del.icio.us links for August 22, 2007

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1. 170MPG Hybrid Scooters By Piaggio – MetaEfficient.Com

   The underseat batteries can be recharged on the fly by the engine or through regenerative braking. Riders can choose between three different hybrid modes – optimizing performance, mileage and battery charge, fully electric or reverse.

2. Profitable Precycling of 12V Batteries – TreeHugger.Com

   A nifty trick with 12V batteries; you simply split them open to reveal eight 1.5V button-cell batteries; these can cost up to $5 if purchased singly. A two pack of the 12 Volters cost $1.66, which will produce 16 new button batteries worth around $80.

3. The Joost Bandwidth Problem – FreePress.Com

   Whether or not bandwidth is the primary issue for services like Joost, IPTV will fill an important void in the marketplace by delivering video quality and services never seen before. This article is from Daily IPTV.

4. YouTube Cranks Up Ads – Computing News – DigitalTrends.Com

   Overlay ads that fill the bottom 20% of the screen and appear 15 secs after a user begins watching a video clip. The user can ignore the ad, which will vanish after around 10 secs. Ad revenue will be split between the media partner and YouTube.

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1. Apple Inks iPhone Deals for Europe – CIO.Com

   Germany’s T-Mobile Deutschland, France’s Orange and Britain’s O2 (UK) are reported to have signed exclusive deals to sell the iPhone in their respective markets. The operators have agreed to give Apple 10 percent of the revenue.

2. Building A Greener Grid – Forbes.Com

   U.S. data centers consumed around 61 billion kilowatt-hours in 2006 at a cost of about $4.5 billion. That’s about 1.5% of total U.S. electricity consumption, more than the electricity used by American televisions, or about 15 typical power plants.

3. Apple may face iPhone trademark issue in Japan – AppleInsider.Com

   The Nagoya-based company is said to own the rights to use ”Aiphone” in Japan and some 70 foreign countries as the trademark for its intercom products. Representatives from both Aiphone and Apple reportedly declined to comment on the matter.

4. MTV dumps Urge, joins Real for digital music – MacNN.Com

   RealNetworks and Viacom’s MTV division are teaming to deliver an online music sales venture that the companies hope will rival Apple’s dominant iTunes store.

5. Adobe Annouces H.264 Support in Flash – MacRumors.Com

   Adobe is releasing an update to their popular Flash Player 9 with support for the H.264 video codec. A public beta will be available today at labs.adobe.com, with a final release expected in the fall.

6. Mac OS X 10.4.11 Coming Soon? – MacRumors.Com

   Apple has seeded yet another build of Mac OS X 10.4.11 to developers this evening.

7. Skype users don’t buy outage explanation – Macworld.Com

   On Monday, Skype said the disruption was kicked off when a large number of Skype users restarted their computers after installing Microsoft’s monthly security software updates, which were pushed out to Windows users starting on Tuesday.

8. Woz gets $700 ticket for going 105 MPH in a Prius – AutoblogGreen.Com

   Apple co-founder Steve “the Woz” Wozniak got a $700 ticket for going 105 MPH in a Prius back on March 28. When asked, Woz playfully denied the charges. “Not true,” Wozniak replied, “104 MPH. I pleaded guilty, with an explanation.”

9. Tilera’s 64-Core Processor: Power-Efficient, or Just Powerful? – Earth2Tech.Com

   The chip uses between 170 and 300 mega milliwatts PER core, which is impressively efficient. The processor delivers 10 times the performance and 30 times the performance-per-watt of the Intel (INTC) dual-core Xeon processor, claims the company.

10. Beyonc̩ Knowles Wardrobe Malfunction In Toronto РProductReviews.Net

    Why does everything good happen in Toronto? – “Beyoncé had a wardrobe malfunction in Toronto during her performance last week. Beyonce is said to have shocked fans when she accidentally bared her breasts on stage.”

11. Yamaha’s $2000 Electric Bike – MetaEfficient.Com

    This compact electric bike, the EC-02 from Yamaha, costs just under $2000. This scooter has more modest specs: a top speed of 18 MPH and a range of 40 miles. So it’s more suitable for commuters and scooting around in your neighborhood.

12. Scotland and Wales Move Toward Fair Trade Nation Status – GreenOptions.Com

    The Fair Trade Town idea has proven very effective in securing institutional support for the consumer-driven Fair Trade movement. Hundreds of towns and cities have committed to purchasing Fair Trade products for official municipal use.