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- Super-green minivans are possible today
- Super-green minivans are possible todayMeanwhile...Al Gore still pays 30K per year in electricity bills alone...Super greenWhen Detroit talks of variable valve timing, they mean variable cam timing. When they finally adopt fully adaptable variable valve timing where each valve is individually controllable by the on board computer, then we...
- Tags: Corporate governance, minivan
- Discussion threads 2007-03-03
- Super-green minivans are possible today
- According to the Mercury News, the Union of Concerned Scientists UCS has designed a super-green minivan. The Vanguard is a vehicle concept that could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent and exceed Californias 2016 global warming standards. This minivan, which only exists as a computer simulation, would use existing...
- Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment
- Blog posts 2007-03-03
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- 2009 Mazda MAZDA5 Grand Touring
- Photo gallery:2009 Mazda5 Grand TouringIt seemed like everyone who we spoke to about Mazda's Mazda5 said the same thing: "It's a mini-minivan." As cheesy as that sounds, there isn't really a better way to describe what Mazda has created with the Mazda5. As fuel prices soar and its full-size MPV...
- Tags: GPS, Mazda5 Grand Touring, Mazda Motor Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-09-29
- Don't bet big on green
- Don't bet big on greenYou point out that the IQ normal curve skews left?I know the problem well - I don't know of a good answer. Sorry.Oil is being developedBrazil's large offshore deposits and Kazakhstan's already proven, and old, reserves of both oil and gas.I agreeFor one...
- Tags: Free trade, NPV
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- 2008 Honda Odyssey Touring
- Photo gallery:2008 Honda OdysseyAlthough Honda claims a major update for its 2008 Honda Odyssey minivan, the results look to us like a minor facelift, just a little work around the eyes and mouth but the same old body. The front of the car exhibits some modern touches around the headlights...
- Tags: Odyssey, Honda Motor Co., navigation system
- Product reviews 2008-07-16
- Car crash on Wall Street: many injuries and heavy losses
- Not since the financial industry did a header off the high board into a mortgage pool filled with bad paper. It's been literally weeks since an American-based business sector looked this sick. I've been trying to keep up with the bloody saga of the Detroit auto makers and...
- Tags: Car, Stock, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., Wall, Sales Strategy, Mortgages, Sales Force Management, Construction, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Investment, Sales, Finance, Capital Structures, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- 2008 Infiniti M45X
- Photo gallery:2008 Infiniti M45xWhen you think big, comfortable sedans with cutting-edge tech, you look for a price range around $80,000 to $100,000 and think models such as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7-series, and Lexus LS. But then here comes the 2008 Infiniti M45x with all the tech those other cars...
- Tags: Infiniti, Mph, Infiniti M45X
- Product reviews 2008-06-26
- Prices up, consumption down--market economics working for gasoline consumers?
- Prices up, consumption down--market economics working for gasoline consumers?Don't PanicSomeone should write "A Hitchiker's Guide to the Fake Oil Crisis."American's are freaking out because we cannot drive our monster SUV's from the distant suburbs each day to work. Two SUV families where mom and dad each take one over 30...
- Tags: Gas Prices, SUV, government, Sure China
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- Reports of Windows' demise are greatly exaggerated
- Reports of Windows' demise are greatly exaggeratedImportant distinctionsLet us please distinguish between the end of Microsoft's market presence and the end of Microsoft's ability to dictate to the market.The lifecycle of empires is well-established, and the collapse of Imperial power never follows the collapse of Imperial presence; it is, always,...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- 2009 Dodge Journey
- Photo gallery:2009 Dodge Journey R/T AWDCrossover vehicles are all the rage. There is nary a midsize sedan on the market that isn't in line to be redesigned as a small wagon or SUV loaded with family-friendly options and sold as a minivan substitute. Into this fray comes the 2009...
