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Bobby Likis Hits the Road to the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show

Bobby Likis Hits the Road to the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show

Bobby Likis to Moderate CES 'Connect2Car' Supersession and Broadcast Live from the Floor PENSACOLA, Fla., Dec. 21 -- New Year...Newer Mobile Toys...Newest Inside Track. Bobby Likis will be moderator of both the morning and afternoon rounds of CES Supersession "Connect2Cars" (C2C) at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nor ... Continue reading

Nitto Denko and 3M Jointly Develop High-Durability, Ultrathin Integrated Polarizer

Nitto Denko and 3M Jointly Develop High-Durability, Ultrathin Integrated Polarizer

IBARAKI, Japan & ST. PAUL, Minn.--Dec. 21, 2005--Nitto Denko and 3M announced today that they have jointly developed a new high-durability, ultrathin liquid crystal display (LCD) polarizing film that is approximately half the thickness of existing products and provides outstanding optical performance. The new film comb ... Continue reading

TeleType Develops Affordable, New In-Car GPS Navigation System with MP3 Player

TeleType Develops Affordable, New In-Car GPS Navigation System with MP3 Player

BOSTON--Dec. 20, 2005--TeleType Company is launching an innovative product that blends cutting-edge vehicle GPS navigation with MP3 player technology. The all-in-one device, called WorldNav 3000 XL, is a portable, in-car navigation system that offers door-to-door GPS guidance with simple spoken instructions. The offici ... Continue reading

Ford to Build New Flexible Fuel Engine Plant

Ford to Build New Flexible Fuel Engine Plant

Manila, Philippines, December 20, 2005 – In his visit to the country, Ford Motor Company Corporate Vice President and President of Ford Asia Pacific and Africa, Peter Daniel, announced company plans to invest P1.1 billion (US$20 million) to build a Flexible Fuel engine plant in the Philippines. A Ford first in th ... Continue reading

Investment Opinion: O2Diesel Speculative Buy Rating Reiterated In Update Coverage By Dutton Associates

Investment Opinion: O2Diesel Speculative Buy Rating Reiterated In Update Coverage By Dutton Associates

EL DORADO HILLS, Calif.--Dec. 20, 2005--Dutton Associates continues its coverage of O2Diesel Corporation (AMEX:OTD), reiterating a speculative buy rating. The 12-page report by Dutton senior analyst Sally H. Wallick, CFA is available at www.jmdutton.com as well as from First Call, Bloomberg, Zacks, Reuters, Knobias, an ... Continue reading

So Wha'Happened? Electric Power Source Breakthrough? Unlimited Energy from the Environment

So Wha'Happened? Electric Power Source Breakthrough? Unlimited Energy from the Environment

Energy Generated by Non-Animal Organism Multiplied Into Clean, Free Electric Current CANTON, Mass., Dec. 20 -- An alternative electric power generating system that draws energy from a seemingly unlikely yet abundant, eminently renewable and virtually free power source has been submitted for patenting by MagCap Engineer ... Continue reading

Companies to Bring 3D Reality to Navigation Systems, with Daewoo to Lead the Trend

Companies to Bring 3D Reality to Navigation Systems, with Daewoo to Lead the Trend

OTTAWA and RAANANA, Israel, Dec. 20 -- QNX Software Systems, the leading operating system provider for the in-car infotainment market, and 3DVU, a leading global provider of 3D digital visualization of imagery, map data and other geographic content, today announced a strategic alliance to enhance drivers' navigation ex ... Continue reading

2005 Awards for Exterior Design Announced by Automotive Design & Production Magazine

2005 Awards for Exterior Design Announced by Automotive Design & Production Magazine

Dodge Charger SRT8 & Subaru B9 Tribeca Are Top Picks PLYMOUTH, Mich., Dec. 20 -- Automotive Design & Production announces its first-ever exterior design awards, which are given to two vehicles released in North America during calendar year 2005. In a market where ever-increasing competition among all segments puts more ... Continue reading

Investment of Western European Manufacturers and Retailers to Increase Revenues in Eastern European Logistics Markets

Investment of Western European Manufacturers and Retailers to Increase Revenues in Eastern European Logistics Markets

PRESS RELEASE Investment of Western European Manufacturers and Retailers to Increase Revenues in Eastern European Logistics Markets London, UK – 20 December, 2005 - The accession of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to the European Union (EU ... Continue reading

European Gearboxes and Geared Motors Market

European Gearboxes and Geared Motors Market

PRESS RELEASE Increasing Competition and the Need for Planetary Solutions Spur Changes in the European Gearboxes and Geared Motors Market London, UK – 20 December, 2005 - The European gearboxes and geared motors market is facing intense competition from Asian and eastern European manufacturers that are luring end ... Continue reading

Visteon Demonstrates Insightful Automotive Innovations

Visteon Demonstrates Insightful Automotive Innovations

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Dec. 19 -- Visteon Corporation , a global manufacturer that uses creativity and consumer input to advance technology in the highly competitive automotive market, brings unique displays to the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The show is the venue for two Visteon exhibits -- ... Continue reading

Ballard Partner Announces Launch of Kerosene-Fueled Cogeneration Units in 2006

Ballard Partner Announces Launch of Kerosene-Fueled Cogeneration Units in 2006

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--Dec. 19, 2005--Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLD) is pleased to report that Nippon Oil Corporation (NOC) recently announced it will begin installation of 1 kW kerosene-fueled residential fuel cell cogeneration units in Japan. From March 2006 to March 2007, NOC will place up to 100 units in hom ... Continue reading

Leica Geosystems Receives Chinese Outstanding Product Award

Leica Geosystems Receives Chinese Outstanding Product Award

P R E S S R E L E A S E Press Contact: Belinda Jones, HiTech Marketing, belinda.jones@hitechmarketing.com, 860-399-1147 Link to press release: http://www.leica-geosystems.com/metrology/en/ndef/lgs_1075.htm?id=1152 Leica Geosystems Receives Chinese “Outstanding Product Award” for 2005 Leading Chinese Trade M ... Continue reading

Visteon Appoints Kimberley Crews Goode as Vice President, Corporate Communications

Visteon Appoints Kimberley Crews Goode as Vice President, Corporate Communications

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich., Dec. 19 -- Visteon Corporation announced that Kimberley Crews Goode will join the company as vice president, corporate communications, beginning Jan. 3, 2006. Reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mike Johnston, Goode will be responsible for Visteon's global internal and external ... Continue reading

Travado IBUS School Bus Digital Video Recording System Successfully Being Used

Travado IBUS School Bus Digital Video Recording System Successfully Being Used

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Dec. 19, 2005--U.S. technology firm National Scientific Corporation (OTCBB:NSCT) in conjunction with Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) in Scottsdale, Arizona today announced the successful installation and deployment of NSC's Travado IBUS(TM) school bus digital video recording system. NSC's T ... Continue reading

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