't savvy enough to clear cookies. I think he's forgotten one thing, though. (And this one thing was pointed out in my most recent Self-Deception Series article.)

In order to keep a Wintel machine running, it has become necessary to learn how to use spyware removal and maintenance utilities. And guess what these utilities identify as spyware? Adserver cookies.

I can't speak for Jupiter, but perhaps they're not talking about the run-of-the-mill clear-out-your-cookies.txt-file type of cookie clearing. Perhaps they're also referring to the usage of utilities that do that for web users. Those could include anti-spyware utilities and privacy software like Window Washer, Privacy Guardian and all that kind of stuff.