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The production of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren at the McLaren Technology Center in Woking, England, combines the best of two worlds: the advantages of the Mercedes-Benz Production System and the expertise of McLaren when it comes to building super sports cars. On May 12, 2004, the McLaren Technology Center was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. The McLaren Technology Centre is the new corporate headquearters for the McLaren Group, in which DaimlerChrysler holds a 40-percent share. Around 140 highly qualified employees manufacture up to 500 units of the Gran Turismo in Woking each year. The SLR is available in limited numbers, in keeping with its exclusive character. During the vehicle's seven-year lifespan, a total of 3,500 units will leave the Woking plant, which is equipped with the very latest in production technology. Overall, the McLaren Technology Centre measures approximately 22,500 square meters, of which 4000 square meters are accounted for by Mercedes-Benz SLR production.
The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren embodies the tradition and fascination of the Mercedes-Benz brand. Another aspect, the close association of the super sports car with Formula 1 motor racing, is emphasized by the production location at the McLaren Technology Centre which also houses t
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Is it possible to make a great cup of coffee in your own home and not have to mess with coffee grounds? The people at Phillips and Dutch coffee roaster Douwe Egberts (Sara Lee Brands in the U.S.) think so. And they're betting that their Senseo coffee making system will be as big a hit here as it's been in Europe.
More than 5 million people around the world are enjoying their daily cuppa courtesy of their Senseo machines. I don't even want to think how many billions (2.5 billion at last count) of coffee pods they've used.
I love the ritual of making coffee. Actually, friends have joked that when I make coffee it looks as complicated as a science experiment. Sometimes they're right. Beans have to be ground just right, measured perfectly and brewed for the right amount of time in one of my very unusual coffee machines. They don't make fun of my coffee when they're drinking it, though.
Now, however, Senseo has simplified my life.
I've tried a bunch of the new, single-serve coffee makers that claim their coffee pods make great coffee. The only one that comes close to making coffee the way I like it, cup after cup, is Senseo's.
Some of the other "easy-to-use" machines produce final products that do not taste like coffee. I'm being kind. One provided each cup with two to three ounces of coffee grounds.
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Sony Ericsson's latest camera phone, the K500, is designed to look like a phone on one side and a camera on the other and is a great companion for a fun-packed, active lifestyle.
The K500 makes it simple to shoot and send digital photos and video, and to view images and games - all with excellent clarity thanks to a large color screen. The K500 is ideal for fun imaging, fun entertainment and fun communications on-the-go, combining ease-of-use with stylish good looks.
The fun never stops with the K500 as it has the design, graphics capabilities and superb viewing clarity to make it ideal for gaming. The large 1.9 inch 65K TFT color screen and MultiAction joystick make it a pleasure to view and play games. The K500 includes Java 2.0 and Mascot Capsule Engine Micro3D Edition from HI Corp. - especially created for fast-action, graphics-rich mobile applications. The K500 has enough internal memory (12MB) to store up to 170 2D or 45 3D games which can easily be downloaded from the Internet. Sony Ericsson's developers program is supporting game developers around the world with the necessary tools to create new and exciting Java games. Combined with the Gameboard EGB-10 accessory, the K500 can double as a fully-fledged gaming console.
Making the most of the extensive imaging features in the K500 is easy given the intuit
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Sony Ericsson today launched three new mobile phone handsets, including among them EDGE support for faster data access, 3D game support, digital cameras, and other features.
The first of the new phones is the K500. Measuring 102 x 46 x 14 mm and weighing 80 grams, the K500 is targeted at multimedia users. The candybar-designed phone sports a 128 x 160 pixel 16-bit color TFT display specifically intended for gaming, which is backed up by 12 MB of RAM for users to install either 2D or 3D Java-based games. The battery is rated for up to 8 hours of talk time or 300 hours standby.
Naturally the phone includes a camera as well. The camera is activated by opening a lens shutter, rare for modern camera phones that typically leave the lens unprotected. The K500 is capable of taking both still images and video clips, both of which can then be sent to other users over MMS. Naturally the phone includes SMS and EMS support as well.
Personalization is a high feature of the K500, and the phone is fully themeable with wallpapers and polyphonic ring tones. The phone even includes an MP3 player, although with only 12 MB of memory it won't hold a great deal of music.
The K500 will come in five versions for different markets and through different carriers. All five are tri-band GSM/GPRS running 900/1800/1900 MHz. The K500c, K506c, and
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Sony Ericsson today released their new communicator device, the widely anticipated P910. As we saw when an internal Power Point presentation got leaked some months ago, the P910 makes use of the same basic design as used by the P900, but incorporates a full QWERTY thumb board into the underside of the keypad flip.
Most specs of the P910 remain the same as those of the P900, but there are a handful of noteworthy exceptions. For one, the internal memory was bumped up from 16MB to 64MB. Also in the memory/storage department, the P910 will ship with a 32MB memory card instead of the 16MB unit shipped with the P900. What is likely to please a lot of P900 users is the fact that the new P910 will support the Memory Stick Duo Pro format, which can reach capacities of up to 1GB in size, a far cry better than the 128MB limit imposed on the P900.
Other changes include an upgrade in the display. The new display is capable of displaying 262k colors. And unlike the P900, there will be a version of the P910 for the Americas markets called the P910a that, while still triband, supports the 850/1800/1900Mhz bands instead of the normal 900/1800/1900Mhz bands. The P910c for the Chinese market will support 900/1800/1900Mhz, as will the P910i that is meant for all remaining markets not covered by the other two.
Sadly, some things stayed the same that we would have liked to have seen upgraded. The major one being the P910's still VGA resolution camera. The rest of the hardware specs look much like they were copied from the P900's design, which is no surprise.
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