This business notebook is touted by HP as being the lightest EliteBook at only 3.3 lbs, half of the weight of the new HP EliteBook Convertible Tablet. Now you can have the choice of latest Intel Core processors in either standard voltage for better performances , or stick with the low voltage, a standard for the HP ultra portable notebooks. The HP Elite 2540p features a 12.1-inch LED display , optional 2-megapixel webcam with business card reader software and HP Fingerprint Sensor, a spill-resistant keyboard, and multiple li-ion battery options 3-cell (4hours), 6-cell (8hours), 9-cell (10.5 hours). Additionally, the device is designed to meet solid military standards (MIL-STD 810G) for vibration, dust, humidity, altitude and high temperature. The HP EliteBook 2540p will be available in April, pricing starts at $1,099. 

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By its name alone, you can tell that the Motorola Brute i680 is one no-nonsense, rugged handset. In fact, it is touted to offer the best-in-class push-to-talk services of Nextel Direct Connect from Sprint, and does full well of meeting Military Specification 810F for dust, shock, vibration, low temperature, high temperature, low pressure, solar radiation, salt fog, humidity and blowing rain. whether you happen to work in extreme conditions most of the instance, soon after the Brute i680 is the perfect device for you, and it even comes with consumer level specifications such as a 2-megapixel camera, GPS navigation, an extended battery, stereo Bluetooth connectivity as well as music playback capability. Expect to pick up the Motorola Brute i680 for $119.99 sans taxes, albeit that will include a contract.

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A group at MIT led by Professor Donald Sadoway is busy developing grid-scale storage solutions for times when electricity is scarce. They’ve come up with a rather novel way to keep things running, which is by using high temperature liquid medals. The team has even had date to award a grant from ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency and Energy. We’re not too certain how getting high temperature liquid metals will be feasibly, but we’ll leave that to the experts for the moment.

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