Panasonic Set To Be Massive With Sanyo Deal Panasonic is set to become a massive consumer electronics Company next year when they take over the struggling Sanyo Electric. Turnover will be over $116 Billion with the acquisition set to deliver Panasonic additional expertise in batteries and solar panels two of the biggest growth areas going forward for the consumer electronics industry.
OZ Electric Car Set To Be Plugged In Near You Australians may have an electric car in a few years and recharge it at special plug-in points at home, the office or shopping centres. Energy pusher AGL and finance group Macquarie Capital signed with international group Better Place to provide infrastructure to support the project.
Linked Speed Cameras Set To Big Revenue Earners The cash strapped NSW Government is investigating the use of digital speed cameras that will monitor drivers’ average speed on roads from the start of a trip to the end of a trip.Currently being tested in the UK the camera are expected to be big revenue earners.
Digital Radio Gives On-The-Spot Traffic Conditions RACV subsidiary Intelematics has begun testing a new free-to-air service that will allow radio stations to deliver traffic flow information directly to motorists’ digital radios, including time taken to travel along motorways and major arterial roads.
JVC Kenwood To Take On Pioneer In Car Entertainment After two years of courting JVC and Kenwood have finally revealed what their long-awaited merger will deliver with an announcement that their primary focus will be the car electronics business, a market that will take them smack up against Pioneer Electronics.
Councils To Use Detection Technology To Grab Parking Revenue First they hid round corners now traffic wardens are using the latest in detection technology to nick people who overstay in a parking bay. And guess what? Local councils who lost millions in the recent Wall Street melt down are groveling to get their hands on the new money generator sensors
Cable Free Powerline Technology Is Here But What Is The Benefit? The launch by NuVo of a new distributed multi zone audio system that can operate over a common old electrical wiring network without the need for addditional cables is a major step forward for home owners who do not have the money or the capacity to run new sound and ethernet cables. Described as ideal for the retro fit renovation the new system according to NuVo can be installed in a day by an electrican. But what is Powerline HomePlug technology and how advanced is it.
iPod Claims Another Victim, Car Stereo Car stereo is on the nose with the humble iPod cannibalising sales. Among those set to be hurt are Kenwood, Alpine Electronics and Pioneer Electronics. Instead drivers are investing in a new generation of navigation systems that are not made by the traditional car sound manufacturers.
Sony Announces Major Changes To Its AV Division Sony Australia has announced a structural change to its consumer AV / IT sales division to “reflect the company’s ongoing commitment to delivering an effective and efficient model for its retail partners”, according to the company.
Sanyo To Make Batteries For Honda & Ford According to reports, Sanyo Electric may jointly develop lithium-ion batteries for the next-generation hybrid vehicles for Honda Motor and Ford, the company said.
Petrol Price Increases Fuel Sales Of Hybrid Car Lexus says the 11.6 per cent increase in sales for its hybrid luxury vehicles is due to rising fuel costs. The companies recently released sales figures show sales of its hybrid models topped 470 at the end of May, which was up on the same time last year.
Sanyo To Make Electric Cars According to a Reuters report, electronics giant Sanyo and Volkswagen car maker Audi are planning to work together on a new pilot hybrid project for the Volkswagen Group.
Sharp Points To Higher Contrast Car LCD Panels Sharp says it plans to begin selling its car-use LCD panels with a contrast ratio of 2500:1 in this year, and tests for its incorporation into vehicles are being conducted, according to digitimes.com.
ACCC Ousts Audi Over Ads Car dealer Audi Australia is in trouble with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for advertising which is classes as misleading in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
Buell Reduces Motorcycle Prices Motorcycle Company Buell has reduced the prices of its XB models, will be providing free on-road costs with selected XB models, and will be releasing a limited edition Lightning Super TT for the Australian market.
Asus To Focus On Computers For The Car And Loungeroom Computer-makers will spend more of their time researching and manufacturing technology for the digital home and in-car entertainment markets rather than the traditional PC, according to Asus product manager - component, Albert Liang.
$12 Tech Part Could Cost Lew Hamilton F1 Championiship The UK newspaper the News Of The World has revealed that a $12 tech gadget found attached to a Ferrari Formula One car is now the subject of a $300 million dollar spy scandal that could cost British driving ace Lewis Hamilton the F1 World Championship.
Sony Makes Waves With Boat Audio Sony has launched its first complete range of entertainment products designed for the marine market. The range consists of a splash-proof unit, four sets of 6-inch speakers, a 10-inch subwoofer, a four-channel amplifier, and a remote control.
AT&T Williams F1 Team Gets Lenovo Supercomputer Lenovo has given the AT&T Williams F1 team a tech upgrade in the form of what it calls a powerful new supercomputer that aims to optimize the aerodynamics of the team’s Formula One cars.
A Harley-Davidson For All If you have always wanted a Harley, but couldn’t swallow the price that goes with one, there is good news; Harley-Davidson has introduced an entry-level Sportster range with a model under $11,000.
Pollution Spy Camera Set To Nick Motorists A "spy" camera that pinpoints heavy polluting cars is being tested in the UK. However, several Australian governments have been approached with a view to them buying the technology for use in this country.
Porsche To Go All Green Car Magazine in the UK has claimed in an exclusive story that Porsche's next Cayenne and Panamera vehicles will get petrol-electric hybrid engines, as the firm strives to reduce CO2 emissions.
Who Has The Best In Car Entertainment Systems? In car entertainment is a fast growing segment of the market with some big brands battling it out for supremacy. So who are the biggest and the best?
Lighten Your Load With 1800-Got-Junk? With 230 franchises around the U.S.A., 1800-Got-Junk? is a rubbish removal service that recycles approximately 60 percent of all junk collected. The service is now available in Sydney with Australian resident, Gary Kemper, starting the first Australian franchise.
Smart Cars Talk Back Smart Cars are about to talk back, or text back at least, with the launch of BeepMe this month.
BMW Joins Porn Sites BMW has joined a long list of porn operators by being banned by Google for cheating. The giant search engine Company Google has flexed its muscles and dropped BMW from its global search engine following the German car manufacturer’s attempts to artificially boost its popularity ranking similar to the way porn operators attract traffic to a site. Also set to join the banned list is Ricoh.
Intel & BMW Team Up The computer chip industry's biggest rivalry just expanded from the computer rack to the race track.
Intel has said it will sponsor BMW's Sauber Formula One racing team, pitting it against competitor AMD which sponsors a Ferrari car.
HP Sacks BMW Williams HP who are struggling to cut costs have sacked the highly succesful BMW Williams Formula 1 team. The move follows the sacking of 6,000 employees earlier this week.
iPod Phone For Cars Coming Soon? Speculation is mounting that Apple and Motorola plan to unveil a mobile phone and music player next week that will incorporate Apple's iTunes software a phone and up to 3 Gigabytes of storage.
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