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<title><![CDATA[Why no lines for the Motorola Xoom Take 2]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lotta232</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Readers had a lot to say about the Motorola Xoom, theApple iPad, and their respective degrees of success in response to an April 2 post last titled &quot;Why no one lines up for the Motorola Xoom.&quot; Motorola Xoom.(Credit:Motorola)To repeat the premise. The success of Apple's iPad is ratcheting up the pressure on executive boards at PC and device makers. Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci was, by all appearances, pushed out because, among other reasons, he believed Acer wasn't responding quickly enough to thetablet phenomenon. A perspective at odds apparently with Acer's chairman, J.T. Wang. (And, yes, I stand corrected. Lanci left because he took a more aggressive stance on pursuing tablets, according to reports. Not the other way around.) Is Wang or Lanci right Is the tablet just an Apple success story that PC makers like Acer won't be able to duplicate And is Motorola-Google rushing into tablets in a desperate attempt to keep pace with Apple Here's a sample of what readers had to say about the Xoom, the iPad, and the tablet in general: A Google store: &quot;Google needs to create a physical store, a physical Android Marketplace, where they can display the most prominent tablets, phones etc as these products wouldn't have to compete against PCs, Apple products etc. at local best buys. Not sure if Google is ready to do this, or if they're even interested in the idea, but who wouldn't walk into a Google store, if just to see what's going on&quot; (cabrillo24) Too much choice = confusion &quot;Android has a small problem, that of being tooooo 'open source'...I've looked [at] 3-4 tablets and phones, they all say Android 2.2, but look and act different! What the blaze!! Why can't they be like the recent windows7mobile Same across different devices!&quot; (hananias) Xoom in need of apps: &quot;I don't want a iPad since it is a 10 inch (roughly)iPhone with minimal upgrades for a premium price. Google's REAL problem is they don't take care of their own product. They let Motorola, HTC, Samsung, Logitech, Sony, IBM, Verizon and etc do the hardware/marketing for them...The Xoom could work if they get apps! I personally loved it and I will probably get one but it has NO APPS!&quot; (LoboSolo21)  Apple out-markets Motorola but the Xoom is better: &quot;I work for Verizon...Apple REQUIRES a wall or a section of the store literally to showcase their products (visit Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target)...[But] I gave up my iPad for a Motorola Xoom...Multi-Tasking: Sure apple introduced multi-tasking a few months ago on the iPad but it's still subpar at best. On the Xoom multi-tasking feels more natural and works flawlessly. You can launch the Camera, access the web and get driving directions while your music and YouTube video you where watching recently stay running.&quot; (Nuugame)  Don't forget the Nook: How many Nook Color tablets has Barnes &amp; Noble sold Over 3 million in a couple of months, and it's STILL touted mainly as an e-reader...No, you don't have to stand in line to get one, but those are still pretty good sales figures from a bookstore, and fairly close to what the ipad had when it first came onto the market.&quot; (Magicland).  Simple is best for most people: &quot;I think the same things that turn on tech fanatics are the same things that turn off some of the general public. The general public really [want] products that not only are user friendly but work out of the box. I don't really think too many people, me included want to mess around with all the &quot;open&quot; geek-centric superior qualities of Android.&quot; (RP2011)  Lame marketing for Xoom at stores: &quot;I was in Staples today and they had a Xoom on display. It was turned off. I tried all the buttons but could not find how to turn it on to try it. No salesperson around to show me how. Compare this to Apple Stores with 5 - 10 working display models and 5 - 6 salespeople hovering around to provide service. How can I be interested in a Xoom Am I just supposed to trust that I'll love it, buy it and go home to see how/if it works&quot; (gregrochedc--2008)  Lest we forget, price: &quot;The ONLY reason the Xoom failed is due to price. There are many other Andriod tablets coming out with a cheaper price tag and way more functionality. Asus is about to release one here in the US for $400 with Honeycomb installed. I am sure that one will fly off the shelves. I plan on buying one.&quot; (TX-Sunset).  Love my Xoom!: &quot;LOVING my Xoom. I liked my I pad, but wow, the xoom is a breath of fresh air. Flash support, full hulu, amazon videos, my entire amazon music and movie library, sports websites like NHL.com actually work, I could go on and on.&quot; (vayapues)  Everyone just wants to be like Apple: &quot;I am actually surprised at how many biased, not to forget absolutely ridiculous, comments there are on this subject. Apple is &quot;king&quot;....no, no Android is &quot;king&quot;. I understand that one may be more loyal and follow a certain device, OS, or whatever it is. Here is the lowdown...plain, simple, and UNbiased. Everyone...and I mean EVERYONE (Android especially) wants to be like Apple. That's all it is!! The iPhone came out and started it all.&quot; (xredsand26)  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CMU shows off Honda Civic made electric]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=cmu-shows-off-honda-civic-made-electric</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lotta232</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[This Honda Civic is ChargeCar&amp;39's latest conversion. It can travel at least 40 miles in mixed driving on a charge. (Credit:CMU)If you're sick of high fuel prices, Carnegie Mellon is running acar conversion project that takes gasoline-powered Hondas and makes them all electric.  The automaker showed off an electric Fit last year that can travel 100 miles per charge, but if you want a greener Civic, the CMU Robotics Institute's ChargeCar Electric Vehicle Conversion Project might be for you. Researchers such as Illah Nourbakhsh of the institute's Create Lab work with local mechanics in converting Civics. At an open house near CMU on March 25, they will unveil a 2002 Civic EX four-door sedan that's been electrified. The converted Civic&amp;39's battery pack.(Credit:CMU)The Civic's conventional powertrain has been replaced with a 35-horsepower electric motor and 33 lithium-iron-phosphate batteries. According to a CMU release, the car can drive more than 40 miles in mixed urban and highway driving, and has a top speed of more than 70 miles per hour (CMU would not specify an exact number). The project has details on the conversion of a 2005 Honda Civic LX with the same stats' charging takes about 10 hours. Check out the photo gallery here. How much does conversion cost Jobs vary, but a CMU official said the best estimate he's seen is $17,000 or more. Ouch. That price may fall as the project continues. Meanwhile, a Create Lab staff member is going to order and pay for the first commercial conversion in the program.An interesting part of the conversion project is that researchers are trying to make the cars more efficient through better power management and AI. Batteries are linked to a supercapacitor, a high-capacitance energy storage device, and artificial intelligence algorithms are used to decide when energy is drawn from batteries and stored in the supercapacitor. The goal is to improve battery life. You can see the converted Civic at the upcoming open house and sign up to electrify yours too' see details here. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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