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9 Jun 2010

o further capitalize on the Silverado Hybrid’s fuel efficiency and reduced emissions, Verizon collaborated with BrandFX Body Company and GM to develop the light-weight fiberglass insert to be installed in the truck’s bed.

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Tags: Auto, Breaking, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Hybrid, Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid, economical, fleet, fleet truck, GM, GM Hybrid, GM two-mode system, Green, hybrid fleet, truck, trucks, verizon, Vortec engine

Harrah’s Entertainment, MTV Games Present 2nd Annual Rock Band Competition

14 May 2010

For our loyal Rock Band friends who can’t get out to a qualifying location in the next several weeks, enter NOW for your shot at a trip to compete in the BIG EVENT in Atlantic City from June 30-July 4, 2010 with up to three of your fellow band members.

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Tags: 2nd Annual Rock Band Competition, Atlantic City, competition, Contest, Harrah's, Harrah's Entertainment, MTV, MTV Games, prizes, Rock Band, Rock Band game, Video Games, vidgames, win, win prizes

Japanese Steamship Travel Posters

11 May 2010

Here is a collection of early 20th century travel posters for Japanese steamship companies (from the book Miwaku no Funatabi, published by the Museum of Maritime Science, 1993).

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Tags: art, early 1900's, illustrations, japan, japanese art, Miwaku no Funatabi, Musuem of Maritime Science, Osaka Mercantile Steamship, pinktentacle.com, steamship, steamship travel, travel posters, vintage art, vintage posters

Truphone Gives Apple iPad Owners A Voice

2 Apr 2010

Truphone provides people with international lifestyles unique, borderless phone services that simplify communication and dramatically reduce the cost of roaming and global calling.

Chevrolet Volt Passes Production Milestone

In: Auto|Breaking|Editorial|Green|Travel

2 Apr 2010

The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range delivers up to 40 miles of pure electric driving before an engine-generator kicks in to sustain the battery charge and seamlessly extends the range to about 300 additional miles.

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Tags: Auto, automobile, cars, Chevrolet Volt, Chrevolet, electric vehicle, engineering, GM, GM Media, GM Volt, production, vehicle, Volt

AVerMedia Video Capture USB

8 Mar 2010

AVerMedia has shown off its Video Capture USB at CeBIT 2010, which allows users to watch and record digital TV on PC.

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Tags: 2010, Apple, apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, AVerMedia, AVerMedia USB, AVerTV, CeBIT, convert video, digital television, Gadgets, Hardware, HDTV, Microsoft, Sony PSP, usb, usb2, Video, video capture, video conversion, Win7, Window Media Center, Windows 7, Windows Media Player, WMP

Cloak Bag – World’s First Shoot-through Camera Bag

5 Mar 2010

Florida design group Naranja Studio released the Cloak™ Bag, the world’s first shoot-through camera bag that allows a user with an SLR camera to take photos without removing the camera from the bag.

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Tags: accessories, attractive colors, Camera, camera bag, camera bag accessories, Cloak Bag, dslr, DSLR camera bag, high quality, James Bond, must-have, Naranja, photographers, photogs, quality nylon, unique

Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid, 78mpg and 0-60 in 3.2 Seconds

In: Auto|Breaking|Green|Rambling|Travel

2 Mar 2010

Quite possibly the sexiest hybrid made thus far, Porsche has shown off their concept Porsche 918 plug-in hybrid that gets 78mpg and hits 62mph in 3.2 seconds while looking extremely sexy. Green and goes fast when the light turns green.

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Tags: 2010, Auto, Carrera GT, do want, Geneva Motor Show, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, Porsche, Porsche 918, Porsche hybrid, spyder

Aston Martin Rapide has a $34,000 Watch-Key Option

28 Feb 2010

The Aston Martin Rapide might just have the most expensive key in the world, fortunately it does more than just open the car – it’s also a chronograph.

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Tags: Aston Martin, Aston Martin Rapide, chronograph, expensive, expensive car option, if you have to ask, Premium, uberreview.com, watch

Sprint Will Launch First 4G Handset Before Summer – Likely to be the HTC Android-based Supersonic

21 Feb 2010

Sprint alerted Forbes that the carrier’s first Mobile WiMax handset will launch in the first half of this year. Given the fact that the Sprint/Clearwire Mobile WiMax network has a limited reach of 27 U.S. markets, most of them little, the device will of course be dual mode – switching to Sprint’s EVDO network when Mobile WiMax isn’t available.

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Tags: 2010, 4G, android, BGR, Cellphone, cellphones, cellular phones, Clearwire, Clearwire Mobile WiMax, dual mode phone, EVDO, Gadgets, Google Android, handset, handsets, Hardware, htc, HTC cellphone, HTC Supersonic, LET, LTE, New York, San Francisco, sprint, verizon, Wi-MAX, WiMAX

Nokia BH-905 High Performance Bluetooth Headphones Review

21 Feb 2010

Nokia is known for a lot of things, marketing hype sometimes being one of them; however when I heard about the Nokia BH-905 “high performance” Bluetooth headphones with active noise reduction, my cynical side immediately kicked in. I mean, what could be so “high performance” about Bluetooth headsets?

GM to be First Major U.S. Automaker to Manufacture Electric Motors

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26 Jan 2010

GM will expand its in-house electric vehicle development capabilities by becoming the first major U.S. automaker to design and manufacture electric motors, a core technology for hybrids and electric vehicles.

Cardo Systems Announces SCALA Rider Q2 MultiSet Bluetooth Headset

13 Jan 2010

Cardo Systems have announced a rather unique solution to two-way communication, and oddly enough music sharing, between multiple sets of bluetooth enabled headsets. The Scala Rider Q2 MultiSet Bluetooth Headset allows for music sharing and communication.

Lancia & Fiat to be Built on Chrysler’s Platforms

In: Auto|Breaking|Rants|Rumors|Travel

26 Dec 2009

Another morsel to come out of Fiat’s 2-year plan is the short term product plan for Lancia, a brand that the parent company has been accused of neglecting for quite a while. In addition to the usual refreshes and facelifts, the truly juicy bit is that Fiat plans 17 new vehicles over the next two years, and Chrysler platforms will provide the basis for four Lancias.