For the first mod, Ben increases mobility during game play by using ribbon cable and a replicated version of the original circuit board to sync a full-size, left hand controller with a half-size, right hand controller.

ENGADGET: Ben Heck splits and condenses a pair of Xbox 360 controllers for the disabled

Then, as in the first quarter of this year, consumers, at least those responding to the Conference Board survey, were clearly out of sync with what was going on in the economy.

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"Ford is unique because we continue to build on the power of the SYNC system that lets customers connect to off-board services through their own mobile devices, " said Doug VanDagens, director of Ford's Connected Services Organization.

ENGADGET: Sync adds turn-by-turn, traffic reports for some 2010 Fords

SYNC's new suite of services allows customers the ability to integrate with off-board services and provide a personalized infotainment experience to the driver by utilizing the customer's own phone.

ENGADGET: Sync adds turn-by-turn, traffic reports for some 2010 Fords