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What value research? In this case a cool billion dollars.

Research at MIT led to the founding of A123 Systems. That company just went public to the tune of a billion bills. A123 Systems is in the rechargeable battery biz, a sweet spot these days. It was founded eight years ago with a $100,000 federal grant. My,...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Rechargeable Battery, A123 Systems, A123Systems, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Pentax X70

As first efforts go, the Pentax X70 megazoom camera is strong, though it succumbs to problems seen throughout the category--namely slow performance and a noticeable decline in photo quality above ISO 200. The camera's 26mm-equivalent wide-angle lens with 24x optical zoom is certainly very flexible and fun, and the X70...

Tags: Pentax X70, Pentax, camera, lithium-ion

Product reviews 2009-08-14

BusinessWeek article questions safety of batteries in electric cars

Remember a few years back when flaws in lithium-ion batteries caused a spate of overheated products and even a few fires? Now, suppose that lithium-ion battery was running your electric car. That's the thesis behind this "what-if" article published by BusinessWeek. Could spark a whole new set...

Tags: Car, Electric Car, BusinessWeek, Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Engineering, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-07-26

IBM backs research behind Lithium-ion battery alternative

IBM backs research behind Lithium-ion battery alternativeI want to know where my wireless power is. Tesla was on to something andwe need to persue it. Screw batteries... just turn it on... no power needed.Boy that woudl put battery companies in the low demand, make green folks happy and...

Tags: Engineering, Tesla, battery, lithium-ion battery, lithium-ion, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

IBM backs research behind Lithium-ion battery alternative

Looks like more people have it in for the Lithium-ion batteries. IBM is the latest company to undertake a research initiative focused on next-generation rechargeable battery options, ones that it says can store up to 10 times more energy than today's Lithium-ion versions. IBM doesn't plan to...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, IBM Corp., Engineering, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Adaptec v. the lithium-ion battery

Adaptec v. the lithium-ion batteryLife?Does Flash memory last longer than conventional hard-disks? Is there a limit to the number of read / writes?If it is so viable, can it be used in our laptops and desktops?BTW, is the SSD and the Flash mentioned in this article, same?Does anyone proof these...

Tags: Engineering, Data centers, UPS System, lithium-ion, Adaptec Inc., battery, lithium-ion battery

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Adaptec v. the lithium-ion battery

5Z RAID controllers with NAND flash memory, courtesy Adaptec. Adaptec is coming out with a product for datacenters that is so obvious, so simple, so why-didn't-we think-of that. Flash memory that is constantly updated rather than hard-drives that need battery power to allow data retrieval. Why...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Adaptec Inc., Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Adaptec Series 5Z Product, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Boston-Power aims to ramp up green battery production

Green computer battery maker Boston-Power must be doing all right for itself. The company is build a 455,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Auburn, Mass., to produce its lithium-ion battery technology, which is offered as replacement options for notebooks for Hewlett-Packard. The site is expected to create 600 new jobs. ...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, Lithium-ion Battery, Boston-Power, Engineering, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Can U.S. close the battery gap?

Not made in America. How many tech devices are designed in Silicon Valley, Boston, Seattle or some other American tech center, manufactured elsewhere? From chips to iPods, we've gotten used to it. Now a consortium of lingering manufacturers in the U.S. want the feds to help them get...

Tags: Lithium-ion, Battery, Imara, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-18

Additional Resources

CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

HiveLive: the beginning of community app consolidation?

Knowledge bases need the wisdom of the crowd to provide sustainable valueSocial media clearly has shown tons of value to the CRM model and RightNow's acquisition of HiveLive makes perfect sense and should provide material value to their customers. What this means to customers using Lithium and RightNow is...

Tags: HiveLive

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

HiveLive: the beginning of community app consolidation?

Larry Dignan has the details of RightNow's acquisition of HiveLive. I was struck by two things. First up Barron's notes that HiveLive had raised $7.8 million so a sale at $6 million sounds like a distressed deal. Second, RightNow is talking very clearly about integration: RightNow believes that by...

Tags: Consolidation, RightNow Technologies, HiveLive, HiveLive Platform, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-08

SmartPlanet: New BMW turbodiesel hybrid goes 0-60 mph in 4.8 secs; 75 mpg

A plug-in turbodiesel hybrid car that can go 0 to 60 miles per hour in less than 5 seconds, top out at 155 m.p.h. and get 75 m.p.g. in the process. That's what BMW has created, all packed into the skin of a...

Tags: BMW AG, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-01

BlackBerry Curve 8520 marks consumer, business power play for RIM [hands-on review]

The first thought that springs from your mind when you pick up the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8520 is, "You know, I could get the hang of this." That's what Research in Motion, BlackBerry's maker, is hoping. The new Curve...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Curve 8520, Lithium-cell Battery, Multimedia Menu, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-06

News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009: Mary...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Researcher, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Rootkits, Microsoft Windows 7, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Australian postal service bans lithium battery air lifts

Australian postal service bans lithium battery air liftsI'm sick and tired of all the snakes, er, Lions on this plane!Weird, as it is [i]very unusual[/i] for the Austrailian government to wildly [b]overreact[/b] to things.I'm glad I don't drive a Prius...Amusingly, do a web search for "Prius customer". The very...

Tags: Engineering, lithium battery, battery

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Asus T91 touchscreen tablet netbook: 'Fun,' 'glorified app launcher,' 'not worth wait'

Asus' Eee PC T91 touchscreen tablet netbook first debuted at CES 2009 way back in January to high hopes: a fairly inexpensive ($499) touchscreen tablet PC for the masses. Turns out you're better off sticking to your iPod touch. ...

Tags: Touch Screen, ASUS, Netbook, Asus T91, Display, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Tablets, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Bolivia:lithium=Saudi:oil?

Bolivia:lithium=Saudi:oil?The virginia modelis the one that works. If Bolivia is smart, they'll adopt it and tell the environmentalists to practice what they preach and go live in a cave somewhere.RE: Bolivia:lithium=Saudi:oil?This is a thought provoking commentary Mr. Fuller. Bolivia is indeed very rich in resources. I have full faith...

Tags: Engineering, business capacity, battery company, Mario

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

More about charging Apple's notebook batteries

On Friday I posted a piece titled The correct way to use your MacBook's battery that was based on my experience with an Apple Genius and a two-year old MacBook battery that had failed while covered under AppleCare. The long and short of it was that the...

Tags: Notebook, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Notebook Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRM

Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRMThe clarion call it is!Paul, this certainly is the clarion call for action!Am glad you picked up the threads of this fight a couple of weeks back & hope that you have put an end to the bickering! :)I am...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise software, Social CRM

Discussion threads 2009-07-06