Riversimple Car Uses Open Source Fuel Cell

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Transportation,

Unveiled yesterday in London, the Riversimple car seats only two and runs on an open source fuel cell. Available by 2013, the car has a 240 mile range on its 1 kg hydrogen tank (equivalent to about 300mpg) and can zoom up to 50mph. The company that made the cell, Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, says that it would be possible to lease it for about $315.00 a month. Compare that to the higher priced Honda FCX Clarity for $600.00 and the MINI E for $850.00 a month and it would appear that the company may have a hit on their hands.

Read More | Autoblog

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TPV Developing All-In-One Nettop

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: PC / Laptop,

TPV Technology, known for their monitors, is developing an inexpensive all-in-one desktop PC. Called “nettops,” they will sell for about $400.00 to $600.00, according to the company’s chairman and CEO Jason Hsuan. They may even retail for about $300.00 after time. Working with smaller PC makers, the devices have 20-inch screens and should become available sometime this year. We certainly applaud any company that encourages others to come up with a fully functioning product at a price that the average Joe or Jane can afford.

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India to Help Develop $10.00 PCs

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop,

India has agreed to work on the planet’s cheapest laptop. The Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari says that the country will try to develop $10.00 units for school kids. Back in 2006, the Indian Government decided not to go for the OLPC program but seems to have changed its mind. The project will be funded by the Reliance Anil Dhirubahi Group and will launch in Maharashtra’s Khairat village. They are hoping to cover about 25,000 towns 6,000 villages by the end of this year.

Read More | India eNews

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Sharp SB series LCD TVs

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies,

They may not be the cheapest on the block, but Sharp’s 3 new LCD TVs are certainly less expensive than most. The SB series features their Spectral Contrast Engine, a 6ms pixel response, full 1080p HD resolution, and PC and HDMI inputs. The LC-52SB55U is 52 1/32-inches with a $2,300.00 price, the LC-46SB54U is 45 63/64-inches for $1,700.00, and the LC-42SB45 is 42 1/64-inches and only $1,4000.00. The first two are out now, while the third will be available in September.

Read More | Electronic House

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Intel 2go is Low Cost

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, Hot Deals, PC / Laptop,

Another laptop has entered the competition at minimal cost. In addition to the Asus EEE and the OLPC, the Intel 2g0 PC has also been designed mainly for students. It features an Intel Celeron M CPU with 915GMS chip,  512 MB RAM (which is upgradeable to 1GB,) and 40GB storage. The 9-inch device also has a 800 x 480p resolution, and room for an SD card. Available in the next couple of months, the 2go should retail for ~$400.00.

 

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