Posted Jan 29th 2008 8:25AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Transportation
Apparently when you’re saving the planet with an all-electric car, there’s no need to kill yourself over safety. The Tesla Roadster has been granted a waiver in regards to advanced air bags by the NHTSA, since the “public interest is served by encouraging the development of fuel-efficient and alternative-fueled vehicles.” Standard air bags are still included, and Tesla apparently tried to comply with the advanced requirement, but told the NHTSA that it’s in the hole financially, and would have to cancel the planned sedan and “ultimately have to terminate its operations” if forced to go through with the fancy air bags. All 2008 Roadsters have been pre-sold, and Tesla is supposed to start delivering the cars in Q1 2008.
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Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones
Published in electronics
SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones are there to give best treat for your ears and wondrous food for your thought. These sound isolating earphones are phenomenal for your best ever listening experience. Evolved from earphone technology, road-tested by pro musicians and perfected by Shure engineers, these earphones studded with MP3 players are anytime favorite for music lovers.
Key features
SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones come equipped with the music features that enable users not only to listen better but also to get adhered to this product. To mention striking features of SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones:
- Balanced MicroSpeaker
- Sound Isolating Sleeves
- Modular Cable
This product is further recognized for its 113 dB SPL/ mW, 27 kHz impedance, 22Hz – 17.5 kHz frequency. SE110 Sound Isolating Earphones is available in the market with two colors like black and white.
It is ready in the stock for customer’s satisfaction with MSRP $ 119.99.
Via: Shure
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From the bestselling cellphone in history to the most ignominious departure of a CEO not related to any criminal behavior, Motorola’s had a hell of a slide, but still, the latest speculation comes as a punch to the chin. Richard Windsor, an analyst with a firm called Nomura International, says that Moto may exit the handset business. On one hand, it could sell the division to Chinese investors, but on the other hand, not even the Chinese really know how to solve Moto’s problems. What happened, Motorola? Seriously, what in hell happened? [MarketWatch]
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HTC hit the 2 million mark with the Touch
Published in electronics
HTC has announced they have now sold 2 million Touch handsets, which includes the Touch, Touch Slide and Touch Color. The sales are doing real well, it was just back in October that HTC had announced hitting the 1 million mark and had hoped to hit 1.5-1.8 million before the years end. Instead just a few months later they have more than doubled their October sales totals. HTC seems to have a real winner on their hands. In addition to the success HTC is having with the Touch lineup they have also been able to sell 11.8 million smartphones during 2007, which is a 12% increase from 2006.
Via [Brighthand]
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Nikon’s Coolpix P60 puts you in control
Published in electronicsPosted Jan 29th 2008 12:56AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Digital Cameras
This time, it’s Nikon dishing out the pre-PMA madness. The Coolpix P60 is designed for the consumer looking for “creative control” in their digital shooter. This 8.1 megapixel camera features both programmed auto (including 15 scene-optimized modes) and manual controls, a 5x Zoom-NIKKOR lens and Vibration Reduction (VR) image stabilization. It also packs an electronic viewfinder in addition to that LCD and Nikon’s EXPEEDTM image processing to keep noise to a minimum even when shooting at a max ISO 2,000 sensitivity. The kit is powered by a pair of AA-batteries and should pop in March for $230.
Gallery: Nikon’s Coolpix P60 puts you in control
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Nikon’s new Coolpix S550, S520, and S210
Published in electronicsPosted Jan 29th 2008 12:57AM by Ryan Block
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Nikon’s new mid-to-low-enders land tonight, say hi to the Coolpix S550, S520, and S210. Casual photographers take note, only the S520 features optical stabilization, you’ll want to try and aim for that instead of messing with any of that electronic stabilization stuff.
- S550 - 10 megapixels, 5x zoom, electronic stabilization, 2.5-inch LCD, out February for $229
- S520 - 8 megapixels, 3x zoom, optical stabilization, up to ISO 2000, 2.5-inch LCD, out March for $229
- S210 - 8 megapixels, electronic stabilization, up to ISO 2000, 2.5-inch LCD, our March for $179
Read (S550)
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Read (S210)
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Posted Jan 29th 2008 3:56AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: Laptops
Everex’s site has been updated with a new CloudBook ship date. The little 9-inch, Via-based laptop with 7-inch display, 30GB disk, and 5-hours battery is now expected to pop with a gOS Rocket on Walmart.com and ZaReason.com February 15th. A day earlier would have required a pink version which nobody wants… at least not yet.
[Thanks, David]
