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- PowerGenix unveils nickel-zinc battery for micro-hybrids
- Sony unveils flexible color e-paper, new glasses-free 3D LCD displays at SID 2011
- Audi A6 Avant Gets Lighter, Faster
- Bibendum 2011: Overview, introduction and one tiny EV
- The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!
- HTC HD7S coming to AT&T on June 5 for $200
- Kingston refreshes DataTraveler Ultimate USB 3.0 flash drive, demonstrates the high price of speed
- NEC's dual-screen LifeTouch W tablet shipping in Japan this June
- Johnson Controls takes legal action to end battery joint venture with Saft
- MasterCard Study: Youngsters Will Be The Catalyst Of Mobile Payment Adoption
- AMD quad-core A8-3530MX processor for laptops to debut in June?
- Reuters: Gasoline prices begin falling, may be past 2011 peak
- Willard Boyle, man who revolutionized digital imaging, dies at 86
- XtremeMac InCharge Auto & Home BT chargers stream music, phone calls over bluetooth
- AT&T To Launch HTC HD7S On June 5th
- Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc getting Android 2.3.4 update next week, Facebook integration in tow
- Protoscar Lampo3 is a super electric 2+2 coupé [w/VIDEO]
- Verizon finally killing unlimited data plans this summer, says it'll get iPhone 5 at same time as AT&T
- Sprint HTC Arrive To Get Security Update On May 24th?
- Phone Oximeter saves lives, puts Journey's lawyers on red alert (video)
- Garmin announces rugged, camera-equipped Montana GPS, trademarks name of another US state
- GM to Boost Chevrolet Volt Output
- Mugen releases first photos of its supercharged Honda CR-Z
- Grace One electric bicycle is ready for purchase, our bank accounts are still preparing (video)
- Verizon Fires Up Their 4G Network In 9 New Cities
- What Your Martini Says About You
- Fujitsu to launch 7-inch Android tablet later this year, might be priced lower than $400
- Nostalgia: Steve Jobs tours the first Apple Store at Macworld 2001 (video)
- The Depreciation Blues
- GM boosting Chevy Volt production, preparing for first exports
| PowerGenix unveils nickel-zinc battery for micro-hybrids Posted: 19 May 2011 03:03 PM PDT PowerGenix unveils nickel-zinc battery for micro-hybrids  PowerGenix unveils nickel-zinc battery for micro-hybrids Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hybrid PowerGenix, a manufacturer of rechargeable nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries, has unveiled its first prototype power pack developed exclusively for the burgeoning micro-hybrid (aka stop-start or idle-stop) segment. PowerGenix claims that its NiZn batteries offer several advantages over the lead-acid units typically found in most of today's micro-hybrids.... |
| Sony unveils flexible color e-paper, new glasses-free 3D LCD displays at SID 2011 Posted: 19 May 2011 02:31 PM PDT Sony unveils flexible color e-paper, new glasses-free 3D LCD displays at SID 2011  Sony unveils flexible color e-paper, new glasses-free 3D LCD displays at SID 2011 We saw some fancy panels and flashy lights on the show floor at SID this week, but Sony decided to keep its latest display offerings tucked away in an academic meeting. We're getting word today from Tech-On! that the outfit unveiled a 13.3-inch sheet of flexible color e-paper as well as two new glasses-free 3D panels in a separate session at the conference.... |
| Audi A6 Avant Gets Lighter, Faster Posted: 19 May 2011 02:31 PM PDT Audi A6 Avant Gets Lighter, Faster Audi A6 Avant Gets Lighter, Faster Audi introduces a refined A6 Avant with a choice of six engines. |
| Bibendum 2011: Overview, introduction and one tiny EV Posted: 19 May 2011 01:58 PM PDT Bibendum 2011: Overview, introduction and one tiny EV  Bibendum 2011: Overview, introduction and one tiny EV Filed under: Green Culture, MPG, Transportation Alternatives, AutoblogGreen Exclusive Trying to understand the scope of the 2011 Challenge Bibendum - Michelin's multi-day, mindblowingly comprehensive sustainability mobility event held this year in Berlin, Germany - is not easy. There are 280 vehicles on display or as part of the ride and drive.... |
| The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET! Posted: 19 May 2011 01:58 PM PDT The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET!  The Engadget Podcast, live at 5:00PM ET! Has it been a week already? The Engadget Podcast is back for another thrilling installment of live audio streaming excitement. This time out, reviews editor Dana Wollman is going to put down the ThinkPad X1 for long enough to talk with Tim and Brian. And you can join as well, tonight at 5:00 ET.... |
| HTC HD7S coming to AT&T on June 5 for $200 Posted: 19 May 2011 01:58 PM PDT HTC HD7S coming to AT&T on June 5 for $200  HTC HD7S coming to AT&T on June 5 for $200 Do we sense just a wee bit of jealousy here? Not to be outdone by Verizon's Windows Phone darling, AT&T swiftly reacted to the Trophy's official launch by whipping the long-expected HTC HD7S out on Facebook and stamping a seal of approval on it. With the go-ahead in place, we can expect to see the new device going on sale June 5 at a penny under $200.... |
