Turn almost any lamp into a wireless speaker

Credit: Hammacher Schlemmer/ The Gadgeteer

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Hybrid owners: still happy after 200K-300K miles (video)

Toyota Prius 1997–2003
Credit: Wikipedia

Despite the naysayers, maintenance costs for hybrids are falling & longevity, including the battery, is spectacular.

A few conversions of numbers quoted in the video:

207,739 miles = 334,323.5 km

40.4 mpg (US) = 48.5 mpg (UK) = 5.8 l/100 km.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078269_hybrid-owners-still-happy-after-200k-300k-miles

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