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Car Tech Live 253: 2012 BMW 328i & Geneva show preview (podcast)

We drive the 2012 BMW 328i sedan and give you our best guess as to what's going to make tech news at the 2012 Geneva auto show, from new Minis to new Ferraris.

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New M6 earphones offer quality on a budget

Once you dip below the $50 mark in the portable headphone market, you're generally going to be looking at a noticeable drop-off in construction and sound quality. That's why we've been pleasantly surprised lately at the offerings in the budget price range. One example are the $40 MEElectronics M6 earphones, which offer a shockingly durable design that looks good and fits well. Better yet, they provide plenty of bass and generally good audio quality--if you're willing to make a small sacrifice in clarity and balance.

Read the full review of the MEElectronics M6 headphones.

Video: BMW M5 versus M6

We know that the BMW's M6 is lighter, faster, and more expensive than its sibling the BMW M5. But just how much faster is it really? Is it worth $16,000 more and two fewer doors for a slightly faster lap time? Fifth Gear's Vicki Butler-Henderson aims to find out in this video. Though I think she's slightly more interested in powerslides than price-points.

Another new hard disk...and an unsolved problem

I bought my 2.33GHz MacBook Pro about two years ago, shortly after it was introduced. It came with a 160GB hard disk, but that wasn't really enough for all my stuff, particularly when I wanted to add a Boot Camp partition for Microsoft's Windows Vista.

So last July, I upgraded to a 250GB drive, a process I described here ("A new hard disk for my MacBook Pro").

That drive started feeling a little tight within just a few months, chiefly due to videos downloaded from the iTunes Store. Although I rarely buy videos from iTunes, … Read more

80: Driving (and savoring) the BMW M6!

Ford doubles down on hands free tech ... Nissan cars to self-steer out of danger ... The first car with THX 5.1 ... and a rip snorting tear in the BMW M6. Listen now: Download today's podcast SHOW NOTES

Maserati Gran Turismo Review

Nissan cars may soon brake to keep you out of trouble

New Alpine GPS device looks like all the rest

Edmunds finds U.S. fascination with fuel efficient cars may be short-lived.