| Kingston refreshes DataTraveler Ultimate USB 3.0 flash drive, demonstrates the high price of speed Posted: 19 May 2011 01:58 PM PDT Kingston refreshes DataTraveler Ultimate USB 3.0 flash drive, demonstrates the high price of speed  Kingston refreshes DataTraveler Ultimate USB 3.0 flash drive, demonstrates the high price of speed Sick and tired of the Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0's slow-as-molasses 80MB/sec read speeds? Good news, the flash drive has been souped up for a second generation, offering up 100MB/sec read and 70 MB/sec write speeds when plugged into a USB 3.0 port -- plugging into a 2.0 port should give you in the neighborhood of 30MB/s for both read and write.... |
| NEC's dual-screen LifeTouch W tablet shipping in Japan this June Posted: 19 May 2011 01:25 PM PDT NEC's dual-screen LifeTouch W tablet shipping in Japan this June  NEC's dual-screen LifeTouch W tablet shipping in Japan this June NEC caught our attention at CES with a dual-screen Android tablet / e-reader that, at the time, it was calling the LT-W Cloud Communicator. Well, it's since been rebranded the LifeTouch W and it will officially hit shelves in Japan this June. Under the hood nothing has changed -- it's the same pair of 7-inch, 800 x 600 resistive touchscreens, 384MB of RAM, and Cortex A8 CPU of unspecified speed we... |
| Johnson Controls takes legal action to end battery joint venture with Saft Posted: 19 May 2011 12:52 PM PDT Johnson Controls takes legal action to end battery joint venture with Saft  Johnson Controls takes legal action to end battery joint venture with Saft Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid On Wednesday, Johnson Controls (JC) took legal action in the Delaware Chancery Court to dissolve the Johnson Controls-Saft joint venture. Formed back in 2006, JC's joint venture with Saft focuses solely on developing and manufacturing lithium-ion motive battery solutions. Alex Molinaroli, president of JC's power solutions division, states that: Johnson Controls and Saft have a fundamental disagreement about the future direction and appropriate scope of the joint venture.... |
| MasterCard Study: Youngsters Will Be The Catalyst Of Mobile Payment Adoption Posted: 19 May 2011 12:52 PM PDT MasterCard Study: Youngsters Will Be The Catalyst Of Mobile Payment Adoption  MasterCard Study: Youngsters Will Be The Catalyst Of Mobile Payment Adoption NFC payments have already become somewhat of the norm over in Japan, but here in the States, near field communication technology hasn't quite taken off yet. However, that's not to say that U.S. Americans aren't ready to use their cell phone as a wallet, as shown by a study conducted by MasterCard.... |
| AMD quad-core A8-3530MX processor for laptops to debut in June? Posted: 19 May 2011 12:52 PM PDT AMD quad-core A8-3530MX processor for laptops to debut in June?  AMD quad-core A8-3530MX processor for laptops to debut in June? Turkish website Donanimhaber has correctly pegged some early NVIDIA details in the past, and it's now back with a leak of a new AMD Fusion chip that's said to be a part of the company's upcoming "Sabine" platform. Dubbed the A8-3530MX, the 32nm, quad-core processor purportedly clocks in at 1.9GHz and boasts 4MB of Level 2 cache, and it can apparently be boosted to 2.6GHz in TurboCore mode.... |
| Reuters: Gasoline prices begin falling, may be past 2011 peak Posted: 19 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT Reuters: Gasoline prices begin falling, may be past 2011 peak  Reuters: Gasoline prices begin falling, may be past 2011 peak Filed under: Etc. The price of a gallon of crude may have dropped by $16 in the past month, but for the most part, gas prices haven't followed suit. In fact, the nationwide average hit $4 per gallon just last week, or $1.10 higher than it was at this time in 2010. But while relief at the pump feels far from fruition, Reuters reports that the worst may be behind us.... |
| Willard Boyle, man who revolutionized digital imaging, dies at 86 Posted: 19 May 2011 12:20 PM PDT Willard Boyle, man who revolutionized digital imaging, dies at 86  Willard Boyle, man who revolutionized digital imaging, dies at 86 We have some sad news to share with you today: Willard Boyle, the man who created the imaging technology behind everything from digital cameras to barcode scanners, has died at the age of 86. In 2009, Boyle shared a Nobel Prize in physics for inventing the CCD, which allowed people to capture images in digital format for the first time.... |