- Tags: MyGIG
- Product reviews 2008-04-03
- Economy, DVD sales slip drove Warner Bros. to Blu-ray
- Economy, DVD sales slip drove Warner Bros. to Blu-raycharging outrageous prices for blue ray is not going to helpConventional wisdom tells that during hard times people go for the cheapest things. Since HD DVD is about half the price of blue ray, one should wonder if there was some...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, HD DVD, Sony Corp., sales, DVD, HD-DVD, DVD player, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-08
- Was there life before cell phones?
- I'm old enough to remember a time when cell phones were a novelty, not a ubiquitous form of communication. However, a post on Slashdot reveals that there are enough cell phones in operation to provide one for every two humans on earth. 3.3 billion phones definitely counts as...
- Tags: Phone, Japan, Mobile, Cell Phone, Mobile Device, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-30
- 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT
- Photo gallery:2008 Dodge Grand CaravanWe were a little less than enthusiastic when a minivan appeared on our review schedule, but the 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan makes us seriously question our bias. Sure, it still looks like a minivan, and our smiles and winks at a cute girl in a convertible...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, photograph, MyGig, Grand Caravan
- Product reviews 2007-10-01
- Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time"
- Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time"I saw "Who Killed the Electric Car?"I saw the documentry, "Who Killed the Electric Car" last month on one of the HBO channels. The few people who drove them praised the vehicles and wanted to keep the cars. GM just...
- Tags: Fuel cells, General Motors Corp., electric car
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- AMD fans the flames with Barcelona pricing
- AMD fans the flames with Barcelona pricingHope to see real hardware performance reviews sooninstead of so many "clains".RE: AMD fans the flames with Barcelona pricingYeah YeahYeahSame ole stuff.RE: AMD fans the flames with Barcelona pricingGo AMD Go! We need all the competition we can get!RE: AMD fans the flames...
- Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Sales strategy, Processors, flame, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., pricing strategy, processor
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- Nintendo Wii the sales leader?
- Nintendo Wii the sales leader?In my group of people...There were two things that inticed them in this exact order. The "motion" controllers was the first, price made it final.Most people I know that own a Wii don't have the other consoles because most don't care about "high quality" graphics when...
- Tags: Games, game, Nintendo Wii, console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., fun game, graphics, sales
- Discussion threads 2007-08-23
- My iPhone is back and I too am satisfied
- My iPhone is back and I too am satisfiedCan't resist the FORCE?It's a refreshing change from the rest indeed.Glad......you're satisfied. Enjoy and keep us posted!! :)200 mini apps for iPhone alreadyhttp://2aday.wordpress.com/2007/07/17/iphone-2-weeks-200-mini-applications/Just quit nowFirst you basically tell people not to buy the phone because you did buy it and was...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, phone, WM6, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
- Ed Tech...more than meets the eye?
- Sorry, folks...I just took the kids to a special late-night showing of Transformers. I have no idea how to tie this into educational technology, but I just have to throw it out there. This movie absolutely rocked. The technical wizardry was amazing, Michael Bay captured enough nostalgia...
- Tags: Education Technology
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- 2007 Kia Rondo EX
- Photo gallery:2007 Kia RondoAlthough it has its limitations, the 2007 Kia Rondo is a surprisingly functional people carrier. This odd-looking cross between a minivan and a sedan gets a very nice-sounding stereo as its only cabin tech offering. Its optional third-row seat gives it room for seven, as long as...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Kia Motors Corp., Kia Rondo
- Product reviews 2007-05-30
- 2007 Mazda CX-9
- Photo gallery:Mazda CX-9The new crossover segment encourages car makers to be more creative than they have in years. Witness the 2007 Mazda CX-9, Mazda's largest car sporting a unique exterior look that embodies the company's "zoom-zoom" theme. The CX-9 works as a minivan replacement, and has three rows of seats...
- Tags: Notebooks, CX-9, Mazda Motor Corp., laptop computer, phone, Mazda CX-9
- Product reviews 2007-05-21
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