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Nov 25, 2005 at 12:00 AM |
SONOMA & CARNEROS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 2005--Cline Cellars announced today substantial completion of the winery's new solar electric system. Designed and built by SolarCraft Services Incorporated of Novato, California, the system will provide 100% of the winery's annual electricity needs for its Carneros production facility.
 | | Cline Cellars Solar Electric Panels. 34,625 square feet of high capacity solar panels will generate roughly 411 kilowatts, providing 100% of the winery's annual energy needs. (Photo: Business Wire) |
SolarCraft designed a lightweight aluminum mounting structure that works well with the structural capacity of the winery's steel warehouse and fermentation buildings, while giving the panels a slight tilt directly south. The winery's roof is roughly 50,000 square feet and now supports just under two thousand Sharp solar panels. The 34,625 square feet of high capacity solar panels will generate roughly 411 kilowatts, providing 100% of the winery's annual energy consumption. The solar panels will generate so much energy that the winery contracted SolarCraft to completely upgrade its electrical infrastructure to support the increased capacity. Cline Cellars first considered the switch to solar in 2003. While researching designers and installers, the winery realized that state rebates per kilowatt were dropping. The winery's management decided to take action before rebates dropped further. In 2004, Cline Cellars awarded SolarCraft the contract to design and build their system. SolarCraft immediately assisted Cline with the applications for the solar energy rebate program with the Public Utilities Commission. In March 2005 the PUC approved the project. Cline Cellars' goal is to be energy independent -- creating predictable energy and costs. Towards that goal, SolarCraft Services first assessed and reduced the winery's energy demands. In 2004, SolarCraft advised Cline Cellars to install energy saving lights throughout the facility and add a new urethane, foam-insulating roof that reduces cooling costs in the summer by up to 30 percent. |
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Wireless and Handheld
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Oct 09, 2005 at 12:00 AM |
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2005--Thales Navigation, creators of Hertz(R) NeverLost(R) and global provider of Magellan Consumer GPS products, announced today the new color, touch-screen Magellan RoadMate 800, a portable vehicle navigation system with integrated battery power, a music player and photo viewer. The Magellan RoadMate 800 is the ultimate multimedia travel partner delivering a three-dimensional "bird's-eye" map view and preloaded maps in its 20 GB hard drive for out-of-the-box, turn-by-turn, text- and voice-prompted directions using the latest NAVTEQ(R) data for all 50 United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and the US Virgin Islands. For an additional fee, drivers can also access maps for 27 European countries preloaded on the large hard drive for traveling abroad.
 | | The ultimate travel partner, the Magellan RoadMate 800 marries award-winning, portable Turn it on and Go! street navigation with multimedia entertainment and travel functionality for battery-powered possibilities anywhere at any time. (Photo: Business Wire) |
The Magellan RoadMate 800 delivers a large, easy-to-see, 3.5-inch, high-resolution daylight visible TFT color touch screen with a 3-D overhead map view or 2D view. The SmartVolume(TM) feature automatically increases the integrated speaker's volume when speed exceeds 45 MPH, and the map color changes automatically for better visibility at night. In addition, QuickSpell(R) provides fast and easy address entry. "The Magellan RoadMate 800 builds on the award-winning, market-leading Magellan RoadMate 700 to deliver a new level of convenience, flexibility and value," said Christian Bubenheim, vice president and general manager of Thales' consumer business. "Marrying exceptional GPS capabilities with multimedia functions and an integrated battery is a natural next step in providing the optimal user experience with solutions for an entirely new set of entertainment and travel needs -- both in and away from the vehicle." Store and Play Music, Share and Save Photos -- When the navigation feature is not in use, drivers can listen to music and create play lists or view photos and slide shows from Secure Digital (SD) cards, MMC cards or the hard drive. The system's USB 2.0 connectivity provides fast transfers of digital images, MP3 and WMA files to more than 4.5 GB of available internal memory -- great for freeing space on digital cameras when the memory becomes full while traveling. Headphones are included for convenience. |
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Wireless and Handheld
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Oct 08, 2005 at 12:00 AM |
ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2005--National Cellular (NCI) and Starkey Laboratories have signed an agreement for NCI to distribute Starkey's ELI products to the cellular industry.
 | | ELI on back of ear, and on neckloop - courtesy NCI (Photo: Business Wire) |
The ELI (Ear Level Instrument) provides Bluetooth(R) connectivity between hearing aids and Bluetooth(R)-enhanced mobile phones. Hearing aid users often experience a buzzing sound that makes conversations over a digital wireless phone difficult or impossible to hear. To combat the problem, the FCC has required cellular handset manufacturers to provide a small selection of wireless handsets that will significantly minimize or eliminate this interference. The advantage of the ELI device is that the hearing-impaired user can utilize any Bluetooth(R)-enabled wireless phone. Bluetooth(R)-enabled phones in a cellular carrier's existing inventory become instantly hearing-aid compatible when paired with ELI. And the hearing aid user can choose from a wider selection of wireless handsets. ELI comes in two different configurations. For Behind-The-Ear (BTE) hearing aids equipped with a Direct Audio Input (DAI), the standard ELI can be used. For hearing aids equipped with a telecoil, ELI can be combined with a specially designed neckloop for proper operation. ELI is FCC, CE and Bluetooth(R) compliant. Starkey President Jerry Ruzicka said, "ELI offers hearing instrument wearers the freedom to communicate with Bluetooth(R)-compatible wireless phones. Because the solution is wireless, it eliminates the hassle of cable clutter." |
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Robotics
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Oct 03, 2005 at 12:00 AM |
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--BAE Systems is displaying an Armed Robotic Demonstrator at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2005 Annual Meeting and Exposition this week in Washington to illustrate the synergy between current and future forces.
 | | BAE Systems unveiled the Armed Robotic Demonstrator at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition. (Photo: Business Wire) |
The demonstrator is an early prototype of an armed robotic vehicle equipped with operative turret components from the Bradley Combat Systems program. The Armed Robotic Demonstrator can be controlled from the operator's station in the back of a manned system - illustrated from the crew compartment of a Bradley at AUSA. Gun and turret position, as well as information from a Commander's Independent Viewer (CIV), and the Improved Bradley Acquisition System (IBAS) can be seen on a screen in the Bradley. "As soldiers dismount, they take a Dismounted Control Device (DCD) along, and continue to operate the Armed Robotic Demonstrator, receiving information on the single screen on the DCD," said Steve Hammond, BAE Systems project manager for the Armed Robotic Demonstrator. The Armed Robotic Demonstrator displays the existing robotic technologies available for use by today's forces. The Armed Robotic Demonstrator provides an immediate system to illustrate advanced robotic technologies, and provide engineers a hands-on prototype to assist in their design efforts. As the components for robotic vehicles are designed and built, they will be substituted for these Bradley components. |
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