Remember the heady days before the Internet bubble went and burst, as bubbles tend to do? California’s Silicon Valley was one of the epicenters of that economic boom, but as this clip from Sunday’s “60 Minutes” illustrates, things look a little different over there these days.
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Photo: youtube You Never Forget Your First Time Thanks to the nice people at Autoblog Green for pointing out this pretty cool video of a young boy (I’d say around 8 years old) taking his first ride in a Tesla Roadster 2.5. The whole video is just a reaction shot, and what a reaction! Check ou the video below (and notice the boy’s comment — he’s very articulate)…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Viper SmartStart app goes to 2.0, gets potentially cheaper and throws roadside assistance into the mix
October 25, 2010 No Comment
About a year ago Viper got into the app game, releasing SmartStart the iPhone and allowing control of the locks, trunk, and ignition on their car. Since then Android and BlackBerry versions have trickled out, but now it’s time for 2.0. What wondrous new functionality does this new major release offer? Not much, really, but it does come with one major improvement: cost. Before you were out at least $299 while the new version is said to cost as little as $199 according to the PR below, though the wording is awfully vague. PR states you can find “dealers advertising Viper SmartStart as low as $199,” but under Viper’s 2.0 site the MSRP is stated to be $299 — the same as before. So, YMMV on the price cut, apparently depending on what your local dealer feels like charging, but know that whatever you pay you’ll now get “Viper Motor Club” roadside assistance included. That should offer a little extra peace of mind as we enter dead battery season. Continue reading Viper SmartStart app goes to 2.0, gets potentially cheaper and throws roadside assistance into the mix Viper SmartStart app goes to 2.0, gets potentially cheaper and throws roadside assistance into the mix originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The arrogance of Jimmuh Carter knows no bounds : America is no better off now than it was in the late 1970s and early 1980s, says former President Jimmy Carter. From national politics to relationships with other nations, there is a lot of room for improvement. “We had almost complete harmony with every nation on Earth,” the Nobel Peace Prize winner said of his administration. “We not only preserved peace for our country, we never went to war. We never dropped a bomb. We never fired a missile.” And because we never dropped a bomb or fired a missile we had 52 Americans held in captivity in Iran for 444 days.
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As executives from Warner Bros. visited New Zealand to deliberate about whether to film the studio’s pair of planned “Hobbit” prequels there, people from around the country joined in demonstrations in an attempt to tip the balance in their favor. Related Entries October 21, 2010 The French Sure Know How to Strike October 16, 2010 Taking ‘Superman’ to School
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What do you do if you’re the maker of a popular netbook operating system ? Create your own netbook, of course! Okay, it does seem like a rather odd step, but Jolicloud CEO Tariq Krim tweeted a few teaser images this morning and then confirmed with the exclusive shot above that the software company is in fact working with a hardware partner to create its own 10.1-inch netbook. The details are fairly slim at the moment, but Krim did share that the mini-laptop will boot Jolicloud 1.1 and be primarily aimed at those in the 12 to 25 age range. As for specs, your guess is as good as ours at this point, although he boasted that it will be able to rock 720p video. We can’t tell much from the picture above, but it sure does have a funky lid, VGA port and a few USB sockets. Pricing and availability are being firmed up now, but it will apparently hit for under $500 and before those long-awaited Chrome OS netbooks. That’s not really saying much at this point since we’ve been wondering about the whereabouts of those Chrome-books for almost a half a year now, but hit the gallery below for a few more mysterious shots and we’ll promise to fill you in on the details when we hear more. Gallery: Jolicloud netbook Jolicloud prepping a netbook of its own originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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By Mr. Fish Related Entries October 21, 2010 The French Sure Know How to Strike October 16, 2010 Taking ‘Superman’ to School
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Preston at Jetson Green and Frida at Inhabitat discuss these lovely looking glass roofing tiles from SolTech Energy in Sweden. It is a solar thermal system, that transfers heat from the air to water that can be used for heating. Frida describes it at Inhabitat: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Arjan Elmendorp via Basel Action Network Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, is preparing to export three tankers to shipbreaking yards in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India or China, where environmental regulations are minimal and often unenforced, according to the Basel Action Network (BAN). BAN, an organization that works to confront the environmental and social impacts of toxic trade worldwide, has called on the Mexican government to block the export,… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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