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[Review] Lexus CT200h

It has been quite a while since I had my hands on a press car. After jumping from a Ferrari 458 Italia to a 2012 Nissan GT-R, I decided that it was time to get a bit more reasonable and decided to give Toyota’s new compact “sporty” Lex[...]
[Review] Lexus CT200h
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[Techno-Frontier 2011] Tokyo University of Science demonstrates rare-earth-free Motor of EVs!

Today at Techno-Frontier 2011, the Tokyo University of Science demonstrates their latest achievement with the world first rare-earth-free electric motor of reluctance motor for Hybrid Electric Vehicle. Nowadays, all electric vehicles f[...]
[Techno-Frontier 2011] Tokyo University of Science demonstrates rare-earth-free Motor of EVs!
[Techno-Frontier 2011] Tokyo University of Science demonstrates rare-earth-free Motor of EVs![Techno-Frontier 2011] Tokyo University of Science demonstrates rare-earth-free Motor of EVs![Techno-Frontier 2011] Tokyo University of Science demonstrates rare-earth-free Motor of EVs![Techno-Frontier 2011] Tokyo University of Science demonstrates rare-earth-free Motor of EVs![Techno-Frontier 2011] Tokyo University of Science demonstrates rare-earth-free Motor of EVs!

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LG introduces Hybrid TV for professional

LG introduces yesterday in Korea the 42LD452B, a 42” Monitor that is in fact the company latest Digital Signage and TV Hybrid. Capable to offer both on the same screen your desired TV program/Show or Video as well as its corresponding [...]
LG introduces Hybrid TV for professional
LG introduces Hybrid TV for professionalLG introduces Hybrid TV for professional

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Toyota to Show New GRMN Hybrid Concept at Nürburgring

Toyota will show the “GRMN (GAZOO Racing tuned by MN2) SPORTS HYBRID Concept II”, a convertible mid-ship gasoline-electric hybrid concept, at the 39th Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race to be held near Nürburg, Germany, fro[...]
Toyota to Show New GRMN Hybrid Concept at Nürburgring
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Gazoo Racing unleashes race-prepped Lexus CT hybrid at Nürburgring

Sure Lexus’s CT200h is a hell of a hot hatchback, and its Hybrid powertrain is quite sexy, but frankly speaking I have drove “faster” cars in my life, but then again who’s said that Nothing can be improved? And this is exactly what the[...]
Gazoo Racing unleashes race-prepped Lexus CT hybrid at Nürburgring
Gazoo Racing unleashes race-prepped Lexus CT hybrid at NürburgringGazoo Racing unleashes race-prepped Lexus CT hybrid at Nürburgring

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ACER’s Iconia F54W coming to Japan this Wednesday

Acer Japan announced this morning that the company stunning dual screen Notebook, the ICONIA will hit the Japanese market this week Wednesday at around 150,000 Yen. The ICONA F54W is powered by an Intel Core i5-480 with 4GB of RAM, 640[...]
ACER’s Iconia F54W coming to Japan this Wednesday

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Toyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next year

Barely a month after our first test drive of Toyota’s Prius A prototype, Toyota invited us today to the official launch of its new Seven Seater known overseas Prius V in North America and Prius + In Europe. So what’s new here? Well act[...]
Toyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next year
Toyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next yearToyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next yearToyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next yearToyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next yearToyota launch its new 7 Seater Prius A in Japan today and expect to ship it later next year

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Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept To Make World Debut at 2011 New York International Auto Show

The LF-Gh, which stands for Lexus Future Grand Touring Hybrid, sets out to redefine the premium grand touring sedan, and good lord those teasing pictures seems promising! Through this exercise, the definition of L-Finesse, the marque’s[...]
Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept To Make World Debut at 2011 New York International Auto Show
Lexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept To Make World Debut at 2011 New York International Auto ShowLexus LF-Gh Hybrid Concept To Make World Debut at 2011 New York International Auto Show

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ACER Iconia now available for pre-order

Acer’s almighty dual screen 14” PC, the Iconai is now available for pre-order in the USA and Canada. Announced at 1,199 USD, this impressive dual screen Notebook comes with two 14” gorilla class touchpanles and is powered by an Intel C[...]
ACER Iconia now available for pre-order
ACER Iconia now available for pre-orderACER Iconia now available for pre-order

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[Hands-On] Prius+ (Plus) or Prius V, Toyota’s first Hybrid MPV.

Unveiled to the public for the first time in January during the Detroit 2011 Motor Show under the Prius V Name and just recently in Europe during the 2011 Geneva Motor Show under the Prius+, Toyota deviced today to unveil its modified [...]
[Hands-On] Prius+ (Plus) or Prius V, Toyota’s first Hybrid MPV.
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TMC Unveils ‘Prius +’ at 2011 Geneva Motor Show

The Prius + is a dedicated gasoline-electric hybrid model designed to suit various lifestyles. Like the “Prius” hybrid sedan, the Prius + comes with outstanding environmental performance and an air of technological advancem[...]
TMC Unveils ‘Prius +’ at 2011 Geneva Motor Show
TMC Unveils ‘Prius +’ at 2011 Geneva Motor Show

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Honda will bring its EV concept Plug-in Hybrid Platform at Geneva

Honda’s new EV concept Platform is not something new, and this new Honda Fit EV has already been introduced at last Year L.A Motor-show and is also schedule to be unveiled once more at this Year Geneva Motor-show with however thi[...]
Honda will bring its EV concept Plug-in Hybrid Platform at Geneva
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Japan Post to Import Italian Electric Bikes for Delivery Routes?

