Electronics

Power-Win Technology Corp., located in Taiwan, has been a globally renowned OEM, ODM(70%) manufacturer and exporter of industrial power supplies for over 20 years. Power-Win, founded in 1989, is dedicated to manufacturing sophisticated power supplies. For more than 20 years, Power-Win has taken pride in providing their customers...
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James Sikes at a press conference about the alleged runaway acceleration incident. James Sikes, a 61-year-old San Diego-based real estate executive, made national news this week when he claimed that his 2008 Toyota Prius sped out of control on California’s Interstate 8. Sikes said, “I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car and it...
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Lexus CT 200h Toyota officials last week confirmed that the Lexus CT 200h, a premium hybrid hatchback, is coming to the United States, according to a report in Automotive News. The Lexus CT 200h would be Lexus’s first compact car, and the first compact hybrid sold by Toyota in the US. The car was...
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Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Car Incentives Federal Tax Credits for PHEVs and EVs Federal Tax Credits for Hybrids and Clean Diesels Region by Region Incentives for All Electric-Drive Vehicles In a few weeks, Ford will become the third auto company to see federal incentives for its hybrid gas-electric cars completely vanish. Tax credits for Honda hybrids bit...
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> Subscribe to the HybridCars.com Market Dashboard Sales trends for hybrid cars rise and fall with the Toyota Prius. Toyota usually sells as many units of the quintessential hybrid as all other gas-electric cars combined. But February was far from a usual month. Multiple safety recalls throughout February, including one issued...
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Vlingo is an app that’s been around awhile in the mobile space, but a new version for iPhone is causing some uproar. With Vlingo for iPhone 2.0, the company commits the sin of opacity by updating its rather good voice search and dialing application to version 2.0 without making it clear that you can...
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Slacker’s new Internet radio station curated by hip-hop magazine The Source. (Credit: Screenshot) I usually think of online radio service Slacker as a direct competitor to Pandora: both offer user-customizable radio stations based around individual tastes, both are available for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, and most important, both are available for free, with optional subscription...
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MIT Media Lab complex designed by Fumihiko Maki and his firm, Maki and Associates. (Credit: Andy Ryan/MIT) CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday officially opened the doors to its MIT Media Lab Complex, the school’s most famous interdisciplinary program. The new building, designed by architect Fumihiko Maki and his Maki and Associates firm, broke ground in...
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(Credit: James Martin/CNET) Apple finally gave us the date the first iPads will hit store shelves: April 3. We’ve been closely following the touch-screen tablet since Apple first announced it in late January, but here’s a quick guide for your most essential questions about the device. First things first: How big is it? The iPad’s screen...
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Canadian Tourism Commission proud to bring international torchbearers to the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Torch Relay VANCOUVER, March 7 /CNW/ – A wheelchair basketball star from Japan and a US Paralympic skiing hopeful will join with Canadians to help the Paralympic Flame along its journey to Vancouver as we count down to the 2010 Paralympic Winter...
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Tentative agreement between CEP and AbitibiBowater MONTRÉAL, March 7 /CNW Telbec/ – After arduous negotiations, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has agreed to a tentative agreement with AbitibiBowater to renew the collective agreement. This deal fulfills an essential condition towards the emergence of the company from the current restructuring process. “We have...
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In the future, all business meetings will be conducted by telepresence robots–on-site avatar machines that will take care of the boring business of earning a living while we sit back at home sipping lattes and generally enjoying our 300-year lifespans. (Credit: Sigurdur Orn) Even if you don’t believe telepresence robots are going to eliminate the need...
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