by Jason Wilk on February 4, 2009
- According to BGR, this is an internal document from Sprint outlining all their product release dates for 2009. Just as we thought, the Pre will not be getting any delays from Apple patent pressure. The phone is set to jump onto shelves March. 15th. There hasn’t been a phone coming out of Sprint with this much Hype since….never. I’m expecting big lines for the new phone. Here is the memo below:
Device Name – Projected Warehouse EOL – Replacement (if available)
* Sierra Compass 597 USB – Early February – Sierra 598 USB
* Motorola ic602 – Early February
* LG 160 – Mid-February – Samsung M220
* LG Rumor (blue) – Mid February – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
* Motorola i325IS – Mid February – Motorola i365IS
* LG Rumor (green) – Mid March – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
* Franklin Wireless U680 USB – Early April
* Palm 800W – April – Palm Treo Pro (target in-stock 2/15)
* LG Rumor (black) – Mid April – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
* Motorola i615 – Mid April
* Samsung M520 Lumina – Mid April – LG LX370 (slider)
* RIM BlackBerry Pearl (red) – May
* LG LX400 – Late May
* Palm 755P (blue) – Late May – Palm Pre (target in-stock 3/15)
* Sanyo 6750 Eclipse (pink) – June
* Palm Centro (berry) – June
* Motorola Q9C – Mid June
* Sierra 597E – July – Sierra 2-in-1 Aircard
* Palm Centro (green) – July
* Palm Centro refresh (black) – July
* Motorola VE20 – July
* HTC Touch Diamond – July
* RIM BlackBerry 7100i – August – RIM BlackBerry 8350i
Other must read Sprint/Palm articles:
For Palm And Sprint, It’s All About Pricing
Palm Goes All In With The Pre
Telecom Oligapoly Over Text Message Pricing
The Mobile Platform War Heats Up
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by David Heyerman on January 11, 2009
- With CES last week, and the Detroit Auto Show to come, the tech scene, especially the cleantech scene has been bubbling with news, whether it be positive or negative. There’s been a lot of talk about energy infrastructure investment to come in 2009, and one sector sure to benefit from this investment is cleantech automotive. The economy should benefit tremendously as near 280,000 jobs could be created with the deployment of a smart grid in 2009.
- Toyota – Because of a snag in the battery pack, Toyota will be pulling their plug-in Prius from the Detroit Auto Show next week. DIY’s need not worry, there are plenty of kits out there. With production slowing down seriously, the company has also begun lowering salaries of its Japanese employees.
- Aptera – Like previously mentioned, Aptera’s promised end-of-2008 delivery date didn’t happen but turns out it’s way worse than expected. We’re not talking a couple months delay here, an official letter from the Google.org backed company explains that volume production won’t come until October 2009. Great job, as Fambro and Musk high-five!
- Mazda – This might be the most impressive green car development yet in 2009. Currently catalytic converters are very expensive due to the amount of precious metals (platinum, rhodium) used in their production, however are incredibly important because of their emission reductions. The company just developed a new manufacturing process for catalytic converters that will cut the amount of precious metals by 70% in their 2010 Mazda3. Hats off Mazda, maybe you won’t live the rest of your life in Japanese car manufacturer mediocrity.
- Nissan – Straight off an electric network partnership with Switzerland, Nissan’s back at again, this time with a battery announcement. Nissan and NEC plan to invest $1.1 Billion into a the production of 200,000 high-capacity electric vehicle batteries. Only problem, the investment will be made by 2011 or later.
- Dodge – Pictured above is the new Dodge EV to be name the Circuit. The electric car is to be unveiled next week at the Detroit Auto Show.
- Ener1 – Lithium-ion vehicle battery producer Ener1 is looking for some government cash as they apply for $480 million in low-interest loans from the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Incentive Program (ATVMIP). Tesla is asking for $400 million from the same program.
- Stay tuned for updates as the announcements roll in from Detroit. Already we’ve seen leaks from Chrysler with their new 200C extended-range EV, Toyota with their full electric FT-EV, and Ford promising a pure electric by 2011.
by Jason Wilk on January 6, 2009
- A very mild keynote to years past. Below we have confirmed or denied all of the Apple predictions and included a breakdown.
1. Unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro. Consider this a lock for being announced tomorrow. The Unibody design which is currently being used on the 13-inch MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro will finally make its way to the 17-inch MacBook Pro production line. Speculation is that it will be much thinner due to a ultra-slim non-removable battery. Status: Confirmed
- Longest battery life for a Mac notebook ever. Lasts 3 more hours and is the same size.
- Graphics and colors get a major upgrade from new NVIDIA GeForce Card
- 320 GB hardrive.
2. iWork Updates. Look for Apple’s famed application line to be getting updates. We have reasons to believe this will be the year that Apple makes the jump allowing documents to be saved and edited in the cloud. Status: Confirmed.
