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Is this the end of the Apple iPod?

Apple has announced plans to retire the iPod and nano shuffle. The world was introduced to the iPod by Steve Jobs in 2001. RIP iPod.

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Electric mini coming to a town near you… soon

Mainstream electric car announcement from BMW. Electric mini coming to a town near you… soon There will be a fully electric version of the Mini to be built in the UK. It would appear the electric car is finally gaining momentum. The BMW mini is expected to go into production …

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End of Petrol and diesel in France?

End of Petrol and diesel in France? I noticed a very interesting report recently that really grabbed my attention. The end of petrol & diesel engines The ecology minister for France, Nicolas Hulot, has a vision that by 2040 you will not be able to buy a diesel or petrol …

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Electric car deal

Electric car deal Continuing with the same theme as my other electric car reports. I notice today that Germany’s Daimler and China’s BAIC Motors have done a ‘research and production’ deal to develop electric cars and batteries. It is estimated that in China by 2020 there will be some 5 …

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Beginning of the end of the car internal combustion engine?

Beginning of the end of the car internal combustion engine? Volvo announced today (5th July 2007) that it intends to build all new cars from 2019 with electric motors. According to the statement released, Volvo cars will either be electric or hybrid from 2019. With Tesla announcing the new low …

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Tesla Model 3 electric car powering ahead

Tesla Model 3 electric car powering ahead Tesla’s first Model 3 electric car will come off the production line two weeks ahead of schedule, CEO Elon Musk announced Monday via his Twitter feed. In my opinion this all new electric car has to be an industry game changer – especially …

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Fuzzy Ball Fixation Time

Fuzzy Ball Fixation Time It’s that time of year again – Wimbledon is upon us – arguably the most famous tennis tournament in the world. I noticed a report recently about how technology is being used to help bring the famous tennis brand to even more fans around the world. …

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Saving on our energy bills

Saving on our energy bills How we should save on our energy costs is regularly in the news – with the consistent advice for the user to switch – and switch on a regular basis. A little while ago I did just that and came across this little GEM! I …

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Energy Costs Soaring

Energy Costs Soaring Lots of energy related discussion on the newswires this morning – ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous. On one side of the energy scale we have useful comment on how we can individually save on our energy costs by switching suppliers or at the very least …

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Congratulations to Raspberry Pi

Brilliant piece of kit – I love it! The Raspberry Pi reminds me of the home computer hobby age of the 1980’s ushered in by the likes of Sinclair and Commodore computers. The Raspberry Pi has won an award from the Academy of Engineering. The company, based in Cambridge, created …