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DIY electric vehicles are cool in a very geeky way

, Oct 7th 2009 Discuss [0]

I am all for hybrid vehicles, they are a great way to reduce emission and our need for oil. You may think that the only way to get a hybrid is to buy a Prius or something similar from one of the major automakers. You would be wrong, there is a robust DIY community that build their own hybrid and electric vehicles like the xr3 plug-in hybrid and the eD electric DeLorean. Read The Full Story

Ford unveils “Intelligent” charging system for plug-in hybrids

, Aug 19th 2009 Discuss [2]

With the automotive market tanking thanks to the poor economy, the boom in auto sales thanks to the cash for clunkers program won't last much longer. After that, automakers will actually need cars that are affordable and appeal to buyers rather than big government incentives to sell more vehicles. Read The Full Story

MSI Wind U115 Hybrid now available in UK

, May 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

We were just talking about the availability of the MSI Wind U123 in the U.S. yesterday, but now it seems the MSI Wind U115 Hybrid is coming to a U.K. shop near you starting today as well, which is pretty good news, if you ask me. Read The Full Story

Samsung talks NX hybrid camera

, Mar 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

One of the big splash at the 2009 PMA, or in digital camera industry for that matter, has to be Samsungs’ NX hybrid camera that launched a day prior to the show. An implementation resembles Micro 4/3, bigger due to larger sensor size, but much compact than DSLR. A new standard hopes to capture 20 percent of global digital still camera market in 3-4 years. It’s an ambitious move in this economy, especially in the cut-throat DSLR business and with the establishing Micro 4/3 on the way. As previously mentioned, the vague press release and our visit to Samsung booth didn’t get much information that’s already out there. Today, team DPR has published an exclusive interview with Samsung executives to find out more about the new hybrid. Read The Full Story

Sony preps hybrid Blu-ray disk – Movie/video game

, Feb 12th 2009 Discuss [0]

The Sony’s PS3 may be shy in gaming department but the DLNA-enabled device is huge in Blu-ray video playback. Despite the console successes in HD movies and multimedia supports but it got completely outsold by the Wii and fallen behind the Xbox 360. Experts were predicting worst to come on the gaming console. The company latest strategy is squeezing that extra space on Blu-ray movie disk with video game- a hybrid Blu-ray combo disk with movie and video game Sony hopes to turn the tide around later this year. Read The Full Story

2010 Ford Hybrids will have SmartGauge

, Oct 29th 2008 Discuss [2]

Wow, this thing looks like it belongs in the future! Okay, so 2010 is the future, but you know what I mean. These SmartGauge instrument panels are set to be included in two Ford hybrid models in the year 2010, and if I had any plans of getting a Ford in the next couple of years, I'd be excited. Read The Full Story

Rumor – Prius to be the first Solar Hybrid

, Jul 8th 2008 Discuss [1]

Nikkei, a Japanese business news source is reporting that Toyota will be unveiling a Prius that will have built-in solar panels. It is also said to be manufactured by Kyocera Corp. There is no official word on this, since Toyota has not actually confirmed the reports just yet. Read The Full Story

The chic space age hybrid Antro Solo

, Jun 25th 2008 Discuss [3]

The Antro Solo is a gas electric hybrid weighing in at a low 600 Lbs. With its carbon fiber chassis, this hybrid gets 150 MPG and has solar panels across the top to help power the electric portion of its engine. Other than weighing 600 Lbs. and getting 150 MPG this Hybrid gas electric solar car can go up to 80 MPH. Read The Full Story

Gibson rolling out another auto-tuning guitar – its bright, shiny, metallic, purple

, Apr 11th 2008 Discuss [0]

You know that robotic guitar that Gibson rolled out last year that could auto tune itself to a number of different scales and were programmable to any custom tuning you required? It was like the most badass guitar ever, well they are making a new version that will be more widely available, since getting your hands on one of the originals was nigh impossible. Read The Full Story

Samsung BD-UP5000 BD HD-DVD Hybrid coming soon

, Dec 6th 2007 Discuss [0]

Alright, so, first there were talks of Samsung dropping a new dual format player before the end of the year. Then there were rumors that the same player wouldn’t make it out the door before next year. Now there are rumors that its back on schedule for mid-december (next week). And, according to Dealerscope, who apparently received the word from on high (Samsung), the player is actually shipping to retailers now, and should be available by the original mid-December target date. Read The Full Story

Inexpensive, Small and fuel effecient : the Smart Car

, Nov 13th 2007 Discuss [4]

Ken Kettenbeil believes that the wave of our automotive future will be the Smart Car. Mr. Kettenbeil is a spokesman for Smart USA, a smart car manufacturer, who has received 30,000 reservation for their tiny transports. Read The Full Story

Toyota RiN hybrid is friendly to more than just the environment

, Oct 25th 2007 Discuss [0]

If cars were like hotels, this would be the 5 star spa attached to a 5 star hotel, the one you could feel good about going to. Not only does it look fairly good, but it’s a hybrid. Now why is it worth a 5-star rating? Well, the heated seats, oxygen-level conditioner, pinpoint humidifier, and green grass growing just inside the windshield to prevent UV rays from affecting the passengers are all a really good start. Read The Full Story
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