So, with all popular vids encoded and every incoming one getting the transcoding treatment, all you really need now is a compatible browser -- Chrome (naturally), Firefox 4, Opera, or IE9 with a plug-in -- and to enroll in YouTube's HTML5 trial linked below to get rolling with WebM playback.
What's more, the company says its also readying an all-electric version of the vehicle in addition to the plug-in hybrid model, with promising to last for around 120 miles before needing a recharge.
With a maximum electric-only speed projected to top that of Prius plug-in, C-MAX Energi drivers might be able to reach wherever they're going a little faster, too.
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The company says there are 33 million light- and medium-duty trucks on the road, and converting them to plug-in hybrid results in an 80 to 200 percent fuel economy improvement.
Chevy's Volt could be different--there aren't too many other plug-in hybrid electric cars to compete with at the moment--and the Vincentric data is just a prediction of future worth.
Sail goes more directly for Square's jugular, using its own plug-in dongle to handle major credit card payments in your local coffee shop or a mid-sized outlet.
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Creatively calling the plug-in boards "capes" in reference to the cape worn by a beloved cartoon beagle super hero, the active open source BeagleBoard.org community designed the plug-in boards to foster an even wider range of innovations such as robot motor drivers and sensors that measure location and pressure.
ENGADGET: BeagleBone gets plenty of expansion options with new 'cape' add-ons
And that means Honda is bringing both an urban, battery-operated commuter car and a plug-in hybrid concept to Los Angeles.
Inspired to expand development options for their BeagleBone mini computer platforms, participants in the BeagleBoard.org community created cape plug-in boards to enhance the sensors, actuators and interfaces available on the BeagleBone platform.
ENGADGET: BeagleBone gets plenty of expansion options with new 'cape' add-ons
The C-Max Energi is a plug-in derivative of the C-Max, which is supposed to be even more efficient because it can run longer in electric-only mode.
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The 2013 Honda Accord also has a plug-in hybrid version, in addition to four- and six-cylinder engines.
Marginize also lets a user sign into its program and add a browser plug-in to see what people are saying about the pages they visit in a similar right-hand column.
Freshdesk had initially hoped its results would show apps with customer support crushing their support-less counterparts since the company offers app developers a free plug-in software product, MobiHelp, to serve as a layered-on customer support solution.
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We've got to push hard this year so that we are once again the leaders in solar and wind and high-efficiency batteries that can lead to the plug-in automobiles of the future.
Toyota announced this week that it would be delaying plans to bring its plug-in, lithium-ion-based model to market until 2011, as opposed to 2008, due to safety concerns over the company's chosen battery.
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"This could easily degenerate into chaos, " concedes Paul Heitman, a senior program architect at Comverge, which hopes to extend its metering expertise for air-conditioning systems to plug-in cars.
But because banks are using central-bank liquidity to plug holes in their short-term funding, the money multiplier is collapsing: even as reserves swell, broad-money and credit growth is wilting.
The cape plug-in boards can be plugged into BeagleBone's two 46-pin dual-row expansion headers, providing similar headers so that up to four cape plug-in boards can be stacked at a time.
ENGADGET: BeagleBone gets plenty of expansion options with new 'cape' add-ons
"Moreover, in places that do generate electricity from renewable sources, it would be more cost-effective to use that electricity to power electric or plug-in hybrid cars than high-speed rail, " O'Toole said.
Better Place has also struck a deal with GM Holden to allow owners of the Volt plug-in electric hybrid to use its network of fixed charging stations.
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The grand time total signing contracts with the plug-in amounts to? 30 seconds or less.
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You will need a RealAudio 3.0 plug-in to download the audio stream.
Users can download a plug-in to access a special mode that presents a 3D view for a number of popular cities around the world, including San Francisco, New York City, Rome, Sydney, Berlin, and Barcelona.
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Adding cape plug-in boards to the popular and expandable BeagleBone computer that is used as a development kit allows hobbyists and developers to quickly and easily augment BeagleBone's capabilities with LCD screens, motor control and battery power as well as the ability to create their own circuits.
ENGADGET: BeagleBone gets plenty of expansion options with new 'cape' add-ons
Developers can quickly drop in a few lines of Javascript to integrate the new LinkedIn plug-ins, which include the ability for users to sign in to a third-party website using LinkedIn.
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But the 3 Series hybrid is not aimed at people looking to drive primarily on electric power anyway, unlike the new plug-in hybrids soon to be launched by Ford, Honda and Toyota.
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If 10% of the world's automotive production switches to plug-in, we'll need to at least double the world's current lithium battery output.
Plug-in hybrids should give preference to all-electric vehicles at charging stations.
And in some regions, cottonseed hulls are processed into oil-drilling mud, a sticky, industrial-strength type of Play-Doh that is used to plug leaks in oil wells.
Unlike the iPad and some Android tablets, neither Surface can be ordered with built-in cellular connectivity, though the Pro can accept extra-cost plug-in cellular modems and, like competing tablets, it can be wirelessly tethered to a cellphone or stand-alone cellular modem.
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