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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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The production plug-in hybrid has a number of key changes from the 125 prototype demo units that were deployed in the field for testing and customer feedback. The demo units defaulted to EV mode. The PCU features a compact inverter design with direct cooling of IGBT transistors, and converts DC to 3-phase AC to drive MG1 and MG2.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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The Oregon Trail came out in 1971 and is still with us.) Test lead Hal Bryan says the effort demanded long hours for testing various 3D accelerators, which had yet to settle on common standards. Scot Bayless, the studio manager overseeing the team, says an early demo left Bill Gates stunned. The Blackshark.ai

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