Piaggio to be First to Mass Produce Plug-in Hybrid
As a driver of the much loved Toyota Prius hybrid, I am eagerly awaiting the plug-in hybrid movement. It seems though that a company named Piaggio may be the first on the block with their plug-in hybrid motorized “tricycle.”
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Ford Smart Gauge Guilts You to Drive Economically
Probably the coolest feature of the soon to be released 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid is the inclusion of the SmartGauge with “EcoGuide.”
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Audi Releases Information Regarding the A1 Sportback Hybrid Electric Car
Audi has announced another green vehicle based on it’s A1 hybrid concept. The five-door A1 Sportback will go from 0-62 MPH in 7.9 seconds, reach a top speed of 124 MPH and manage up to 72.4 miles from a gallon of fuel.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE New HDPC from MIU offers sleek shell - INTEL Atom-power
When the Hybrid Dual Portable Computer was introduced two years ago, the premise was thus: mobile OS up front, Windows XP inside and about as pretty as a duck dipped in oil. Well, that duck has officially been scrubbed clean. The new shell is pretty sleek, is it not?
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Air-Powered Hybrid
Want to fill your car’s tank for three dollars? Want to emit zero emissions? This car which runs on compressed air can do all that.
Ten years ago a French Formula One expert came up with this idea of using compressed air released through the pistons in the engine, and that powering the wheels. He claims [...]
Human Electric Hybrid - Bike, That Is
It sounds like something out of The Terminator–a "human electric hybrid." But, it’s actually a bike that you can buy now. Made by Matra, the MS1 can run for 62 miles on the juice, achieving a speed-limited velocity of 28 mph and capturing energy during braking. The "human" part is what comes in when the [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Writing on the Keyboard
The A1Pro selling for only $25.48 is a hybrid keyboard of sorts which incorporates a writing pad. Unfortunately, it sits in the very spot the rest of us find our 10-key pad, which is not such a good idea.
Regardless, the idea of have a writing tablet or perhaps a small graphics tablet designed right into [...]
Hybrid + Segways
Meet the Opel Flextreme with a storage compartment for two Segway scooters. One has to wonder - why?
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Electric Car by Edison/Ford
The electric companies want to keep their fingers in the consumer pie and continue to push for electric cars. Ford and Edison are embarking on this very project — in the creation of vehicles capable of being plugged into a power outlet. The new cars will use a combustion engine in a hybrid mode.
Details are [...]
The Froggetmee: The New Spork
My name is Schirn, and I’m a ramenholic. And all ramenholics are incomplete without the Froggetmee, a nifty combo of a spoon and pair of chopsticks right there in your hand, at the same time. Seriously, I can’t believe this how simple, yet ingenious this is.
It is about 11" long and made of good [...]
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