The most important thing that you’ve got to do is remember the difference between the “what they did” conversation and the “what they are” conversation.

[Via Laughing Squid]

It also lets people schedule the charging for late at night, when rates can be lower because demand on the power grid is lower[…]

[Via engadget]

The Ultimate Aero EV, one of the first ‘green’ supercars, will begin testing in February next year and is expected to be in full production by the fourth quarter of 2009. “I think we can do it faster, leaner and cleaner than any other manufacturer,” said SSC founder Jerod Shelby, who incidentally bears no relation to legendary race driver and sports car developer Carroll Shelby.

Just in case the Tesla Roadster wasn’t nearly expensive enough or fast enough for your taste. Of course, a little competition in the market is welcome.

While final specifications are yet to be fully disclosed, the company claims the drive train under development employs a revolutionary new technology that will allow the car to travel for extended periods – years, in some cases – without needing to be recharged.

Call me skeptical, but this sounds just a little too much like a generator-on-the-wheel plan to me. One would hope, for their sake, that they’re referring to the need to be plugged in and are looking at onboard electricity generation like solar.

[Via engadget]

Simply bring your old computer into a retail store, along with your invoice, and we will recycle it free of charge. If you would like to participate online, we will take your old computer when you buy a new one, less shipping charges.

We’ve offered electronic waste recycling for many years, but Apple has had an additional leg up on that front for a couple years now: free recycling when purchasing a new computer. As of today, we can now offer the same!

Oh yeah, we almost forgot that we have shots of the new Xbox 360 Dashboard […] that will make your Xbox 360 Dashboard experience basically unrecognizable, for better or worse.

I’m all for the new, much simplified user interface which appears to get rid of the ads and blades, plus the addition of Netflix, but I don’t think I’ll ever get used to those damn Mii-like avatars.

[Via Xbox.com]

In a bid to boost Vermont’s economy, Governor Jim Douglas has declared that [Saturday, July 12th, and Sunday, July 13th,] will allow consumers to purchase items up to $2,000, free of tax.

Small Dog Electronics will be open extended hours in our retail stores [and] we’ll also be offering special deals and discounts, including cash savings on all Mac bundles and a free Canon all-in-one when you purchase a Mac with AppleCare!

This is the weekend to buy a computer in Vermont. I’m helping out at the South Burlington retail store today (Saturday).

Get the iPhone 2.0 Software Update for iPod touch, and you also get the new features added in the January ’08 update. Google Maps, Mail, Weather, Web Clips, a customizable Home screen and more.

There must still be people that didn’t want to pay the $20 to upgrade. It may have actually been worth the wait to pay half the price and get more than double the features.

The iPhone 2.0 Software Update for iPod touch includes the App Store and all the new features described […] for just $9.95.

Of course, the update has been listed as available on and off all day, but throwing various errors so that one can’t actually purchase it and upgrade. One would hope they’d resolve it soon, but they’re probably focusing on the iPhone 3G side of things at the moment.

[W]e’ve tried to keep the design as faithful to the desktop experience as possible, so it should be familiar to you. You can select from a quicklist of the people you contact most, search your contacts, and manage multiple conversations.

I’ve been playing with this a bit over the last week. It works quite well and is complemented by the fact that the predictive keyboard in the iPhone/iPod Touch is nearly 100% accurate for me, regardless of what I actually type, even when turned sideways on a table and typing with two fingers.

I still much prefer the mobile web version of Gmail to the native iPhone/iPod touch version of Mail, but that may change with version 2.0 of the iPhone software. It’ll be interesting to see if Google starts implementing some native apps for release through the App Store. With web apps like these and their own Android platform it’s probably harder to justify.

[Via TUAW]

See, you have to type R-A-I-N-S-K-I-T now instead of T-R-U-I-S-T. I keep getting that all wrong. I’m sure I’ll get used to it eventually.

Effective yesterday, so I’ll have to try to remember from now on.