Friday, September 9, 2011

Flybus to start testing flywheel hybrid bus

Flybus to start testing flywheel hybrid bus: "Gas/electric hybrid vehicles tend to be pricier than their conventional counterparts, and many people still worry about the limited range of all-electrics. If you want to move away from purely petrol-powered vehicles, though, is there any alternative? "

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Simplified ContourROAM actioncam goes underwater and costs less

Simplified ContourROAM actioncam goes underwater and costs less: "Amongst the various actioncam brands currently in existence, Contour is certainly one of the better-known. Today, the company introduced a new addition to its family, the ContourROAM."

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Nike is actually making the MAG shoes from Back To The Future II

Nike is actually making the MAG shoes from Back To The Future II: "Well, you may have heard rumblings about hints made at a mysterious press event that just took place in Los Angeles, but now it's official: Nike will be auctioning off 1,500 pairs of NIKE MAG high-top sneakers, just like the ones worn in the year 2015 by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future II."

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Seagate and Hitachi GST unveil 4TB external hard drives

Seagate and Hitachi GST unveil 4TB external hard drives: "On Wednesday, Seagate announced it was shipping the world's first 4TB external hard drive in the form of the 4TB GoFlex Desk Drive, which offers a high speed USB 3.0 interface. "

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Nanoscale magnetic waves could replace microwave technology

Nanoscale magnetic waves could replace microwave technology: "The microwave technology used in applications such as mobile phones and wireless networks may be on its way to being replaced - with parts that are smaller, less expensive, and that consume less resources."

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Spectacular Jaguar C-X16 sports car concept to launch at Frankfurt

Spectacular Jaguar C-X16 sports car concept to launch at Frankfurt: "It's clear from the styling of the XF and XJ saloons that design chief Ian Callum has been developing and evolving a new design vocabulary for Jaguar that, while it may make an occasional nod to the marque's enviable heritage, looks decisively towards the future."

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Play video memo pad drags the fridge-magnet into the digital age

Play video memo pad drags the fridge-magnet into the digital age: "Not so long ago, leaving a message for other members of the household would often involve sticking a note on the fridge and hoping they saw it. Now that just about everybody has a mobile phone, hastily scribbled notes have given way to hastily thumbed text messages or a quick voice, or even video call."

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Motorola Droid Bionic arrives on Verizon tomorrow

Motorola Droid Bionic arrives on Verizon tomorrow: "First unveiled this January at CES, Motorola's flagship Droid Bionic smartphone will finally be available to consumers as of tomorrow. Featuring a dual-core 1 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM and a 4.3-inch qHD display, the Android phone utilizes Verizon's new LTE 4G network, which is claimed to be the fastest in the U.S. Its other specs aren't too shabby, either."

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Acer unveils Android-powered liquidmini Ferrari Edition smartphone

Acer unveils Android-powered liquidmini Ferrari Edition smartphone: "Acer has announced its next Ferrari-branded product in the form of the liquidmini Ferrari Edition smartphone, which features a 3.2-inch screen and runs Android 2.3. The new arrival will expand Acer's lineup of products featuring the Ferrari logo, including laptops, LCD monitors and last year's Liquid E Ferrari Edition Android-based smartphone."

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Full-duplex technology could double wireless capacity with no new towers

Full-duplex technology could double wireless capacity with no new towers: "Earlier this year, Stanford University researchers created a full-duplex radio that allowed wireless signals to be sent and received simultaneously, thereby doubling the speed of existing networks. Using the same approach, researchers at Rice "

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BMW to introduce laser headlights

BMW to introduce laser headlights: "n the past decade, LEDs have become increasingly popular for use on cars, mainly for use as turn signals, brake and park lights, and daytime running lamps, but more recently, also for use in headlights."

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Manipulating plants' internal clock offers possibility of all-season crops

Manipulating plants' internal clock offers possibility of all-season crops: "Circadian rhythms are a roughly 24-hour cycle governing biochemical, physiological, or behavioral processes that have been widely observed not only in humans, but other animals, fungi, cyanobacteria and plants."

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