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New Hampshire's Capital Well is facing a classic predicament; Its core product is rapidly becoming commoditized. It needs to innovate--fast. Here's how

Smartphones with HDTV reception chips and in-car television sets are big business in Taiwan, China, and Brazil. Now the travel-friendly tech behind mobile DTV is making its way to the United States.

Quadrocopter Swarms Go Tiny If you're a fan of This Week In Bots you'll be exquisitely familiar with quadropters--the technology is blooming right now because the battery, motor, and control technology is ubiquitous and the stable flight platform offered by the design promises so much for the future of aerial robotics.

Before you offer your MVP that VIP parking space, check why rewarding with a perk can often have the opposite effect. I started a new job and was given a reserved parking spot right by the main entrance

Wireless charging is still not common, particularly with the disappearance of the Palm Pre, which was one of the main gadgets to utilize the trick for ultra-convenient connection to a battery-boosting charger. That makes Nissan's moves with its Leaf EV all the more interesting: To charge your 2013 Leaf, all you'll have to do is park it on the requisite spot of your garage. The setup is rather simple at first glimpse: Instead of flipping open a door on your car and connecting in a large electric plug, wired to a wall charger point, you reverse your Leaf over a large plastic pad on the floor.

[youtube pjIK5BOADVI] Apps are coming at us from all directions, and they're getting both more sophisticated and simpler--the app economy is booming. But as everyone and their dog makes something they deem fit to call an "app," the supply will arrive like a flood. Then what will we do as a consumer society--wallow, sink, or swim?

Another sci-fi dream deferred: Funding gave out before the six-year-old startup could perfect its futuristic three-wheeler. Electric car startup Aptera's futuristic three-wheeled two-seater won't be rolling off production lines anytime soon – the company has run out of gas. The company has failed to come up with enough money to produce the cars, reportedly raising only around $40 million of the $150 million it needed for a federal matching grant to keep operating.The grant would have let the company produce an all-electric four-wheel, five-passenger sedan that would have retailed for less than $30,000 – and employed some 1,400 workers in the manufacturing process

It's easy to knock electric vehicles (EVs) : It takes too long to recharge the batteries and there are too few places to do it. And besides, who will pay for all the new recharging stations that would be needed if the cars catch on? The International Energy Agency’s most optimistic scenario puts (pdf) plug-in hybrids or EVs at 15 percent of all cars on the road by 2020; other projections predict a mere 3 percent

Robot Snake Tintanoboa was a real snake, a prehistoric serpent of biblical proportions--it was over 50 feet long and some of them could weigh over a ton. Thankfully he's long extinct, but to demonstrate the scale and scariness of the beast, artist group eatArt from Vancouver are building a robot version . [youtube Ocyhbij9JYQ] Yes, it really is that big--and eventually destined to have a saddle for a brave rider.

Retailers have to up their game to capitalize off of holiday sales. Here's how to leverage the five senses to encourage customers to buy. Walk into any American mall during the months of November and December, and, if you can tune out the hordes of frantic holiday shoppers, you'll likely notice upbeat Christmas music, the smell of pine boughs and cinnamon, bright red candy-canes, and plenty of free samples

People aren't so gung-ho about smart meters, but they are about electric vehicles. But when they realize that combining the two can lead to huge savings, things might change. With so many promised benefits to the adoption of smart grid solutions, I have been conducting a lot of research lately on why it has taken so long to get the smart grid on track in North America.

Replacing the oil that we use to make our car parts is just as important as replacing the oil we use to power our cars. Our vehicles are made from, and run on, petroleum.

When Shinei Monors requested an over-hanging roof to keep customers dry in rainstorms, its new-building designer Teruaki Uchino ran wild. In order to allow customers to exit their cars without getting wet during rainstorms, Shinei Motors requested an over-hanging roof above the entrance to its new car dealership and repair shop. The building's designer, Teruaki Uchino, drew up a plan to model the new dealership like an Ancient Greek helmet

There's a car dealership shaped like a helmet, and a serene dentist's office. These offices pack such a design punch, one might never notice they're short on square footage

Just about every news outlet in the world is buzzing about the launch of Amazon's new Kindle tablet, called the Fire. The real story is not the Fire, however. It's Amazon Silk, the new properietary browser created just for Kindle