| XtremeMac InCharge Auto & Home BT chargers stream music, phone calls over bluetooth Posted: 19 May 2011 12:19 PM PDT XtremeMac InCharge Auto & Home BT chargers stream music, phone calls over bluetooth  XtremeMac InCharge Auto & Home BT chargers stream music, phone calls over bluetooth There are many ways to get your phone's tunes to your system's speakers, and now thanks to XtremeMac, you have two more. At $80, the InCharge Home BT is just $20 cheaper than an Apple TV, and it only lets you stream audio over bluetooth (vs. video, and WiFi for the Apple TV).... |
| AT&T To Launch HTC HD7S On June 5th Posted: 19 May 2011 11:47 AM PDT AT&T To Launch HTC HD7S On June 5th AT&T To Launch HTC HD7S On June 5th We've known for a while now that AT&T was preppin' to launch their very own version of the HD7S — they said as much back in March. While they were glad to talk up the HD7S' advantages over its near-twin, the T-Mobile HD7 (such as the upgrade from a 4.3″ LCD to a 4.3″ Super LCD and..... |
| Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc getting Android 2.3.4 update next week, Facebook integration in tow Posted: 19 May 2011 11:47 AM PDT Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc getting Android 2.3.4 update next week, Facebook integration in tow  Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Arc getting Android 2.3.4 update next week, Facebook integration in tow There's still no confirmation as to when it will be headed to the soon-to-be-released Verizon Xperia Play, but Recombu is reporting that at least some iterations of the phone will be getting upgraded to Android 2.3.4 next week, at which point the Xperia Arc will also get bumped up to the same version.... |
| Protoscar Lampo3 is a super electric 2+2 coupé [w/VIDEO] Posted: 19 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT Protoscar Lampo3 is a super electric 2+2 coupé [w/VIDEO]  Protoscar Lampo3 is a super electric 2+2 coupé [w/VIDEO] Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture Protoscar Lampo3 - Click above to watch video after the jump Protoscar have unveiled the third generation of its electric vehicle development platform and demonstrator, appropriately call the Lampo3. This newest targa-topped Lampo iteration was built on the knowledge gained from driving the previous two models some 30,000 km (18,641 miles) and is really a cut above those earlier vehicles. The all-Brusa drivetrain injects 420 kW (550 horsepower) and... |
| Posted: 19 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT Verizon finally killing unlimited data plans this summer, says it'll get iPhone 5 at same time as AT&T  Verizon finally killing unlimited data plans this summer, says it'll get iPhone 5 at same time as AT&T Verizon's been telegraphing its intent to drop unlimited data plans for nearly a year, and despite the fact that LTE smartphones launched with all-you-can-eat options, those plans haven't changed one bit. Reuters reports that Verizon will finally nix the megabyte buffet this summer, replacing it with a fully tiered data pricing scheme, though CFO Fran Shammo also floated the idea that tiered data could open up an avenue for family data... |
| Sprint HTC Arrive To Get Security Update On May 24th? Posted: 19 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT Sprint HTC Arrive To Get Security Update On May 24th?  Sprint HTC Arrive To Get Security Update On May 24th? We're not usually ones to believe images that are essentially one big JPEG artifact — but hey, we're talking about a security update here. For Windows Phone 7, no less. Who would fake that? It'd be like photoshopping yourself into a picture of a Quizno's and only showing it to your cats. In case you don't have your blurry-mess-decrypting goggles on, here's the gist of the image above: come May 24th, the... |
| Phone Oximeter saves lives, puts Journey's lawyers on red alert (video) Posted: 19 May 2011 11:13 AM PDT Phone Oximeter saves lives, puts Journey's lawyers on red alert (video)  Phone Oximeter saves lives, puts Journey's lawyers on red alert (video) We'll be honest with you, we don't know a lot about marketing healthcare devices to everyday people, so perhaps posting a goofy YouTube video with some re-written classic rock songs is standard practice in the industry. Whatever the case, the University of British Columbia's Electrical & Computer Engineering in Medicine team managed to bring its Phone Oximeter to our attention, and all said, this could be a handy little device for... |
| Garmin announces rugged, camera-equipped Montana GPS, trademarks name of another US state Posted: 19 May 2011 10:41 AM PDT Garmin announces rugged, camera-equipped Montana GPS, trademarks name of another US state  Garmin announces rugged, camera-equipped Montana GPS, trademarks name of another US state Watch out Oregon, Garmin's getting ready to throw you to the grizzlies. Montana, the GPS-maker's new handheld series, offers three models, including two with a built-in 5 megapixel camera. We wouldn't expect image quality to best that of a good cellphone, but we assume you'll at least be able to get a fix for your geotags.... |
