You’d think a fast-food joint would be interested in living up to its name and rotating customers out as quickly as possible, but a Japanese Burger King has installed a feature likely to make diners linger: A Sound Spot.
…a dock mounted in the wall will take an iPod or iPhone. The umbrella apparently does a decent job of focusing the sound to only the table beneath it.
Question is, why install it in the first place? Probably to distinguish themselves from the…
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In Japan, Burger King Installs ‘Musical Shower Seats’
Honda will start selling electric and plug-in hybrid cars in the US and Japan from 2012. Plug-in hybrid vehicles work like traditional hybrid vehicles…
…Honda will start selling electric and plug-in hybrid cars in the US and Japan from 2012. Plug-in hybrid vehicles work like traditional hybrid vehicles, with batteries partly or completely powering the wheels in low-power situations. The gasoline engine shuts down whenever it’s not needed.
The automaker will begin selling a small plug-in electric commuter car and a mid-sized or larger plug-in hybrid vehicle, Honda Motor America said.
Honda will also introduce a more fuel efficient version of the Honda Civic Hybrid next year. The new Civic Hybrid will include Honda’s first use of lithium-ion batteries in a hybrid vehicle.
While other major automakers, including General Motors, Ford (F, Fortune 500), Toyota (TM), Fiat and Nissan have all previously announced plans to begin selling plug-in vehicles in this country by 2012, this is the first such announcement from Honda….
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Honda Will Start Selling Electric Cars From 2012