Gadgetophilia (Gadgets) – Newsletter for February 25, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Lawmakers of both parties criticize both Toyota and US safety regulators for safety lapses
Toyota CEO apologizes for recall, accidents
WASHINGTON – Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda raised his right hand and promised to tell the truth. Then, speaking in English, he apologized to Congress – and millions of American Toyota owners – for safety lapses that led to deaths and widespread recalls for accelerator and braking failures.
“I’m deeply …. Source : Lawmakers of both parties criticize both Toyota and US safety regulators for safety lapses.
Toyota president to take full responsiblity for automakers deep safety woes
Toyota chief arrives for House grilling on safety
WASHINGTON – Amid a phalanx of cameras, the president of Toyota has arrived for a congressional hearing where he is apologizing for driver fears over the safety of the automaker’s cars and trucks.
Still photographers and television cameramen recorded his every move as 53-year-old Akio Toyoda entered … Read more >>>.
‘Toyoda’ changed to ‘Toyota’ for lucky number of pen strokes and symbolic break from past
Lucky number reason for Toyota spelling change
TOKYO – With Akio Toyoda’s name in the news – the Toyota president faced lawmakers’ questions Wednesday at a Washington hearing on safety issues that sparked massive vehicle recalls – here’s one more question: Why the different spellings?
The company is “Toyota.” But Toyoda spells his name with …. Original article on Gaea Times at : ‘Toyoda’ changed to ‘Toyota’ for lucky number of pen strokes and symbolic break from past.
A Comprehensive Guide to Bloom Box Energy
Of late, Bloom Box has created a buzz in the tech community that it will revolutionize how households use the electrical grid for power supply. Bloom Box is a fuel cell that can convert oxygen and another energy source such as natural gas or bio gas into electricity. K.R. Sridhar, a former NASA … Read more : A Comprehensive Guide to Bloom Box Energy.