Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Third Annual Taste of Fall Cooking Competition and Exhibition
Do you like trying new foods and wine? Check out the Taste of Fall this Sunday for some great family fun!
The Third Annual Taste of Fall Cooking Competition and Exhibition is taking place on October 14, 2012 at Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse located in East Fairmount Park on 33rd & Oxford Sts., Philadelphia, PA. The event will feature food, wine, and beer tastings, activities, and live music. There will be plenty of children's activities available as well, so make sure to bring the whole family! Don't forget to bundle up!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Toyota Tundra to Tow Endeavour Space Shuttle
Previously planned for the end of the Endeavour’s historic journey, the Toyota Tundra will tow the shuttle over the 405 bridge.
WHAT: The Toyota Tundra will be towing the space shuttle Endeavour over the 405 Freeway instead of the previously announced route along Bill Robertson Lane in Los Angeles. The tow will assist the California Science Center Foundation in the movement of the historic icon over the Manchester Boulevard Bridge, an area that requires a different tow mechanism than other portions of the route for weight distribution purposes. In preparation to assist in any capacity needed, the Tundra was extensively tested to meet the requirements. This tow of Endeavour by the Toyota Tundra at this location will be the only one its kind taking place along the route.
WHEN: October 12, 2012, EveningExact time TBA WHERE: Manchester Boulevard Bridge, nearly a quarter-mile span total over the 405 Freeway, near LAX
Courtesy of Toyota
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Toyota's ultimate smartphone accessory: a mini-car
Toyota is demonstrating a new single-seater concept car at this year's Ceatec electronics show that works as a giant extension of the driver's smartphone.
The company's "Smart INSECT" vehicle has a pad in its dashboard for mobile handsets, from which it syncs online services while also providing wireless charging. It is billing the electric car as a networked device that will support users on the road much the way their phones do when they are on foot.
The INSECT, whose name stands for "Information Network Social Electricity City Transporter," is packed with features now commonly found on phones and tablets. As a potential driver approaches its front, the car uses facial recognition to identify them, and the individual can then use voice and gesture controls to make queries or open the door and trunk.
Toyota's concept can communicate with its driver's home while on the road, checking whether the front door is locked or the settings of the air conditioning. The car has a large LCD display above the steering wheel that also shows information from the smartphone it is synced to.
"This car is based on the concept of connecting people, cars, and homes. It was developed by an IT engineer and has technologies such as telematics built in," said Yuji Amano, a group manager at Toyota.
The car links into to the "Toyota Smart Center," a platform that connects electric and hybrid cars with buildings and power companies, with the goal of making everything more efficient.
By accessing users' smartphones, Toyota will also gain access to information about its customers beyond their driving habits.
"The car uses data gathered from customers' actions to predict what they will do and suggest information to them," said Amano.
"One example might be in navigation, where the system uses what the user has done so far to suggest a destination."
Another example is advertising. In a demonstration, the INSECT takes a young woman to her favorite convenience store, then suggests a new snack that has recently gone on sale.
The car is based on Toyota's Coms personal electric vehicle, which sells in Japan for about $9,000. The Coms can reach speeds of 60 kilometers per hour, and can drive for about 50 kilometers on a six-hour charge.
The Ceatec show, Japan's largest consumer electronics exhibition, runs in Makuhari, just outside of Tokyo from Tuesday through Thursday.
Courtesy of ComputerWorld
Monday, October 1, 2012
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