Nobody worried about cold-weather performance of electric vehicle battery packs when it was warm outside, but now that Old Man Winter has descended, the problem is beginning to surface. When cars have a range of no more than 100 miles, the loss of 20 to 30 percent of that is a very big issue indeed.
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In winter’s chill, cold batteries mean trouble for plug-in cars
A bit disappointed with what the Apple iPad packs under the hood or you have somethign against Apple products, there’s a new alternative, the Windows 7 alternative. Dubbed the ExoPC tablet, this 8.9-inch multi-touch device runs on a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor (similar to what netbooks feature these days), has 2GB of DDR2 RAM memory, a 32GB solid state drive and an SD card to expand in case you need more space. (…) Read the rest of ExoPC Windows 7 Tablet Announced [Cheaper iPad Alternative to Bring Flash Support & Multi Tasking, Priced Lower] © TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities , 2010.
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ExoPC Windows 7 Tablet Announced [Cheaper iPad Alternative to Bring Flash Support & Multi Tasking, Priced Lower]
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (February 1, 2010) – Through the use of instructional DVDs, parents of children with autism can learn how to teach their child to communicate and improve their behavior, according to research published in the January 2010 issue of The Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions.
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Distance education for parents of children with autism found effective
Got a hankering for Alienware’s 11-inch ultra-portable like everyone else? Well then head over to Dell’s site where you can spec out your very own M11x right now with your choice of Core 2 Duo CPUs, up to 8GB of Dual Channel DDR3 memory, Verizon or AT&T mobile broadband and either a spinning hard drive or a 256GB SSD. It’s really not that hard to jump the M11x’s base $799 price north of $2,000
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… fax / copier / printer / scanner ) – color – ink-jet – copying (up to): 35 ppm (mono) / 34 ppm (color) – printing (up to): 35 ppm (mono) / 34 ppm (color) – 250 sheets – 33.6 Kbps – Hi-Speed USB, 10 Base-T, 802.11b, 802.11g Review …
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Cheap Printer Reviews: HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One …
Addition of the contrast agent gadolinium during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for primary tumor assessment improved accuracy for detecting lymph node metastases, according to a new study published online February 1 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI is primarily used to visualize primary tumors, highlight tumor vascularity, and increasingly to detect and evaluate lymph node metastases. In light of this systematic review, the authors recommend that contrast highlighting be included as a malignancy criterion when this agent is used for primary tumor visualization.
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Contrast agent with MRI improves detection of lymph nodes metastases
Creative is finally giving up some details on the World of Warcraft headset that they showed off at BlizzCon and CES. The price is a bit higher then we’d all like, with an MSRP of $159.99 for the wireless version, and $119.99 for the wired version. They do look cool though, I like the choice between the Horde and Alliance artwork lit up on the sides
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World of Warcraft headphones get pricing, details
Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Fish oil may reduce the risk of psychotic disorders in high-risk individuals
Apple took a couple more days to list their newly announced tablet in Britain and another few to give us confirmation regarding the iPad’s UK availability.
In the movie Contact , when revealing to main character Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) that there is actually a second space travel machine that was being built at the same time as the first one, but in secret, S.R. Hadden (John Hurt) says, ” why build one when you can have two at twice the price?
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Rumor: Apple Has Another Tablet In The Works. More Like A Mac Than An iPhone.
New Mexico is known for amazing local cuisine, Aztec ruins and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In the January issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, paleontologists Thomas Williamson of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Thomas Carr of Carthage College bring a new superstar to the state.
Seattle, WA – Satori Software today announced the immediate availability of a Firm Bundles add-on for its Bulk Mailer and MailRoom ToolKit mailing preparation and address management software lines.
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Satori Software Firm bundles presort add-on now available for Bulk Mailer and MailRoom ToolKit
Zaandam, The Netherlands – WoodWing Software today announced that The Malaysian Reserve has become the first newspaper to publish its news using WoodWing’s iPhone Newsreader. The Malaysian
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The Malaysian Reserve implements WoodWing Software iPhone newsreader
Richardson, Texas – acadami and Xplor Canada are pleased to announce the first Electronic Document Associates in Canada. The graduates attended the Document Systems Life Cycle course, thus completi
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First Electronic Document Associates in Canada graduate from course by acadami
Clevedon – Roland DG UK is pleased to announce that Brett Newman has been appointed to its Board of Directors and will hold the role of Technical Director. Brett assumes his new role with immediate
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Brett Newman appointed to the Board of Roland DG UK
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Xitron, the prepress industry’s leading independent developer and integrator of Raster Image Processors, RIP management and prepress workflow software today announced special
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Xitron announces special upgrade incentives for Torrent RIP users
The PrintCity Alliance has decided to have a strong presence at Ipex 2010 for a grouping of its members to exhibit together in a prominent position in hall 17. Participating PrintCity Allia
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Ringsted, Denmark – Glunz & Jensen announced today that it has signed an agreement with Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH), through Agfa Graphics to upgrade the complete pre?press production at
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Singapore Press Holdings Ltd chooses Glunz & Jensen
Delcam, an international provider of Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing (CADCAM) software to the print finishing industry, is happy to announce the launch of ArtCAM 2010, its latest software
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Delcam’s ArtCAM 2010 boosts productivity for print finishers
Tempe, Arizona – Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January for the sixth consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the ninth consecutive month, say the nation’s su
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January 2010 Manufacturing ISM Report On Business Shows Expansion