The deadtree Asahi and Nikkei newspapers reported last month on Japan Post’s decision to import Italian-made electric motorcycles to deploy on their postal delivery routes. This follows a 2008 decision and announcement that the r[...]
Japan Post to Import Italian Electric Bikes for Delivery Routes?

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Energy Harvested from Heat and Light with Fujitsu’s Hybrid Device

Fujitsu has just announced that they have developed a single new device that can harness energy from light or heat, where this has previously required two separate machines. By reducing the number of machines required to perform the sa[...]
Energy Harvested from Heat and Light with Fujitsu’s Hybrid Device
Energy Harvested from Heat and Light with Fujitsu’s Hybrid DeviceEnergy Harvested from Heat and Light with Fujitsu’s Hybrid Device

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ICONIA, Acer’s dual-touch screen laptop

Acer also introduced at CeBIT the Iconia, a dual-screen laptop/tablet hybrid that runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64. The Iconia is equipped with two 14-inch touch screens (1366×768 resolution, covered with a layer of Gorilla Glass), [...]
ICONIA, Acer’s dual-touch screen laptop
ICONIA, Acer’s dual-touch screen laptopICONIA, Acer’s dual-touch screen laptopICONIA, Acer’s dual-touch screen laptopICONIA, Acer’s dual-touch screen laptop

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BookTop T1125, Gigabyte’s hybrid desktop/tablet

Gigabyte has announced the BookTop T1125, soon to be available on the Taiwanese market. This hybrid computer can be used as a notebook, as tablet, or a desktop computer. Its 11.6-inch touchscreen panel can rotate to reveal a full-size [...]
BookTop T1125, Gigabyte’s hybrid desktop/tablet
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NEXCO West & Nissan: New Technology Warns Drivers That They’re Driving the Wrong Way

The West Nippon Expressway Company (which manages highways in west Japan) and Nissan Motor Company announced the fruits of their twenty-two-month collaborative project to “develop roadway information provider technologies using I[...]
NEXCO West & Nissan: New Technology Warns Drivers That They’re Driving the Wrong Way
NEXCO West & Nissan: New Technology Warns Drivers That They’re Driving the Wrong WayNEXCO West & Nissan: New Technology Warns Drivers That They’re Driving the Wrong WayNEXCO West & Nissan: New Technology Warns Drivers That They’re Driving the Wrong WayNEXCO West & Nissan: New Technology Warns Drivers That They’re Driving the Wrong Way

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Samsung is working to create a television/telephone hybrid media platform

Developers at Samsung are working to develop a single platform to support both Samsung TVs and phones. There has been no estimated release dates for such a platform, and with few other companies positioned to take on the same task (onl[...]
Samsung is working to create a television/telephone hybrid media platform
Samsung is working to create a television/telephone hybrid media platform

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Seagate Momentus XT: Good-priced 2.5″ Solid State Hybrid Drive for Laptops

Momentus XT incorporates an HDD of 500GB/320GB/250GB at 7200-RPM with 32MB of cache,SATA 3Gb/s Interface with Native Command Queuing, 4GB of solid state SLC NAND flash storage, and an intelligent Adaptive Memory technology that monitor[...]
Seagate Momentus XT: Good-priced 2.5″ Solid State Hybrid Drive for Laptops

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Sanyo Li-Ion batteries to power Suzuki “Swift Plug-in Hybrid” Cars

It has been less than 3 weeks that we talked about the Guinness Record achievement of the Sanyo Li-Ion Batteries-charged Electric Car “Mira EV” and today Sanyo announced  their new partnership with Suzuki to supply lithium-[...]
Sanyo Li-Ion batteries to power Suzuki “Swift Plug-in Hybrid” Cars
Sanyo Li-Ion batteries to power Suzuki “Swift Plug-in Hybrid” CarsSanyo Li-Ion batteries to power Suzuki “Swift Plug-in Hybrid” Cars

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Samsung finally launch its Hybrid PDP TVs in Korea

Already available in the USA, Samsung PN50C550G1F, PN42C430A1D and PN50C430A1D, respectively 50, 42 and 50”, Hybrid PDP (Plasma TVs) are now also available in Korea. Featuring the E³-panel technology that reduces off-angle blurs while [...]
Samsung finally launch its Hybrid PDP TVs in Korea
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Thanko Hybrid Mobile Phone Charger

Operating both as solar and dynamo charger, this device also features a diminutive size only W70 × H70 × D29mm and 3 LED lights on the side. It comes with an 18 cm pull type cable for dynamo charge and a separate 30 cm cable for solar [...]
Thanko Hybrid Mobile Phone Charger
Thanko Hybrid Mobile Phone ChargerThanko Hybrid Mobile Phone ChargerThanko Hybrid Mobile Phone ChargerThanko Hybrid Mobile Phone ChargerThanko Hybrid Mobile Phone Charger

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