Sonic Raygun Crowd Control Prius Partial Solar Powered Who Owns Onlne Documents ? SDR News is a Daily (M-F) Technology Podcast with Tech News Highlights from Slashdot, Digg and Reddit Click Here to Sign Up for the SDR Newsletter Contact Us Prefer a Direct Download ? (mp3) Download today’s show. CES 2008 Coverage for Tech Podcast Network STARMAC Quadrotor Helicopter Project Watch the You Tube Episode Today’s Headlines Include… Sonic Raygun Crowd Control Prius Partial Solar Powered Who Owns Onlne Documents ? SDR News Links If a news item has disappeared from the Del.icio.us list above, try the full list here. Thumbnail Views: Via Thumblicio.us SEARCH ANY STORY YOU HEAR ON THE PODCAST BLOCKBUSTER Total Access click to activate coupon for $10 off your first month. Part Solar, Part Snake Oil by Andrew McCaskey Never miss an opportunity for good market positioning and setting a concept in the public’s mind. With bilions of dollars invested in the Prius Hybrid Drive technology, Toyota is positioned to win big. And it does not hurt at all to get a little bit of an edge - even though it’s of negligible value from a practical standpoint. One of the questions that a Midwesterner asks of any of these electric car demos is how the heater and the airconditioning will be powered. The heater, of course is a lifesaving necessity in a vehicle - and during much of the summer, air conditioning is running a close second from a psychological if not physical standpoint. I imagine that the 5 kilowatt power level needed to run the compressor for traditional air conditioning is going to be offset by the rooftop solar in a very, very small way. On the other hand,there is the one big battery on the Prius that would benefit from a 12 hour a day trickle charge, which is about all the current tha a roof top array could produce. Just don’t imply that the solar panels will power much more than a set of fans to clear the hot air out of the car while it is parked. Click to view videos submitted or recommended by other SDR podcast listeners. . . If you find a YouTube video that pertains to one of our news items, or have produced an item that would be of interest to SDR listeners, please send us the link slashdotreview{at}gmail.com Save $10 on any order of $50 or more at GoDaddy.com! Be sure to sign up for our upcoming roundtable. We will be using GoToMeeting. Also, be sure to check out GoToMeeting. Why? Because you can hold meetings right over the Net — from anywhere. Plus, you can hold all the meetings you want for one flat rate. To get your free 30-day trial , visit www.gotomeeting.com/techroundtable. Take 10% off any order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH Take $5 off any $30 order at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH2 .com Domains $6.95 at GoDaddy.com! Code SLASH3 More blogs about SlashdotReview… Slashdot Review by Email - Sign up here: Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz Less