Daily Archives: April 1, 2012


I'm not sure how it is that these leaks always seem to surface through one of… 2

I'm not sure how it is that these leaks always seem to surface through one of the numerous obscure eastern European sites, but here is the Fisker Atlantic (formerly known as Project Nina). Assuming that +Fisker Automotive manages to survive it's current monetary squeeze (something that is far from guaranteed) the Atlantic is intended to come in at about half the price or less of the $100K+ Karma.

It retains the same basic front engine/rear motor extended range EV layout of the Karma but with a BMW four cylinder sitting under the hood and presumably a lower motor output.

While the Karma has dubious build quality and reliability so far, it's hard to argue with Henrik Fisker's sense of style and that carries over to this new model. It retains many of the cues of its big brother but on a more reasonable scale and hopefully it tips the scales a bit lower than the Karma's 5,300 lbs as well.

The full story on the Atlantic should be revealed on Tuesday.

#fisker #fiskerautomotive #fiskeratlantic

Embedded Link

Fisker Altantic: unikly první fotky menšího bratra Karmy
Ne všechny naše dnešní zprávy jsou mín?ny vážn?, ale tato je. Opravdu. Dostaly se nám do rukou první fotky vozu dosud známého jako Fisker Nina.

Google+: View post on Google+

Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.


How many of you, or more likely your kids even know how to operate a rotary phon…

How many of you, or more likely your kids even know how to operate a rotary phone?

Reshared post from +Think with Google

How to GoRo: Because Technology is Cyclical
Did you know that 100% of rotary phone users have trouble accessing your organization's website? To help you reach these potential customers, we're introducing GoRo, a new initiative by Google where you’ll find resources you need to learn about what makes a good rotary site, why optimizing for rotary matters and the latest data to help you prepare for the return of rotary.
http://www.howtogomo.com/

Google+: View post on Google+

Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.


More on the big NASCAR/Google autonomous car announcement with video of co-founder… 3

More on the big NASCAR/Google autonomous car announcement with video of co-founder Sergey Brin demonstrating the prototype.

April 1, 2012 is a date that will go down in racing history!
#autonomousvehicles

Google+: View post on Google+

Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.


Actually, this is a feature, not a bug

Actually, this is a feature, not a bug

Embedded Link

Chevrolet Volt Recalled for Defective Fox Channel on XM – WOT on Motor Trend
GM is investigating complaints that XM radios installed in 2012 Chevrolet Volts do not pick up the satellite radio service’s Fox station.

Google+: View post on Google+

Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.


Autonomous cars will be coming to a road near you before long 4

As so often happens, racing is leading the way to the future of the automobile, but the big surprise with Google Racing is that they are hooking up with perennial stick in the mud, NASCAR.

Bring em on!
#autonomousvehicles

Reshared post from +Larry Page

Really excited to announce our partnership with +NASCAR for a new racing division based on our self driving cars! This is a big deal and we even have it linked from our home page!

Video of +Sergey Brin in the car: http://www.nascar.com/video/none/none/120331/cup-mar-google/
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/bringing-self-driving-cars-to-nascar.html

Embedded Link

Google Racing
Google's autonomous race car partnership with NASCAR.

Google+: View post on Google+

Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.


Wow every company I've ever worked at with more than a dozen people needs this…

Wow every company I've ever worked at with more than a dozen people needs this jargon bot especially the last two. Too bad Google had to announce it today

Reshared post from +Google Enterprise

Introducing Jargon-Bot for Google Apps, to automatically translate business speak into plain English. Find out more about this latest feature on the Google Enterprise blog.
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/04/introducing-jargon-bot-for-google-apps.html

Comment with your favorite business jargon and translation to help increase the accuracy of Jargon-Bot.

Google+: View post on Google+

Post imported by Google+Blog. Created By Daniel Treadwell.