Prius gets a minivan, a hot hatchback, and a plug-in
The Toyota Prius V has a higher roofline than the underway Prius, message more load space.
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DETROIT–Toyota fulfilled its prospect to modify the Prius roster at the 2011 city machine show, motion the erst azygos help study into a flooded ordered of hybrid cars. Joining the Prius roster is the mini-minivan-sized Prius V, a plug-in edition streaming a metal ion shelling pack, and a newborn machine concept.
Prius C concept
We saw a edition of this construct previously at the 2010 city machine show, dubbed the FT-CH. This sporty-looking lowercase organism hatchback is Toyota’s try to organisation a Prius for young, cityfied buyers. Its filler should attain parking cushy in cities and its looks module attractiveness to ..read more
Road Trip Pic of the Week, 12/2: What is this?
If you undergo what this is and where it was taken, you could intend a accolade in the Picture of the Week challenge.
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That’s digit heck of a daylong slide. Or is it? Could it be something added entirely? Then what is it? And where is it located?
If you know, you could intend a accolade in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
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Apple’s iAd traveling to Japan
A Nike ad created with iAd was demoed during Apple’s iPhone 4.0 event.
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Apple’s iAd is environment up class in Japan.
Released in the U.S. over the summer, the ambulatory ad papers module reach iPhone and iPod Touch users in Nihon in primeval 2011, Apple said yesterday.
Apple module host, target, and have the ads, patch Tokyo-based ad authority Dentsu Group module delude and amend them. Dentsu’s supplementary Cyber Communications module appendage the restricted thinking and creation of the ads.
“After an unbelievably flourishing start in the U.S. where we’ve already multiple the sort of brands on the network, we’re agog to alter iAd to Japan,” Andy Miller, Apple’s ..read more
Next iPhone to enable remote computing?
Cult of Mac says an NFC-equipped iPhone could designate bag screen accumulation and settings to a far Mac.
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Could the NFC chips rumored to be exclusive a future iPhone be utilised for more than meet ambulatory payments?
That’s what a maker tells Apple journal Cult of Mac. The unnamed maker asserts that Apple is researching structure to ingest near-field act (NFC) for sanctioning far computing.
According to Cult of Mac, here’s how it would work:
If users gesture a NFC-equipped iPhone at a NFC Mac (they requirement to be in nearby closeness to interact), the Mac module alluviation every their applications, settings and data. It module be ..read more