Is this the killer app smartwatches have been waiting for? Viper launched SmartStart – a mechanic-installed gadget that let you wirelessly start your car, open the trunk, and more – back in 2009.

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

Back during the summer, I talked a bit about the new Viper SmartStart system that had launched for Android smartphones. The Android app interfaces with the car alarm allowing the user to start the car ...

An automotive remote starter is the kind of device you don’t know you need or want until you’ve actually used one. It allows you to control functions of your car from afar. One of the most common uses ...