So before I fast forward and talk about driving the forthcoming Smart Fortwo Electric Drive car through the cobble-stoned streets of Brooklyn, let me remind readers that the Smart car concept was quite literally ahead of its time.

FORBES: Smart Fortwo Electric Drive Is On Time

We can now fast-forward through commercials, black out banner ads and I suppose close our eyes when we drive past billboards (not recommended), and as such, companies are desperately trying to think of new ways to force feed us advertisements.

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