The idea to make plug-in electric vehicles charge more efficiently and reduce strain on the grid is hardly a
new one, but it looks like none other than Google thinks it can do things better, and it’s now reportedly doing some “preliminary work” in the area. As you might expect with all things “Google” and “preliminary,” however, there’s virtually a complete lack of details at the moment, with the company’s director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Dan Reicher, only going so far as to say that it has “done a little bit of work on the software side looking at how you would write a computer code to manage this sort of charging infrastructure.” As
Reuters notes, however, this isn’t the
first time Google has dabbled in the electric vehicle waters, with it previously forming a partnership with Toyota and Ford back in 2007 to test some gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles converted into
plug-ins that run mostly on electricity, which Google says it has been testing “pretty intensely” over the last few years.
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Google working to make electric vehicles charge more efficiently originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Now that the Sholes has seemingly been gifted with a less bizarre, less reminds-us-of-a-shoe-insert name, pictures and specs of the so-called Tao are starting to flow en masse — just in time for a possible introduction at next week’s CTIA show out in San Diego (we can only hope, anyway). The first round of in-the-wild shots really didn’t reveal much of anything, but the cameraman has elected to apply just enough wide-angle this time around to give us a full-on view of the high-end Android beast in its closed position — and if this is what we’re going to be getting on Verizon shelves, HTC (and heck, even Moto’s own CLIQ) should be on high alert. So, who’d switch to Verizon for this?
[Via Boy Genius Report]
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Motorola Tao’s photographer zooms out a little, better shot ensues originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google Wave started limited beta testing today, but chances are you’ll miss out on an invite, since the 100,000 open slots will fill almost instantly. Not to worry, though — our in-depth impressions of El Goog’s innovative new IM/email/everything service are still right here if you want to get in deep. Will Wave change the world? Only one way to find out.
Read – Google Wave beta testing begins
Read – Our hands-on impressions from last month
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Missed the Google Wave beta? We’ve got hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Unbagging is a new feature inspired by one of our favorite Flickr groups: what’s in your bag? The premise is simple — empty out your bag, arrange what’s inside, and snap a photo. Engadget will be taking a look inside the bags of some of the people we know and love in the tech world, combining our two favorite pastimes of gadgetry and voyeurism. Want to be included? Send an email to unbagging [at] engadget [dot] com with your submissions!
Today’s Unbagging installment comes from Peek CEO (and all around bon vivant) Amol Sarva. Clearly a man who loves the written word, you can see no less than three separate pieces of reading material here (though of course, two are made from dead trees — do they still count?). If you want to see the whole list, click on through after the break. For a larger picture, as well as a group of reader submissions we’ve gotten, hit the gallery!
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Unbagging: Peek CEO Amol Sarva originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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If you’re a MID fan that’s curious about this crazy “Android” you’ve been hearing about, it looks like
the realms are colliding in many new and interesting ways as of late. E World, which seems to be owned by China Mobile, is selling the
SmartQ5a touchscreen device pre-installed with Android 1.5 for $199.99. We know some of the more hardcore have been taking it upon yourself to install the open source OS on Smart Devices’ 4.3-inch wonder for a while, but now the whole affair appears to have the stamp of approval of the People’s Republic itself. We’re just wondering who you’d contact if you have to take advantage of the one year warranty.
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Smart Devices SmartQ5a MID… now with Android! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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