- Documents being written on Pages can now be saved to iWork.com, where they can be viewed, downloaded or commented on. No online editing yet.
- Technology updates to iPhoto such as auto face recognition, geo-tagging of photos.
- Download music lessons on GarageBand 09′ from artists like Norah Jones.
- Slideshows made with Keynote 09′ can use a synced iPhone to flip through presentations on a projector.
- iMovie gets some Hollywood updates. Scene stitching of multiple camera angles, easier to use, etc.
- Price: $79 for single user, $99 for the family pack, and $49 with a new Mac
3. Steve Jobs Appearance. Watch out for Steve Jobs to make a surprise appearance. As we have pointed out, the man has been out eating at his favorite Yogurt shop in Palo Alto. No one has heard from him in a month and it is perfect timing to come back around for a new product release. Status: Confirmed
- After all, he did show up on paper.
4. New iTunes. Updated iTunes with DRM Free music. Status: Confirmed.
- iTunes has sold 6 billion songs
- 10 million songs are available
- 75 million accounts have credit cards.
- The music store on the iPhone is now available over 3G
- Pricing for some songs will be lowered to $0.69
4. iPhone Update. First, we will see an upgraded applications store to help developers get more exposure to their creations. Second, if and when iWork gets announced going into the cloud, watch out for the update to include document editing and storage straight to the iPhone. What’s likely to not be included in the update: Flash (sorry Adobe) and Copy/Paste. Status: False
5. New iPhones. Apple will first release a new upgraded storage version of the iPhone, offering at least a 30 gig option. Second, its not likely but there is some hard evidence that shows the iPhone Nano could debut tomorrow. An iPhone Pro is not likely. Status: False
6. 60+ GB iPod touch. This seems to have been getting delayed all year. Tomorrow is the day it will see light. Status: False
7. Low Cost Offerings. We will potentially see an upgraded version of Mac’s most affordable computing member, the Mini. Look out for new specs and a large promotion around this if it launches. Apple needs something new to offer consumers with smaller pockets, protecting the margins on their current offerings. Status: False
8. New iPod shuffle. It will be the first shuffle to easily fit in your wallett. It’s the size of a credit card. Status: False
by David Heyerman on December 29, 2008
- No surprises here, but just in case you’ve got money down on an Aptera, or are saving recessionary holiday cash for a Model S down payment, this news may be a little upsetting.
- Aptera just announced that they won’t be delivering any cars in 2008. They started the year out with an end-of-2008 projected delivery date.
- Tesla, like expected, is delaying the Model S introduction for at least a few months. So, if you were itching for that early 2009 unveil, I wouldn’t get too excited about it. They’ll also be delaying construction on the new San Jose production plant. Musk thinks the company may needs a government bailout to survive.
by David Heyerman on December 21, 2008
- GM – There’s been tons of news lately regarding GM. Most notably, the federal government just approved $17.4 billion in loans to the Detroit giant failure. Along with Chrysler, GM will receive $13.4 billion with $4 billion available in February. Immediate repayment to the government will be required if profitability isn’t shown by March 31st, 2009. In other, more cleantech related news, GM has put a hold on their $349 million dollar plant dedicated to production of the Chevy Volt. Even with this delay, GM vows that they will still meet the 2010 launch date.
- Chrysler – Along for the bailout ride, Chrysler seems to be really hurting. They’ve now idled all manufacturing operations for a month at the least. This is far from the company who back in the summer announced a fleet of plug-in hybrids to be brought to the market by 2010.
- Honda – Just signed a deal with GS Yuasa, a Japanese battery maker. The joint venture will go towards developing lithium-ion batteries for Honda’s hybrids. GS Yuasa will hold 51% of the $170 million deal. In other exciting news, CEO, Takeo Fukui just announced that Honda will have a fully electric motorcycles to the market within 2 years.
- Mercedes-Benz – Mercedes seems to be testing out their options with their recent Concept blueZERO annoucment. The high-end auto manufacturer will be unveiling 3 different models at the Detroit Auto Show in January; an EV, a gas-driven powergenerator/EV like the Volt, as well as a fuell cell vehicle, like the Honda FCX Clarity.
- Tesla - An interesting piece of information comes from the mouth of that dude Oprah leaned on, who also happened to buy the 100th production roadster. Sam Perry, president of startup consultancy Ascendance Ventures, claims that after conversations with CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, the Model S in still on track for an early 2009 reveal as well as a “budget” $30,000 Tesla announcement on the way. Hmm.
- Renault-Nissan – The car company just partnered with Energie Quest Suisse (EQS) to develop an EV network for Switzerland. The plan, like other car network developers is to create a grid of recharging stations throughout the country.
- Bentley – The super lux car brand is going eco. They are expected to launch their first production ethanol model at the Geneva Motor Show in spring of 2009.
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