Vstone’s Black Ox
This one and a half foot tall robot cost ¥798,000 (about $7,400). Only 30 are planned to be manufactured.
Source:[engadget.com]
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Archive for July, 2008
The Nikkei, Japan’s biggest business newspaper, reports today [JP] Toyota will use solar panels in its next-generation Prius hybrid cars to be sold starting 2009. The company’s Japanese website doesn’t offer any official information so the news is yet to be confirmed. The redesigned Prius will come equipped with solar panels on the roof, partly powering the air-conditioning system, which needs up to 5kw. According to the Nikkei, Toyota will procure the PV panels from Kyocera. Toyota is the world’s first major automaker to install solar batteries on vehicles. It is not yet clear whether the solar Prius will be sold outside Japan as well.
The Nikkei, Japan’s biggest business newspaper, reports today [JP] Toyota will use solar panels in its next-generation Prius hybrid cars to be sold starting 2009. The company’s Japanese website doesn’t offer any official information so the news is yet to be confirmed.
The redesigned Prius will come equipped with solar panels on the roof, partly powering [...]
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iPod USB Stick
Available in 1GB and 2GB for £19.95 and £24.95
source:[gizmodo.com
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Hitachi and Seiyu develop light bulb
Hitachi Lighting and Seiyu has collaborated in order to pop out a “bulb-shaped fluorescent lamp that can be separated into a lighting circuit unit and an arc tube unit. The bulbs will take the place of traditional 60-watt incandescents, and considering that these only draw around 13-watts each.
Source: [engadget.com]
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Neo FreeRunner to Hit the Market July 4
Source:[OpenMoko] TAIPEI, TAIWAN  July 2 2008 - Openmoko, developer of the first open mobile computing platform today announced that on Friday, July 4, it will open the online store for purchase of the Openmoko Neo FreeRunner, a OpenMoko FreeRunner mobile phonemobile device that the company says will help to enable ubiquitous computing for the [...]
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