By: Don Reisinger October 3, 2011 7:26 AM PDT The Tesla Model S. (Credit: Tesla) The excitement surrounding Tesla’s Model S sedan is palpable, and in an attempt to stir up even more demand for the vehicle, the company Saturday night flung open its doors to show off its upcoming car. At the event, Tesla … Continued
GE, Nissan explore EVs for home energy storage
By: Martin LaMonica October 3, 2011 6:24 AM PDT GE and Nissan, keen on advancing plug-in vehicles, are looking for ways to make electric cars part of a home energy system. The two companies on Friday signed a two-year research collaboration to speed up deployment of electric vehicles, an extension to an agreement announced last … Continued
T-Mobile and Walmart offer 4G with no long-term contract, avoiding the pain of divorce
Tree-Mobil… sorry, T-Mobile and Walmart are offering up an exclusive “No Annual Contract” deal for commitment-phobic customers who want to get 4G mobile data. The $30 a month Monthly4G plan gives you unlimited mobile data, with the first 5GB coming down through America’s so-called largest 4G network. After you pass that limit, your data shuffles … Continued
Nikon 1 J1 review
So, Nikon finally has a mirrorless camera, after what was quite possibly the most dramatic launch event the company has ever conducted. Sure, competing models from Panasonic, Olympus and Sony have already reached the second, or even third generation before Nikon lifted the veil on its J1, but did last month’s long-awaited announcement bring us … Continued
HOW TO: Reduce the Spam in Your Inbox, Mailbox and Voicemail
1. Email Filters: The easiest and simplest way to get rid of spam is to pay somebody else to do it. Filters are mostly effective for email spam, though they’re still not 100% accurate. Filters have a tendency to miss craftily-worded spam or even send some of your important messages to the trash. Big companies … Continued
Sean Parker Joins Twitter, With An Apology to Zuckerberg
Napster co-founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker is appearing in our newsfeeds with increasing frequency these days. First, there was the Forbes cover. Then there were the Facebook ads asking users to “Like” Sean Parker on Facebook, which Gawker discovered was part of an effort to build up buzz for an upcoming blog. On … Continued
Developers get Google Wallet on original Nexus S, squares wiping your phone with $10
Previously the exclusive phone-swiping domain of Sprint’s Nexus S 4G, it now seems possible to get the wonders of Google wallet on its decidedly 3G predecessor. However, it’s not an operation for the faint-hearted. If the words Cyanogen, full wipe, flash and kernel resemble white noise, it’s probably worth waiting for an official release. See … Continued
Barely visible Bluetooth earphones from Novero spotted at the FCC
Walk along that sparse borderline between Bluetooth headset and pearl necklace and you’ll eventually come across a company called Novero. It specializes in vaguely ridiculous bejeweled wireless things, but it has some serious products too — including these surreptitious little Rockaway earphones that have just been approved by the FCC. They’ll cope with hands-free calling, … Continued