| GM to Boost Chevrolet Volt Output Posted: 19 May 2011 10:41 AM PDT GM to Boost Chevrolet Volt Output GM to Boost Chevrolet Volt Output GM expects to up Volt production to 16,000 for 2011. |
| Mugen releases first photos of its supercharged Honda CR-Z Posted: 19 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT Mugen releases first photos of its supercharged Honda CR-Z  Mugen releases first photos of its supercharged Honda CR-Z Filed under: Hybrid, Honda Honda CR-Z Mugen - Click above for high-res image gallery That Honda could have done more with the CR-Z than the lukewarm hybrid sport-hatch that resulted is no big news. But Mugen is here to highlight the point. After teasing us with some initial details, a rendering and a shot of the engine bay, the pseudo-works Honda tuner has released the first photos of the modified CR-Z it is preparing... |
| Grace One electric bicycle is ready for purchase, our bank accounts are still preparing (video) Posted: 19 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT Grace One electric bicycle is ready for purchase, our bank accounts are still preparing (video)  Grace One electric bicycle is ready for purchase, our bank accounts are still preparing (video) Your average electric bicycle has a basket on the front and a lot of shame in the rear. Not the Grace One. When we first saw it almost two years ago, in the fall of 2009, it looked... well it looked like a pretty kickass bike. Since then the design has been thoroughly refined, the frame redesigned, but still the stacked projector headlamps remain in their aluminum housing in front of... |
| Verizon Fires Up Their 4G Network In 9 New Cities Posted: 19 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT Verizon Fires Up Their 4G Network In 9 New Cities  Verizon Fires Up Their 4G Network In 9 New Cities You know the drill: another few weeks have passed, so it's time for yet another batch of cities to start swimmin' in Verizon's sweet, sweet LTE radio waves. Is your hometown one of the new regions? Probably not — but maybe! Today's new additions: Mobile and Montgomery, Alabama Greater Fairfield and New Haven, Connecticut Gainesville, Pensacola and Tallahassee, Florida Fayetteville-Lumberton, North Carolina Bryan-College Station and Temple-Killeen, Texas The Full List (As of 5/19/2011): Mobile Ala. Montgomery Ala. Phoenix, Ariz. Los Angeles, Calif. Oakland, Calif. San... |
| What Your Martini Says About You Posted: 19 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT What Your Martini Says About You What Your Martini Says About You The next time you ask for a drink at the bar, be warned that the cocktail you order will say just as much about you as the way you are dressed or even what you say. |
| Fujitsu to launch 7-inch Android tablet later this year, might be priced lower than $400 Posted: 19 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT Fujitsu to launch 7-inch Android tablet later this year, might be priced lower than $400  Fujitsu to launch 7-inch Android tablet later this year, might be priced lower than $400 Fresh off the Japanese launch of its LifeBook TH40/D Windows 7 tablet, it appears that Fujitsu is gearing up to release a new seven-inch Android slate. According to DigiTimes, Fujitsu's forthcoming slab is scheduled to hit the market during the third quarter of this year and will run on Android 3.1 Honeycomb.... |
| Nostalgia: Steve Jobs tours the first Apple Store at Macworld 2001 (video) Posted: 19 May 2011 09:35 AM PDT Nostalgia: Steve Jobs tours the first Apple Store at Macworld 2001 (video)  Nostalgia: Steve Jobs tours the first Apple Store at Macworld 2001 (video) Since we'd rather not attempt to pick out a birthday present for the retail store that has everything, we're breaking out the home movies to see just how far it's come in the past decade. Here's some footage from Macworld 2001, in which a chipper Jobs takes us behind the wood barricade for a "little private tour" of the first ever Apple Store in Tysons Corner, VA, showing off a rear-projection... |
| Posted: 19 May 2011 09:35 AM PDT The Depreciation Blues The Depreciation Blues Chevy Volt may be worth less than half its purchase price in 3 years. |
| GM boosting Chevy Volt production, preparing for first exports Posted: 19 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT GM boosting Chevy Volt production, preparing for first exports  GM boosting Chevy Volt production, preparing for first exports Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors has only sold 1,703 copies of the Chevrolet Volt through April, but the automaker plans to crank up the volume for the 2012 model year. GM has announced that it will shut down its Detroit Hamtramck plant for four weeks to prepare for 2012 Volt and Opel Ampera production.... |
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