Dacia Duster to spawn inexpensive Nissan Terrano, will we get it?

When going to overseas auto shows, one can't help but spend an inordinate amount of time eyeballing forbidden automotive fruit. It's often of the seriously rare, criminally powerful and six- or seven-digit variety. But more often than one might think, the genuinely affordable overseas hero makes us swoon, too. So it is with the Dacia/Renault Duster, the cheap-as-chips, hard-wearing utility vehicle.

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Japanese Technology from the Future Friday!

This week it's all nuclear: Japan continues international outreach with the very nuclear-friendly French (this year's outreach began with Turkey and the UAE), and a UN science committee has determined that the Fukushima disaster is highly unlikely to cause increased levels of cancer among those living nearby. Troubling news for the logic-challenged anti-nuclear contingent. Welcome to Japanese Technology from the Future Friday:
It's already Friday west of the international dateline - here in Japan, it's totally the future.

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Toshiba dynabook Satellite B753x68J 15.6-Inch Touchscreen Notebook

Toshiba has just added another touchscreen notebook to its range. Called the dynabook Satellite B753x68J, the system sports a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 touchscreen display, a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-3630QM processor, a GeForce GT 740M 2GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 1TB hybrid hard drive, a webcam, a BDXL drive and runs on Windows 8 64-bit OS. The dynabook Satellite B753x68J will begin shipping from June 17th for 128,800 Yen (about $1,330).

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Meet Points, the Internet-enabled future of street signs

After three years of research, Breakfast Products has introduced Points - self-touted as the most advanced sign on earth. While we cannot substantiate that particular claim, the three-arm directional display is an interesting and innovative approach when it comes to delivering information to those within its immediate vicinity. In a nutshell, Points utilizes an Internet connection to update a five-segment interface menu that is located at user height on its pole.



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Dropbox Beta For Mac Supports iPhoto Importing, Screenshot Sharing

Dropbox released a new beta version of its desktop application for both the Mac and Windows that offer a number of small improvements that users will certainly appreciate. The first being support of iPhoto, which obviously is only available to Mac users. Dropbox for Mac users can now import their photos through iPhoto automatically to a folder of their choice in order to allow for quick and easy backup and sharing. Two other small improvements are also available for both the Mac and Windows beta version of Dropbox's app.

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OnStar RemoteLink mobile app coming standard on all new GM vehicles

As an evolution and improvement of its OnStar technology, General Motors has announced that it will be expanding the RemoteLink Mobile App on most 2014 model year Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles. The new, aptly named RemoteLink Key Fob Services will allow users to remotely operate all of the same systems as the car's key fob, including locking and unlocking the doors and remote starting (on vehicles equipped with a factory remote starter) using a smartphone.

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Sony Xperia Z Google Edition rumored for July

A couple of months ago, this wouldn't even seem possible. Top smartphones from the top manufacturers, but running stock Android from the moment you buy them. And with updates issued by Google. A geek's dream, right. Well, not anymore. First there was the Samsung Galaxy S4. Then the HTC One joined it. And now the Sony Xperia Z is rumored to be the next handset to get its very own Google Edition. Or Nexus Edition. Or Nexus Experience. Whatever you want to call it.

Keep in mind though that this is nothing but a rumor at this point. And not one that comes from a source that's been reliable in the past.

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