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10 October 2007

My Dots for Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Quoted: Niklas Zennstrom, co-founder of Internet telecoms company Skype, said on Tuesday he agreed the original valuation put on the company by purchaser eBay was too high.

[tags: skype, eBay]

Quoted: Alienware said Tuesday that it is now shipping solid-state-disks into selected desktop models as well as its notebook PCs.

[tags: hardware]

Quoted: Amazon.com: Reviews for Philips VOIP8411B/37 Dect/voip Phone System: Electronics

[tags: skype, phone, cordless]

Quoted: This Philips Skype phone system is quite versatile. The core system -- VOIP8411B/37 -- comes with a single handset, a charging base, and a wireless ...

[tags: skype, phone, cordless]

Sure, we've seen all flavors of electric motorcycles over the years, but Matra's iteration takes a slightly different approach. The MS1 looks more like a bicycle and less like a Harley, and it provides commuters with a backup source of energy that should never fail so long as you're properly fed, hydrated and rested.

[tags: electric, bike]

This is a list of hybrid vehicles in chronological order of production:

[tags: hybrid, automotive, list]

The Aptera is a high-efficiency vehicle currently in development by Aptera Motors, Inc, formerly Accelerated Composites[1], now accepting pre-orders. The claimed fuel efficiency of 230 mpg at 55 mph (1.02 l/100 km) would make it one of the most fuel-efficient cars in the world.

[tags: batteries, automotive, hybrid, aptera]

See the rest of my Dots at Blue Dot

09 October 2007

My Dots for Monday, October 08, 2007

Ok, you can stop writing down your shopping lists on PostIts while listening to your wife's instructions over the phone. Meet knotler.com - a truly easy, mobile and free online shopping list service.

[tags: shopping]

Here you can find web applications to browse and query GIS databases of solar radiation and other climatic parameters. The data make it possible to estimate PV electricity generation at any location in two regions:
Europe
Africa, Mediterranean Basin and South-West Asia

[tags: solar, environment]

See the rest of my Dots at Blue Dot

07 October 2007

My Dots for Saturday, October 06, 2007

Quoted: Like everything in the world of computers, networks keep getting faster. So why does yours seem to perform like a panting dog in the summer ...

[tags: network, home]

Quoted: Solid State Lighting Design is the online source of global news, and resource guides for LED-based lighting and LEDs.

[tags: LED, Lighting, future]

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