We have predicted Apple will release a new 17 inch unibody Apple MacBook Pro at this year’s MacWorld. Apple has now announced the new laptop with new built-in battery that delivers 8 hours of use & 1,000 recharges.
There are now two screen options, matte or gloss. The new not accessible battery is similar to MacBook Air which save space and has a new “adaptive” recharging technology.
ESPRIT 2009 includes new, innovative, productivity enhancing technology for CNC programmers of Mills, Lathes and Wire EDM machines
Camarillo, Calif. — Aug. 25, 2008 — Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) industry leader DP Technology debuts the latest release of its flagship product, ESPRIT® 2009, at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, or IMTS, 2008, to take place Sept. 8-13 in Chicago, Ill.
This 27th edition of the North America’s biennial premier manufacturing event is expected to feature exhibits from over 1,500 companies, and to draw an anticipated 91,000 visitors from 119 countries to Chicago’s McCormick Place complex.
IMTS 2008 will serve as a staging ground for concrete innovations, conceptual knowledge, education and the sharing of ideas in the aerospace, automotive, machine shop, medical, metal forming and fabricating, and energy industries.
ESPRIT will be shown at booth No. D-3101, at which guests will be treated to big-screen, group and one-on-one presentations of the new product, as well as specialized individual training. This year, as part of the IMTS ESPRIT Customer Appreciation Days, visitors interested in individual, special training will be given the option of choosing from several topics — including General ESPRIT, Milling, Mill-Turn, Turning, Wire EDM, or a Special Topic of your choice. Those who sign up for training will meet engineers at the ESPRIT booth, in a semi-private meeting room away from the distractions of the show floor.
Complex is on hand at WSA in Las Vegas and they posted what New Balance has in store for Spring 2009. New Balance’s top-tier product focuses on new materials and technology, including a Gore Tex MT580 pack, a 998 Zip Runner hybrid from Japan, a collection of premium Italian leather 991s with metallic cues from the European crew, and a Space Odessy 2001-inspired 996 from the Americas. Also 2009 will be the last release of the NB 1300. Expect these to start hitting shelves around February 2009.
In a press release earlier this year, Tessera (TSRA) announced a new technologyOptiML™ Wafer Level Camera Technology is impressive as shown in the illustration below. for making extremely small and lower cost camera modules for devices such as camera phones, webcams and security cameras. The size reduction possible with the new technology Tessera calls
This reduction in camera size will enable designers of mobile phones and other portable products to fashion still more compact devices. The design of earlier products, particularly the thickness, has often been dictated by the height of the included camera module. Using Tessera’s technology, product designers will be free to incorporate cameras in extremely thin new designs. The reduced size and cost of camera modules will also enable designers to place cameras in entirely new product categories.
General Motors has released the new 2009 Opel Astra photo that showing the covered vehicle. The new 2009 Opel Astra will be premiered at the next Frankfurt auto show.
Some of the new technology that will bea featured by the 2009 Opel Astra includes a Front Camera System and the next generation Adaptive Front Lighting (AFL). Both systems will be shared with the Insignia.
"PowerString is the next phase of efficiency and cost reduction for the solar industry," said Act Solar CEO and founder Andrew Foss. "To date, the solar industry has focused on lowering the upfront costs of materials, components and labor. While these efforts are critical, we know that Act Solar will further lower generation costs by improving and assuring maximum power output over the life of the array. Solar system integrators, operators and financiers will substantially lower their cost-per-kWh with PowerString."
Santa Clara, CA, FEB. 4, 2009 — Act Solar, Inc., a power management optimization company, today announced the limited availability of its flagship solar product, PowerString™ with patent-pending Injection Boost™ technology. Extensive field testing has proven that PV systems using PowerString™ initially yield 6-11% more power, and are projected to cumulatively deliver 40–80% more total power over 25–40 years of operations. The company is now seeking additional customer locations to further validate PowerString’s™ performance benefits.
Act Solar’s PowerString™ complements central inverters by dynamically re-circulating small amounts of electricity, as needed. Injection Boost actively maintains the balance of the array, which assures maximum power output.
Santa Clara University was one of the first proving grounds for PowerString™. Act Solar installed PowerString on the SCU campus’ 50kW array in 2008, and improved its power production by 16.2%.
"Introducing PowerString into our solar systems aligns well with our goal of generating as much of the campus energy as possible from renewable sources," said Joe Sugg, assistant Vice President of University Operations at SCU, and a key player in the university’s five-fold increase in the use of renewable sources of energy. "I was pleased to see that Act Solar’s PowerString improved the efficiency of our main solar array so significantly."
“PowerString is the next phase of efficiency and cost reduction for the solar industry,” said Act Solar CEO and founder Andrew Foss. “To date, the solar industry has focused on lowering the upfront costs of materials, components and labor. While these efforts are critical, we know that Act Solar will further lower generation costs by improving and assuring maximum power output over the life of the array. Solar system integrators, operators and financiers will substantially lower their cost-per-kWh with PowerString,” added Foss.
“The solar industry is quickly maturing. It is just as important that we optimize existing and new solar PV plant efficiency, as it is that we deploy new plants. Act Solar is a key player in moving the industry to the next level,” said Jigar Shah, founder of SunEdison.
About Act Solar
Act Solar is a power management technology company that provides optimization solutions for power installations. Its flagship product, PowerString™, improves the performance, operation and longevity of solar power plants. Act Solar was founded in 2006 by an experienced team of Silicon Valley professionals focused on making solar energy more productive, competitive, and a mainstream source of power in the world market.
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The MultiBooster™ pump system has been installed and is operational at the Lyell field (Scotland) with two more systems scheduled for start-up in the Gulf of Mexico early next year. Larger image
