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Archive for April 10th, 2010

June 29th marks the first year anniversary of the very first vehicle that is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. In fact, this vehicle is the first of its kind in the world to be actually leased to an individual retail customer and it bears the name Honda FCX. This is the announcement given by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. And Honda is celebrating this event.

The vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell has been leased by Honda to the Spallino family who is actually based in the Los Angeles area. Jon Spallino is the person who has signed for the lease and uses the FCX. He comments, “I am surprised at the amount of attention and rubbernecking received while driving the FCX. Despite being a developing technology, we have not suffered from any reliability issues and the car has all the comforts and conveniences we need.”

The Spallino family uses the Honda FCX on their everyday drives to their daily activities. In fact, the vehicle has already traveled a couple thousands of miles already. The trips have been largely made to the supermarket, to the Spallino children’s soccer practices, as well as the daily commutes to their workplace. The family has been constantly stopped though by the public who has been very interested about their experiences in riding such a car. Some would even blatantly ask to have a ride in their Honda FCX. But after twelve months, the family is no longer surprised by these actions.  Read more...

And here they come. The pink gadgets. The market is full of them. Who would have thought that pink would be making a very big difference in the world of gadgets? Black and white seem to become so neutral. And the female population has been going gaga for these pink items.

Over at Gadget Epoint, a collection of pink gadgets has been making the girls go crazy. There is an assortment of gadgets of all kinds and they all have two things in common – they are all made to be of quality and they come in pink. A gadgeteer who certainly loves the color pink would be having a grand time going through the list of gadgets that this company has got in store for consumers.

If you need a little rest, you can count on the pink cushtie which would make you real comfortable. Compared to regular pillows, this pink cushtie would never get out of shape and so it would give you the best comfort that you can get in a pillow. You can sit on it, sleep on it, hug it, or even make it your support when doing something. This pink cushtie is going to be your best friend when it comes to giving comfort.

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Notebook or laptop computer is a portable computer that can be easily carried around, and is capable of performing all possible functions of a computer. Notebook, that usually weighs around 2.2 to about 18 pounds, comes in various sizes and varied possible features.

Unlike most other electronic goods, learning how to use a notebook is no big deal. People, who are used to working on computers, find notebooks almost as convenient to use as they have been using it already. However, the touchpad or the trackpads (that are used in place of the mouse), or the pointing sticks might pose slight difficulty for the beginners, though they can conveniently attach a mouse externally. Nevertheless, the fact that notebooks bear such great resemblance to computers surely serves as a great advantage to the users.

These days notebook can also read as well as write CDs and DVDs. They are also capable of copying and transferring data using Bluetooth devices. Most of the times, these are built in the notebooks, though one may need to attach them externally if the features have not been already provided beforehand. Pen drives, etc, can also be used on notebooks for exchanging data. Notebooks also allow the benefits of using internet connection after proper configuration has been done. Microphones and web cameras can also be used with the notebooks these days.

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If you are an electronic geek, can you give everyone a definite answer as to what is the best netbook? Probably, you can’t give them that due to the fact that there are various netbooks out there that are designed with exceptional quality and performance. It is really hard to decide when asked what is the best netbook. There are vast selections of netbooks and laptops today in the market and choosing the right one that will suit your needs and of course your budget can be a daunting task. Choosing the best one is a matter of picking from small differences because most best netbook share similar features and they only vary in style and some add-ons.

Basically, a netbook sports an Intel Atom chip, an 8-10 inches screen, and a very lightweight built. With its compact size, anyone can possibly bring it anywhere and everywhere. The portability and usability features of a netbook are what makes it so popular to buyers. The best netbook can cost around $350 or even more. The most sophisticated model usually offers more added features like a slot for a TV tuner, etc. These added options are enough for now but the best netbook market is continuously evolving thus the latest today can be obsolete tomorrow. So why is this? Well, this is because the best netbook is initiating a revolution that might just topply the giants.  Read more...

Computer technology has been the greatest labor saving invention in human history.  So why has the USA gone bankrupt since the introduction of computers?  Actually America’s bankruptcy has little to do with computers, but it does raise a question about efficiency and it’s relation to computers.

The internet and computer technology convinced many Americans that it was our salvation; we could manufacture things cheaper and reduce labor costs that were not competitive with other developing nations, plus the internet opened the door to transforming our economy from a manufacturing based economy to an information economy.  I believe it was Al Gore who made a statement to that effect.  The same Al Gore who invented the internet (he says).

I think people overlooked the fact that those technologies existed worldwide; if America was uncompetitive with its labor costs before computers, it would be even more uncompetitive after.  Labor is labor, whether you’re digging a ditch or building and applying computers.  Americans demonstrated the height of conceit in believing their superior intellect with new technologies would power them to overcome competition from emerging industrial nations.

History has demonstrated the folly of those assumptions; the US distroyed any intent to be competitive in world markets involving manufacturing companies, they were considered dirty, antiquated and spoiling our environment.  The destruction was accomplished by politicians of both parties by their efforts to tax and regulate manufacturing companies out of existence.  Labor unions backed by liberal politicians applied the finishing touches.