When Dell first showed off its Inspiron Duo at IFA, the hybrid tablet-netbook seemed like one very neat piece of vaporware. But! Could this promo video be a sign that Dell’s Duo dreams are actually coming true?
Lenovo’s attempt to herald a category of mobile devices has been put off – again – as they announced today that they’re ditching their custom Skylight Linux UI in favour of Android. It’s a significant blow to the already dying smartbook category.
For the general populace, Australian-made cars come in two categories and two categories only: Ford or Holden. But the simple truth is that probably the most exciting Aussie car* to be released in the past decade comes from neither – it’s a Toyota, and it’s a hybrid. Yesterday the Japanese company officially launched their new Australian-made hybrid Camry.
Today I’m down in Altona – on the outskirts of Melbourne – at Toyota’s manufacturing plant for official launch of the Hybrid Camry. There are robots, politicians and fluoro yellow safety vests everywhere!
Jalopnik is right. This see-through concept out of the BMW R&D wing would be best served with a side of Tron and a couple of light cycles.
Sure, it was the Prius that made Hybrid engines popular, but Toyota were actually working on hybrid technology long before that. Their first hybrid engine, the Gas Turbine Hybrid, started development back in 1965. It took 12 years, but the engine eventually made it into a prototype Toyota Sports 800, which was shown off at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1977. It had a 22kW engine with a 2-speed transmission.
