Archive for November 20th, 2009
Tesla Motors preparing to go public “soon”
20, Nov 2009
Tesla Motors is planning an IPO soon according to a Reuter’s report. However at this point it’s still not clear when that will be although the company had previously stated it won’t happen in 2009. In fact, this rumor has been around for sometime, but in case you didn’t notice, the stock market wasn’t doing that well until recently.
Tesla has been ramping up development of its all-electric Model S sports sedan and building selling Tesla Roadsters as quick as they can make ‘em. Of course the $597.5 million in funding that the company raised this year probably helps.
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- Tags: Headline, tesla, tesla motors
Time to trade up to a new GPS unit
20, Nov 2009
TomTom wants you to buy a new PND (personal navigation device) this holiday season. So much so, that they will buy your old device from you via a mail in rebate.
The world’s largest array of radio telescopes are joining together for 24 hours in order to observe some quasars.
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- Tags: astronomy, Headline, networking, telescope
Gift Guide: Peripherals
20, Nov 2009Intro
Peripherals, they say, are the spice of life. Well, maybe they don’t say that, but they do say it about variety, and peripherals add variety to your computing life. If you’re reading this on a stock HP desktop, clicking on links with the mouse that came with it, and trusting your data to that 512MB [...]
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- Tags: gg09feature, gg09peripherals, gift guide 2009, Headline
Review: ReTrak Universal 90W Notebook Wall Charger
20, Nov 2009Short Version: A universal notebook adapter with retractable cabling that extends to almost ten feet in length, comes with nine adapter tips, and features two USB charging ports.
Features:
90-watt universal notebook adapter
Nine adapter tips
Retractable cables extend to provide 9.5-feet of total length
Includes two USB charging ports
MSRP of $99.99
Pros:
No tangled cables
Built-in USB charging ports
Decent system compatibility
Cons:
Not [...]
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: accessories, gg09accessories, gg09autotravel, gg09computers, gift guide 2009, Headline, notebooks, Reviews
This article, from Israel’s Yediot Acharonot newspaper, is titled “‘A Vacuum Cleaner Captured a Snake.” It looks like “captured” is a bit of an understatement… The Roomba 560 appears to have totally pwned what we’re told is a deadly viper threatening some kids (and possibly a cat) by sucking it up around one of its [...]
- In: Robots and such
- Tags: animals, Consumer, irobot, Roomba
Rolls-Royce joins Volvo in exclusive club
20, Nov 2009
The 2010 Rolls-Royce model line has something very distinctly in common with all new Volvos. It has nothing to do with the engines, safety ratings, comfort, or design. Nope, none of that. Any guesses?
- In: Tek Oh!
- Tags: HD radio, Headline, rolls-royce, volvo
I’ve never heard of Waterfall Audio before. I think they qualify for one of my rules in the audio world though: if you’ve never heard of an audio company and they cost more than products from a familiar brand, it’s probably good stuff. Apparently the company made a name for itself a few years ago [...]
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- Tags: Headline, speakers, waterfall audio
Uh-Oh: Gameloft moves away from Android development
20, Nov 2009
The sudden surge in interest in Android (largely due to all of the hype surrounding the Droid) has caused a lot of developers to reconsider the platform. Atleast one major development house, however, isn’t impressed.
Earlier today, Alexandre de Rochefort, Finance Director of Gameloft, told an investor conference that the company had “significantly cut [their] investment in Android platform, just like … many others”. Gameloft is one of the largest mobile games companies around, having pulled in roughly $132 million in the last three quarters alone. While there are plenty of fish in the developer sea, this can’t be one that Google is happy to see swim away.
Target will be running a special Sunday-to-Wednesday circular this weekend full of pre-Black Friday deals. Most of the deals are okay, if unspectacular – 32-inch LCD TV for $398, $20 giftcard with Wii system purchase, etc. – while the 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One netbook ought to sell out pretty quickly at just $199.
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- Tags: bf09, CrunchDeals, Deals, Headline